Name, occupation of watchmaker, date of death from a 13-pager document compiled by, and received from, Julie Bourke (nee McColl) on 27 April 2017. Julie is the great-great-granddaughter of Emma Frances Devis b. 1814. Brian of nzolivers.com is a x3-great grandson of Emma Frances Devis.

From 13-pager (including spelling of text where an S is written F):
General Evening Post-Manchefter, Saturday Jan 5 1744-5
This day was publifh’d
Numb. I to be continued every firft Saturday in each Month
THE LANACAFHIRE, CHEFIRE, DERBYFHIRE, YORKFHIRE, and STAFFORDFHIRE – MONTHLY ADVERTIFER
This Paper is publifh’d for the ufe of Advertifements only; the Plan of it is entirely new and the utmoft Care will be taken in the Execution of it.
As soon as it is publifh’d it is fent Gratis to moft Towns (befides several Villages) in the above Counties, and there given at the Coffee houfes, and other Places, where the London papers are fent to, is alfo pofted up at Taverns Carrier’s Inns, and the moft public Places in each Town; and in the County villages, on the Church, and Chapel-yard Doors, &c.
Such as intend to Advertife in this Paper, are defir’d to fend them to John Berry’s, Printer, in Manchester, or deliver them to Mr William Devis, Watchmaker, at the Dial, in Chancery-lane, London; where the firft Paper is to be feen, and where always one of thefe Papers will be fent as foon as publifh’d that thofe Perfons in London who have Advertifements inferted, may fee they are done to satisfaction.
N.B. Such Gentleman as live feveral Miles from the Towns where this Paper is fent, and are defirous of feeing all the new Books advertis’d, may, by giving Notice to the
Printer, have on fent to their Houfes for six-pence each quarter.

London Evening Post Thursday 4 August 1763
Early yesterday morning died Mr William Devis and eminent watchmaker in Fleet Street.