Davisville Village Toronto is named after John Davis, Davisville’s first postmaster and founder of the Davisville public school. In 1840, John Davis immigrated to Canada from Staffordshire England and operated the Village’s largest employer, Davis Pottery. The Village of Davisville saw its first development in the south in 1860, which was owned mostly by the Davis Family. The north part of Davisville Village Toronto, owned by the church, remained largely undeveloped until 1911 until it was sold to Dovercourt Land and Building Company.
