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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: robang66 on Sunday 26 August 18 21:57 BST (UK)
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I am looking for any data on David Cooper Davidson, possibly son of Donald Davidson and Alison Cooper/Couper. He was born about 1846/1847 and following his 1875 marriage to Ann Auflick in Tynemouth, Northumberland, migrated to Australia. Have his marriage record, but can find nothing before that or after that. I have looked into migration records and census records and found nothing.
Any direction and/or information on David Cooper Davidson will be greatly appreciated.
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Death notice for Ann, relict of the late David Cooper Davidson
1917 'Family Notices', Port Pirie Recorder and North Western Mail (SA : 1898 - 1918), 29 November, p. 2. , viewed 27 Aug 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article95311377
Add - this notice has more detail about children
1917 'Family Notices', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), 6 December, p. 3. , viewed 27 Aug 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58868949
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Marriage of David Ronald, younger son of the late David Cooper Davidson to Ruby Maude Gray
1911 'Family Notices', The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922), 7 October, p. 1. , viewed 27 Aug 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article209933482
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Thanks SO much. I was looking on Trove but in Victoria. At least now I know that he died before 1917 (when Ann died) and was alive in 1911 when David Ronald was married. So I'll check between 1911 and 1917, hopefully still in Victoria. Thanks very much for your direction here.
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Death of David C Davidson
1911 'Family Notices', Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912), 28 August, p. 1. , viewed 27 Aug 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203460754
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Here is an obit for Corporal David DAVIDSON who died about the same time as the death notice that Matthew posted.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88739153 (from Chronicle Sep 2, 1911)
Here is South Australian BDM https://www.genealogysa.org.au/ for other searches (and confirms only one David DAVIDSON died in 1911)
Ros
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Both are interred at West Terrace Cemetery
David DAVIDSON interred 27/8/1911
http://www.aca.sa.gov.au/Memorial-Details/cem/West%20Terrace%20Cemetery/mapid/211399
Ann DAVIDSON interred 30/11/1917
http://www.aca.sa.gov.au/Memorial-Details/cem/West%20Terrace%20Cemetery/mapid/224073
Ros
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Thanks so much for your help. You have answered all my questions and your expertise & support is much appreciated.
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Sadly the son David Ronald DAVIDSON died in 1933 at age 46
Here is an obit http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36449833 (The Advertiser 16 Oct 1933)
Death notice http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74024139 (The Advertiser 9 Oct 1933)
Ros
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Thanks, Ros. Can you think of a way that I can find out HOW he died at such a young age? He sounds like a very accomplished person.
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I'll look for more info Robang.
Here is a list of his achievements in 1914 within the Public Service when he was Secretary to The Prices Commission (from The Advertiser 14 Sep 1914). Quite a successful young man!
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article6431310
It mentions military experience with the unattached list as a captain ... can't find anything on
http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/search/
This obit says he retired several years ago http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128864535
(from News Oct 7 1933).
Not finding anything useful ...
He did leave a will and estate worth 1943 pounds http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90957633
Here is a little about probate and wills and death certs in South Australia http://guides.slsa.sa.gov.au/bdm/SAdeaths
There will be others along soon who are more familiar with South Australian records
Ros
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Thanks so much, Ros. You have given me loads to work on, and I really appreciate it.
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Question re estate of D.R. Davidson: Was estate of 1943 pounds considered average or above average back in 1933? Trying to equate it to today's values.
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From this website https://www.measuringworth.com/calculators/australiacompare/relativevalue.php
it gives
In 2017, the relative value of £1,943 0s 0d from 1933 ranges from $164,200.00 to $4,488,000.00
Ros
adding :quite a broad range ...
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Thanks, Ros. Seems it was a sizeable estate for that time, and for his family's sake, I hope it was the $4,500,000 figure.
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Here is a link to the South Australia Resources Board here at RChat: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=280572.0
Here is a link to the National Library of Australia's Trove website, which includes the digitised newspapers, but has many other aspects as well https://trove.nla.gov.au/
As a suggestion, for purchasing power of £1943/-/- here are two links for the Adelaide Newspaper, The Advertiser from 1933. Much of Australia was in the grips of the economic crisis, the Great Depression.
:) 16 March, house and land for sale as a general heading https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/41473571
:) 15 Nov, new cars for sale £250-£260
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/74023297
JM
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D.R. DAVIDSON retired as pricing regulation commissioner in 1922 and was granted 200 pounds compensation for leave.
He became financial adviser for Liberal Union
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102728987 (Recorder, Port Pirie, Nov 16 1922)
Ros
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Continuing on from that broad value estimate it says :
If you want to compare the value of a £1,943 0s 0d Commodity in 1933 there are four choices.
In 2017 the relative:
real price of that commodity is $164,200.00
labour value of that commodity is $751,100.00 (using average weekly earnings) or $425,600.00 (using the national minimum wage)
income value of that commodity is $1,207,800.00
economy share of that commodity is $4,488,000.00
And there is a lot more too ...
Ros
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Thanks, Ros. Can you think of a way that I can find out HOW he died at such a young age? He sounds like a very accomplished person.
:)
The cause of death is one of the headings on South Australia death certificates.
http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html
JM