DAVIDSON family - NEWBURGH 1893/KIRKCALDY FROM 1908

[GrandmaSheila]

Peter (Patrick) Carney died at 329 High Street, Kirkcaldy in 1922 and Mary Davidson (BLACK) died at 28 Cross Street, Kirkcaldy in 1945.

Where did William Davidson b1861 die? but more importantly where was he born? 

Still trying to find 'Our Wullie'

[Chiad Fhear]

Hi Grandma Sheila

Just thought I'd update the search here with the bonus bit of information that I emailed to you yesterday 

WILLIAM DAVIDSON (note no Randolph at this stage)
b. 14 November 1860  43 Carrick Street, Ayr, Ayrshire
Parents:
William Davidson (Coachman)
Barbara Davidson maiden name Hardy

Then there was his marriage in 1893 to Mary Black that we have already.  There's a wee problem here tho' because his mother, although shown as 'Barbara Davidson' on hte Register has her maiden name shown as 'Davison'.

Seems we could be getting there although we're still not out of the woods yet!

Regards

Chiad Fhear

[GrandmaSheila]

Hi Chad,

Thank you for that - maybe we should go down that avenue.

The William born in Ayr lost his mother and his father remarried so maybe he didn't know her maiden name!!

Since both his parents were dead by the time he married he had no one to ask - just like us!!!

GrandmaSheila

[Chiad Fhear]

You're welcome GrandmaSheila

Got to keep this thread up near the top of the page if nothing else 

Who knows ... maybe the wife of the second marriage WAS Barbara as well and her maiden name was 'Davison'? 

Regards

Chiad Fhear

[GrandmaSheila]

Hi Chiad,
Found my research on this family:

1871 Barbara 33 - 221 High Street, Ayr
Agnes 13
Mary 12
William 10
Jeanie (Jane) 7

No husband!!

1881 - Ayr
Agnes 23
Mary 22 - Assistant Dairy
William 20 - Assistant Dairyman
Isabella 2
Thomas 7months
William 48 - Dairyman
Agnes 32 - b New Cumnock (he married Agnes McLeod)


1891 - 26 Kyle Street, Ayr
Mary 32
Isabella 12
Thomas 10
Annie 5
Agnes 42
No husband!! No William (if it is our Wullie)

1901
41 Kyle Street, Ayr
Agnes 51
Mary 32
Isabella 22
Thomas 20
Annie 15

[Chiad Fhear]

Hi again GrandmaSheila

A wet afternoon here in 'The Kingdom' with nothing worth watching on the 'tellie' so I'm doing a wee bit of catch-up on the tree.  Your info is helping.

It appears as if Mary - from Willam's first marriage to Barbara Hardy - maybe never married as she appears in each of the Census returns 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 ... which include the ones with the new wife!

Since Barbara is shown as 'Deceased' on son William's (William now Randolph Davidson) marriage to Mary Black, this information would mean Barbara died pre-1881 Census and given that her husband William was shown as 'Deceased' on that record as well, it's just possible he died pre-1891 Census.

Isabella, Thomas and Annie will have been Agnes's children to William.

If you have the Census record pages to support that bit of research ... would you be good enough to email them to me please?

Regards

Chiad Fhear

[GrandmaSheila]

Hi Chiad,

Will do.  Thank you so much for your help.  Raining here too.

GrandmaSheila

[GrandmaSheila]

Still looking for more information on this family - Mary Black had 10 children - surely there must be someone in Fife who is related to this family!!

Grandma

[GrandmaSheila]

  A Happy New Year to all in Fife - perhaps this year I will solve the mystery of 'Our Wullie'

Grandma