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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Inverness => Topic started by: dollymixture on Thursday 21 April 11 02:04 BST (UK)
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Hi,
I'm tracing a family tree for a friend and wondered if anyone could help me with information about and/or a photo of gravestone 192 from Petty Old Churchyard?
According to the HFHS website this includes: Donald Davidson (1898), Margaret Johnstone (1909 (10?)), Margaret Davidson (1928), and Jessie Maclean Davidson (1959)
I've seen a few posts on RootsChat that mention the marriage between Donald Davidson and Margaret Johnstone, and I believe that the other Margaret listed above was their daughter. However, this is the first time that I've come across Jessie Maclean Davidson, and I'd love to find out more :)
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(http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/pp8/Ghostwhisperer_01/116-1.jpg)
In memory of Donald Davidson died at Easterton, Petty 10th June 1898 aged 86. Also his wife Margaret Johnstone 21st June 1909 aged 90. And their daughter Margaret died at Forres 22nd June 1928 aged 77. Also Jessie MacLean died 21st Jan 1959 beloved wife of John MacKenzie died 26th Jan 1960.
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Wow! Thank you for such a quick response ghostwhisperer. That's fantastic!
The Jessie Maclean link makes sense now too, as, if memory serves me right, John Mackenzie (b.1879) was the (illegitimate) son of the younger Margaret Davidson.
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Hi,
It was a nice surprise to see this photo of Donald Davidson and Margaret Johnstone headstone. Donald and Margaret are my 3rd great grandparents. Their children were William born Mar 1844 (he married Margaret Tulloch nov 1863 petty),Alex b. Sep 23 1846(he married Margaret Mcculloch dec 7 1867), John b 1850,Donald b 1854-1936 (he married Janet(Jessie) Smith dec. 1877), Margaret b nov 8 1855-1928 (Hugh Mackenzie, ploughman is the father of her son John), Jane 1856-1857, Catherine 1862-1863.
My 2nd great grandparents are William Davidson and Margaret Tulloch b. 1839-1918 (d/o James Tulloch 1806-1886 + Mary McBain/McBean 1810-1892) .Their children were all born in Petty. Their son James Tulloch Davidson born feb 1866-1912 is my great- grandfather, he came to Canada in the late 1880's and married my great grandmother Annie McLaren b. 1877 on sep 2nd 1896 Westmeath twp ,Renfrew county Ontario CANADA.
James siblings include Donald b. sep 1 1864-1944 (he married Catherine McKAY 1869-1925), William b. nov 20 1867, John b. feb 20 1870, Roderick b 16 mar 1873-1927(not married), Margaret b 16 mar 1875-196?, she married James Paul lived in Nairn, Alex b. 14 apr 1877- d. 1949 IWOA USA, Mary Anne b. jun 21 1879 d. 15 dec 1935 Toronto Canada, she married Donald Ross in 1897 inverness, Hugh b nov 04 1880-1932(not married), and Andrew b. 05 apr 1883-1966 inverness(not married).
James siblings William b 1867 and John b. 1870 are the only ones I could not find anymore info. Last census with John were 1881 when he was 11. William's last info found was 1891 , he was working as a shepherd in Petty.
Margaret Johnstone sister Mary Johnstone also married a Davidson. Mary married a John Davidson (s/o Alex Davidson + Ann Cameron) and I have been trying to find any connection between their husbands families as they were both from Davidson families of Petty.
I would be happy to share any info.
Thanks for the photo
Kim Reynolds (nee Davidson)
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Hi Kim,
First I should say that this isn't my family tree, I'm trying to trace it for one of my Mum's friends -which is a shame really because it's proving much easier than my own family tree! ::)
Anyway, thank you so much for replying to the thread, it was great to see all this information about the descendants of Donald Davidson and Margaret Johnston(e) :)
I rather selfishly wish that your amazing family tree overlapped a tiny bit more with the branch that I’m trying to figure out, but even the information that you’ve posted relating to the children of Donald and Margaret (your 3rd great grandparents) has been extremely helpful.
Curiously, the person that I’m particularly interested in is the one sibling for whom there doesn’t seem to be much information, namely John Davidson b. 1850. I’m not 100% sure (maybe not even 90% sure!) that I have the right John Davidson, and, as usual, the ages on censuses and BMD certificates don’t always tally.
Working backwards, I have:
i) John Davidson (Widower of Margaret Shearer), died on 5th August 1932, age 83 (I guess this more or less tallies?), in Forres , Moray –His parents are listed as Donald Davidson (General Labourer, deceased) and Margaret Davidson (Ms. Johnston, deceased).
ii)In the 1901 and 1911 censuses John (age 43 and 53 respectively?) is listed as being born in Petty, Inverness.
iii) Donald Davidson died in 1898 (age 86) in Petty, and Margaret Davidson (nee Johnston(e)) died in 1910 (age 90; hmm..the gravestone says 1909!)
iv) Marriage of John Davidson and Margaret Shearer, 7th December 1894, in Forres, Moray. Here, John is listed as being 38 years old (as opposed to about 44!). According to the marriage certificate both of John’s parents (i.e. Margaret and Donald) were alive at this point.
v) Although in 1894, John Davidson married from Seafield, Forres, I cannot find him in that area on the 1891 census (actually I can’t find him anywhere in 1891).
vi) In 1871 I have John (age 31-should read 21?) with his parents and siblings Margaret and Donald in Petty. Similarly in 1861 (with John, age 11).
There’s much more info on the Shearer side etc. but I guess I want to be as sure as I can be that the Davidson line is correct first, as there seem to have been so many Johnstones and Davidsons in the Petty area at that time.
In some ways it seems right, but some of the dates are so far out that doubts keep creeping in. :-\
Any thoughts or suggestions would be very welcome.
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I've changed the title of this thread, as the MI request was completed and we're now discussing the family. I hope this is okay, but I'm still very new to RootsChat, so please let me know if not :-[
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Hi Dollymixture,
I believe your correct on having the right John Davidson married to Margaret Shearer. I checked John b1850 and his other siblings marriage and death records and their father Donald Davidson occupation on the records were all the same. As to the age differences on the census, that happen alot. For example Donald and Margaret's Davidson grandchildren by their son William b. 1844 , my great grandfather James Tulloch Davidson b 1866 and his brother Donald b 1864 ages varied by almost ten years among the census .
Kim
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Hi Kim,
Sorry, I've only just seen your reply. Thank you for checking the records. I'm quite new to this, so it's really good to have a second opinion. I've passed all my research notes on to my Mum's friend (who is a descendent of John Davidson), but I don't think she's had time to look through it all yet.
Anyway, in the notes that I gave to her I've included a reference to your posts on this thread. I'm not sure whether she has internet access, but if she does you may well see her on this forum soon :)
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Hi Kim & Dollymixture
I am descended from John Davidson ( b. 1821 ) & Mary Johnstone ( b. 1822 )
According to my research Mary & Margaret Johnstone were sisters but,
their husbands were not brothers.
Regards -- Alastair
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Hi , I know that the sisters husbands were not brothers as Donald Davidson parents were William Davidson and Janet(Jessie) Anderson but I was wondering if the two men were at all related and if so how ie. cousins
Thanks
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I think this might be a family connection, I am Nan Davidson, in U.S. my father William James Davidson born U.S., his sister Isabelle born in Scotland, his father John Davidson, Cumnock Scotland and my grandmother was Agnes Lees Davidson. I have a cousin Jesse in Scotland. Family from Cumnock area - grandmother Paisley
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Hi Nan,
I think your family hail from Ayrshire not Invernesshire, this board and topic is related to the Davidson's from Invernesshire, I would suggest raising a new topic in Ayrshire.
Tom