John Duncan DAVIDSON --- Forres

[davcantray]

I would appreciate any information on the life of

John Duncan Davidson ( born 10  June 1892 ) in Forres. 

Thanks --  Dav

[CaroleW]

What info do you already have - parents names etc??

There is a 1901 entry for a John S Davidson who fits your profile except for that initial S.

It may be a mistranscription so we need some info re: his parents to check

[davcantray]

Thanks Carole

John's parents are William Davidson & Ann  ( nee Young )

Dav

[CaroleW]

Right parents - you need to view the image on SP to check that middle initial

1901 4 North St Place Forres - all children b Forres

William Davidson 49 b Pitts (? Petty), Invernesshire  Railway servant
Annie   49 b Edinkillie, Morayshire
James   18
William   14
John S Davidson 9
Mary J Davidson 72 - shown as daughter?? Suspect she was 12
Forres ED 5 Page 9 Line 8

[CaroleW]

1891 has 2 additional children - Maggie 12 b Petty, Invernessshire and Catherine 10 b Nairn

It also confirms that Mary J was then only 1yr old although she is indexed as Mary G in 1891

Forres ED 9 Page 17 Line 18

[GR2]

Have a look at the free Libindx site which allows you to search for information about folk from Moray. It will probably throw up something useful.

Graham

[UNDERTAKER]

do you know if the duncan family are related to any gillespie family in falkirk.?



T.

[davcantray]

Many  thanks to Carole & Graham

I will use all this information  to update  my family tree .

Alastair

[Forfarian]

do you know if the duncan family are related to any gillespie family in falkirk.?

I don't quite understand why you posted this in this thread. The surnames mentioned in this thread are DAVIDSON and YOUNG. DUNCAN isn't mentioned except as a middle name, and all three are extremely common surnames. GILLESPIE isn't quite so common, but it isn't mentioned either, and Falkirk is over 160 miles from Forres.

Do you have some reason to think that there were Duncans in Forres who were related to Gillespies in Falkirk? If so, start a new thread with the information you have already, so that we have something to go on.

If not, start a new thread in the Stirlingshire forum, and tell the members of that forum what you know already and what you would like to know.