Dorothy S. Godwin

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-129877

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-129876

George married Elsie St. George Davidson 20 Feb 1895, Waterdown, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada. Elsie (daughter of Mayor John Davidson and Jane Tassie) was born 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jan 1929, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elsie St. George Godwin
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-129873
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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• Interesting: politics, business, fire, bank, insurance
• Possessions: 16 Maple Ridge Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-26794
• Residence: 1843, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Historic Building: 1846, 63 Grand Ave. N., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; merchant
• Residence: 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Elected Office: 1854, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Reeve of Galt
• Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Postmaster & Banker
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopalian, Church of England
• Elected Office: 1863, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mayor of Galt
• Occupation: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Postmaster
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Business: 1897, Victoria Wheel Works, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Victoria Wheel Works

Notes:

John was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on Sep 20, 1805. He came to Canada in 1834 with his family settling first in Woolwich. He remained on his parents' farm for a while and moved to Galt about 1840 and opened a small store on Main St. In the early 1840's he was named the Gore Bank of Hamilton's manager in Galt. He retired in 1869. Involved in education he served as a trustee for Galt Grammar School, Galt Collegiate Institute. he was Captain of the 9th Comany of the 1st Battalion of the Waterloo Militia and was postmaster of Galt from 1862-1877. He was involved with a number of business: the Steam Bending Hub and Spoke Factory, Victoria Wheel Works, Gore Mutual Fire Insurance Co. serving as its Director from 1863 until 1869. Davidson Street is named for him.


Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book]

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John was a banker in Galt, and was afterwards Postmaster. His wife was a sister of the late Dr. Tassie of Galt.

The Early History of Elora, Ontario, and Vicinity by John R. Connon

Historic Building:
Built by John Davidson in 1846 stone house was converted to St. Paul's Lutheran Parish Hall and a church was built adjacent at the same time in 1960.

Business:
The hub and spoke manufacturing business first started by Thomas Todd and John Davidson in 1861 and later operated by Young and Smith. Mr. Scott purchased the business in 1873 and operated it for many years as R. Scott and Son Ltd., later the Victoria Wheel Works. The buildings were damaged by fire in 1882 but were rebuilt and enlarged. Mr. Scott continued to manage the business until 1906 when he sold it to his son-in-law George A. Dobbie. The business was located at the foot of Main St. for many years before moving to new facilities on Middleton St. in 1913.

John — Jane Tassie. Jane (daughter of James Tassie and Mary Stewart) was born 1828, Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland; died 25 May 1895; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Jane Davidson
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-129872
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopalian Church of England
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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• Interesting: misfortune, accident, life story
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-26793
• Misfortune: 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; killed by a runaway team of horses.

Notes:

James Davidson came to Winterbourne in 1834, from Aberdeen where he had been engaged in the cotton manufacturing. He was born at Walthamstow, Essex, England, on the 31st of March 1776. His wife was Elspet Blackhall, born at Aberdeen in 1777.

The family lived in a log house on the same lot as that upon which now stands the Rev. A. M. Hamilton's residence. This was known as Lower Woolwich post office while the Davidson's had it, and old Captain Smith carried the mail twice a week from Preston. The log house was pulled down about the year 1860 by our old friend Sandy Imlay, who is now living in Winterbourne.

In the Davidson family there were : John, James, William, Alexander, Ann, Elizabeth, Isabella, Mary, and Elsie. All except Ann and Alexander had lived at Winterbourne. Ann was the eldest and she was married in 1824 to Alexander Allan, a lawyer in the city of Aberdeen. They came to Canada in 1843 and lived near Preston. Mr. Allan was the first Superintendent of Schools in the Wellington District, and held that position until 1853, when the County of Waterloo was set apart, and was the first Village Clerk of Preston. He died in 1855, and his wife died at Salem in 1878. One of their sons, Absalom Shade Allan, was M. P. P. for West Wellington from 1886 to 1894, and is now Sheriff of the County of Wellington. The late William Allan, of Salem was another son.

Isabella married Absalom Shade, the man who in company with the Hon. William Dickson founded the town of Galt in 1816. She afterwards married Dean Boomer and resided in London, Ontario. Mary married John Geddes, son of the late Andrew Geddes, Crown Land Agent at Elora. Elsie married William McKenzie and they went back to Scotland and lived at his estate " Fortrie," near Aberdeen. William was a merchant in Liverpool, and Alexander was a merchant in Malta. John was a banker in Galt, and was afterwards Postmaster. His wife was a sister of the late Dr. Tassie of Galt.

James Davidson, sr., about 1845, removed to Galt and died at Spring Hill on the fifteenth of August, 1852, the result of being injured by a runaway team of horses. His wife died on the sixth of August 1853, aged seventy-six years.

The Early History of Elora, Ontario, and Vicinity by John R. Connon

James — Elspeth Blackhall. Elspeth was born 1777, of, Scotland; died 6 Oct 1853, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elspeth Davidson
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-129869

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• Eby ID Number: dnf-95849

James — Mary Stewart. Mary was born Abt 1790, Of, Dublin, , Ireland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Tassie
• Eby ID Number: dnf-95850