William Davidson

1829 - 1915  (86 years)

• Name	William Davidson
  Born	1829	, Dumfrieshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1871	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Labourer
  Residence	Pickering Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario
  Residence	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Residence	Aft 1870	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-224389
  Died	29 Apr 1915	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Crown Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I224389	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	James Davidson,   b. CA 1800,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Jean Jardine,   b. CA 1800,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F61110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Blackie,   b. CA 1829,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Helen Jane "Ellen" Davidson,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Annie C. Davidson,   b. 6 Sep 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1902  (Age 40 years)   3. William H. Davidson,   b. 1863, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F61111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DAVIDSON, WILLIAM Another old and highly respected resident of Puslinch was called to his final reward on Thursday, April 29th 1915, at his residence on College Ave. in Guelph. He had not been in the best of health for the past two years but he was able to be about up to two months ago, when he was seized with an attack of his old trouble and he could not shake off the ravages of this disease and gradually grew worse, until he passed peacefully away, with several members of his family around his bedside. Mr. Davidson was in his 86th year and came to this country from Dumfries, Scotland over fifty years ago. He first settled in Pickering Township, coming to Hespeler after the death of his wife in 1870, where he resided with his family for a number of years, afterwards removing to Puslinch, where he spent the remainder of his life. In religion, he was a Presbyterian; in politics, a Reformer. The funeral took place from the residence of his son-in-law, E. L. Taylor, College Ave. to Crown Cemetery on Sat., May 1st. The services were conducted by Rev. Spence. Pallbearers: J. A. Cockburn, J. Kinnark, N. Darby, J. Tavernor, J. Firby and H. Hammersley. He leaves one daughter, Mrs. E. L. Taylor of Guelph; and two sisters, Mrs. Walter Renwick (and her daughter, Jean) and Mrs. Clark of Hespeler. - Information from marriage certificates: Husband of Annie Blackie. Two known daughters, Helen Jane "Nellie" Davidson, born 1861, second wife of Edward Taylor, blacksmith, and Annie Davidson, born 1862, first wife of Edward Taylor, blacksmith. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 35. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42006431/william-davidson.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1829 - , Dumfrieshire, Scotland Occupation - Labourer - 1871 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Pickering Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario Residence - - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Aft 1870 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Apr 1915 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth