George Davidson, Jr.^{[1, 2]}

1844 - 1916  (72 years)

• Name	George Davidson
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	25 Jan 1844	New Aberdeen (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Merchant
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Book Keeper
  Residence	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Accountant
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Accountant
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Accountant
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-42383
  Died	24 Oct 1916	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11, 12]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Person ID	I42383	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Sheriff George Davidson, Esq.,   b. 14 May 1814, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. 27 Apr 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Margaret Garden,   b. 31 Aug 1811, Aberdeen, , Aberdeen, Scotland ,   d. 24 Jan 1894, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	27 Jun 1836	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [5, 13]
  Family ID	F19748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosina Roos,   b. 2 Aug 1845, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jul 1929, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	20 Sep 1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 9]
  Children	1. Edward Garden Davidson,   b. 30 Sep 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Aug 1937, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   2. Margaret Rosina "Maggie" Davidson,   b. 23 May 1874, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Sep 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 7 years)   3. Emma Georgina Davidson,   b. 8 Jul 1878, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F11014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Queen to Benton Street.-A few feet back of King Street and about 15 feet from South Queen Street was a vaulted cellar built of field stone by Peter Rebscher [William?] in 1838-39. In 1855 Sheriff Davidson [George Davison] bought this cellar from Paul Schmidt [Paul Schmitt 1808-1862]. He erected a frame building extending from the corner, partly using material brought from a former building at New Aberdeen, a village about five and one-half miles southwest of Berlin, where he had also a store business. Jacob Stroh helped to lath the building, receiving 75c as a day's wage. The new building was called The California Block and contained several stores. George Davidson, son of the Sheriff, occupied the corner store as a Grocery and Dry Goods business. Next there was a shed with outside stairway leading to a dance hall above it. The shed was used by the guests of Schmidt's Tavern known as the banners Inn. In the rear of the shed there was a brewery operated William Rebscher, who started to brew about 1830. The process of the Rebscher brewery was to soak the grain for 24 hours, then spread it on the cellar floor and shift it around until it commenced to sprout, after which it was carried upstairs again and put into a dry-kiln about 20 x 20 feet in size, the grain being on screens exposed to the heat coming from below. The dry malt was crushed and ground between iron rollers turned by hand. Later on a steam engine supplied the required power. Mr. Rebscher had this brewery until about 1855, when he moved to Frederick Street on Spetz Street. Sheriff Davidson bought the shed and converted it into two stores. One of these was occupied by Conrad Schmidt who sold wines, liquors, groceries and hardware. Yost Kimmel had a meat shop under the stores. Next came an open space and a well and next to that a building which was used 1830 to 1835 as a church by a body known as Mifferites whose main article of belief was that the world was coming to an end in 1835. Many of the Millerites, faithful to their belief, sold their properties and household effects. The building was about 1840 occupied by Paul Schmidt, as the Farmer's Inn already spoken of. Next came an alleyway and next to that William Moore's general store. Mr. Moore's residence was next to his store. Later on it had a clock factory on the second floor for a short time Next came a three-story building erected in 1860 and next to that no building for a long time until the Boehmer Block was erected. This had a clock factory on the second floor for a short time. Next came a building occupied by Mr. Hymmen, erected between 1850 and 1855. The building was painted a buff color and occupied as a bakery. In 1860, E. R. Hayne had a bakery and confectionery store in the Hymmen building. Next came a two-story frame building located on the site of the westerly half of the present Post Office and occupied by William, David and Frederick Miller as the first general store in Berlin. The location was opposite the end of Frederick Street. J. F. Kannengieser had a tailor shop and was also dealer in fancy goods in this building at one time. In 1860 Mr. and Mrs. John Albright occupied part of the building as a dressmaking and millinery shop. Later on Mr. Rooke had a lock and gunsmith shop on the street floor while his family lived above. There was a high board fence on the Benton Street line with balsam trees planted along the inside. REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder. Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 6 Oct 1881. 30 Sep 1881 Maggie Rosina Davidson, daughter of George Davidson, died in Waterloo at age of 7 years, 4 months and 7 days. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 28 Sep 1871. Married 20 Sep 1871 In the home of George Randall near Berlin, by Rev. Smellie, Fergus, George Davidson, Jr. was married to Rosina Roos. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-3 Page 2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Rosina Roos Born: Preston Waterloo Tp Age: 25 Father: Michael Roos Mother: Catherine Roos Born: abt 1846 Spouse: George Davidson Jr JR Age: 27 born: Canada Father: George Davidson Mother: Margaret Davidson married 20 Sep 1871 [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div 4 Pg 40. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 5 Pg 1. George DAVIDSON Birthplace: Canada Age 8 [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 2 Page 39. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 28 Pg. 4. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 39. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162425618/george-davidson. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 26 Page 4. [S1193] Church Records - ON, Wentworth, Hamilton- Knox Presbyterian Church including St. Andrew's. Geo. Davidson of Woolwich to Margret Garden, (newly from Scotland Aberdeen) 27 Jun 1836 by banns, Wit. Honary Daniel, of Hamilton and Alexander Watt, of Nichol.

  
  

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  Born - 25 Jan 1844 - New Aberdeen (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Sep 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Book Keeper - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Accountant - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Accountant - 1901 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Accountant - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Oct 1916 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth