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John Davidson 1785 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Banks Cumberland England

Death Date: 17 Mar 1860

Death Location: Boothby, Cumberland, England

Father: Edward Davidson

Mother: Elizabeth Lawson

Spouse(s): Margaret Fisher

Children(s): Margaret DAVIDSON

John Davidson was born in 1785 in Banks Cumberland England, the child of Edward Davidson and Elizabeth Lawson. John Davidson married Margaret Fisher, and had children including Margaret DAVIDSON. John Davidson passed away in 1860 in Boothby, Cumberland, England.

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Biography

  • John Davidson was born in 1785 in Banks Cumberland England, the child of Edward Davidson and Elizabeth Lawson.
  • John Davidson married Margaret Fisher, and had children including Margaret DAVIDSON.
  • John Davidson passed away in 1860 in Boothby, Cumberland, England.

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John Davidson's Ancestors

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John Davidson
1785 – 1860
Birth Place: Banks Cumberland England
Parents
Edward Davidson
1753 – 1826
Lanercost, Cumberland, England
Elizabeth Lawson
1742 –
Nether Denton, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Edward Davison
1723 – 1804
Midgham, Lanercost, Cumberland, England
Margaret Emmerson
1725 – 1809
Banks, Cumberland, England
John Lawson
1716 – 1764
Nether Denton, Brampton, Cumberland, England
Elizabeth Harding
1710 – 1794
Brampton, Cumberland, England.
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John Davidson's Descendants

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John Davidson (1785 – 17 Mar 1860) m. Margaret Fisher (1785 – 29 Apr 1837)
  1. 1. Margaret DAVIDSON (abt 1809 – ) m. David Bell (1794 – 17 Sep 1870)
    1. 1. George Bell (January 1848 – April 1911) m. Mary Gibson (July 1849 – April 1897)
      1. 1. Margaret Bell (October 1880 – Jan 1921) m. Frederick (Claud) Gouch (8 Mar 1881 – Jul 1963)
        1. 1. Violet (Mary) Gooch (19 Feb 1906 – 31 Jul 1984) m. John (Forster) Brown (12 Nov 1904 – 15 Aug 1995)

John Davidson's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of John Davidson in Banks Cumberland England
Banks Cumberland England
1860
17 Mar 1860
Age 75
Death of John Davidson in Boothby, Cumberland, England
Boothby, Cumberland, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Banks Cumberland England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1860
    Event Place: Boothby, Cumberland, England

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