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Sir William, Secretary & Council Privy to Queen Elizabeth, Member of Parliament for Knaresborough Davidson 1538–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1538

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife,Scotland

Death Date: 21 Dec 1608

Death Location: Stepney, Middlesex, England

Father: Sir Davidsone

Mother: Katherine Laurance

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In 1538, Sir William, Secretary & Council Privy to Queen Elizabeth, Member of Parliament for Knaresborough Davidson entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife,Scotland, born to Sir John Fergus Davidson Davidsone And Katherine Kete Kirstell Laurance. Sir William, Secretary & Council Privy to Queen Elizabeth, Member of Parliament for Knaresborough Davidson passed away in 1608 in Stepney, Middlesex, England.

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  • In 1538, Sir William, Secretary & Council Privy to Queen Elizabeth, Member of Parliament for Knaresborough Davidson entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife,Scotland, born to Sir John Fergus Davidson Davidsone And Katherine Kete Kirstell Laurance.
  • Sir William, Secretary & Council Privy to Queen Elizabeth, Member of Parliament for Knaresborough Davidson passed away in 1608 in Stepney, Middlesex, England.

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Sir Davidson's Ancestors

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Sir Davidson
1538–1608
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife,Scotland
Parents
Sir John Fergus Davidson \ Davidsone
1500–1590
Dunfemline, Fife, Scotland
Katherine (Kete Kirstell) Laurance
1503–1570
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (Laurance) *
1480–1530
Yorkshire, England
Margaret Warde
1483–1540
Givendale, near Ripon, West Riding Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Davidson's Timeline

2 Records

1538
About 1538
Birth of Sir William, Secretary & Council Privy to Queen Elizabeth, Member of Parliament for Knaresborough Davidson in Dunfermline, Fife,Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife,Scotland
1608
21 Dec 1608
Age 70
Death of Sir William, Secretary & Council Privy to Queen Elizabeth, Member of Parliament for Knaresborough Davidson in Stepney, Middlesex, England
Stepney, Middlesex, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1538
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1608
    Event Place: Stepney, Middlesex, England

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