March 18, 2005:
Hi Al: Here is a Davidson family from Goulbourn area, now City of Ottawa that
I am working on. You are welcome to post this info.
... Robert Sample
Descendants of John Davidson
1 John Davidson b: Abt. 1802 d: March 17, 1848 in 44 yrs. Burial: Dewar Cemetery.
.. +Elizabeth Unknown b: Abt. 1809 in Scotland Goulbourn 1851 census info age
42 yrs. d: Unknown. In 1851 census name appears as Davison. Husband and son Ebenezer
buried under name Davidson. See stone in Dewar.
............ 2 Mary Davidson b: Abt. 1830 in Canada Goulbourn 1851 census info.
............ 2 John Davidson b: Abt. 1832 in Goulbourn 1851 census info
............ 2 Margaret Davidson b: Abt. 1834 in Goulbourn 1851 census info
............ 2 Jennet Jane Davidson b: Abt. 1837 in Goulbourn 1851 census info d:
I believe this is correct but it needs to be confirmed that this persons parents are who I say.
................ + Archie Scott b: Abt. 1832 in Ireland Came to Canada unaccompanied at
age 14 1881 Census Date.
........................... 3 Isabella Scott b: Abt. 1861 in 1801 Census Info
........................... 3 James Scott b: Abt. 1863 in 1801 Census Info
........................... 3 John Scott b: Abt. 1863 in 1881 Census Info
........................... 3 Peter Scott b: Abt. 1866 in 1881 Census Info
........................... 3 Archie D. Scott b: 1867 in Lived in Log House on the
South Side of 9th Line Goulb. just East of Ashton. d: 1957 Burial: Dewar Cemetery,
Glenashton Rd., Beckwith Twp., Ont.
............................... +Alice F. Featherston(e) b: 1882 d: 1972 Burial:
Dewar Cemetery
........................... 3 William Scott b: Abt. 1871
........................... 3 Elizabeth Scott b: Abt. 1876
........................... 3 Freda Scott b: Abt. 1878 in 1881 Census Info
........................... 3 Leane Scott b: Abt. 1881 in 1891 Census Info
............ 2 James Davidson b: Abt. 1839 in Goulbourn 1851 census info
................ + Rebecca Prestley Father: Robert Prestley Mother: Susan Unknown
............ 2 David Davidson b: Abt. 1841 in Goulbourn 1851 census info
............ 2 Ebenezer Davidson b: Abt. 1843 d: May 17, 1864 in 21 yrs Burial:
Dewar Cemetery.
............ 2 Elizabeth Davidson b: Abt. 1845 in Goulbourn 1851 census info
............ 2 Jessie Davidson b: November 30, 1855 d: January 18, 1931 in Something
wrong here. Jessie is shown with these siblings in 1861 census but her John Davidson
died in 1848. Burial: Dewar Cemetery, Glenashton Rd., Beckwith Twp., Ontario
................ +Robert Pressley b: April 06, 1852 d: 1926 in Spelling from stone.
Burial: Dewar Cemetery, Glenashton Rd., Beckwith Twp., Ontario Father: Robert Prestley
Mother: Priscilla Stanzel
........................... 3 Mary 'Infant' Pressley b: November 30, 1882 d: Abt. 1883
........................... 3 Nellie Pressley b: September 06, 1884 d: April 15, 1955
............................... +Howard Robson b: February 12, 1887 d: December 30, 1979
Lived Empress, Saskatchewan, near Alberta Border
........................... 3 George Alfred Presley b: August 17, 1886 in Carleton Place,
Ont. d: July 01, 1967 in Stone says Presley Burial: Dewar Cemetery, Glenashton Rd.,
............................... + Mabel Catherine McEwen b: June 03, 1887 d: November 03,
1967 Burial: Dewar Cemetery, m: June 14, 1911 Father: Duncan McEwen Mother: Catherine Anderson
........................... 3 Thomas Henry Presley b: August 23, 1888
............................... +Myra Unknown
........................... 3 James 'Gregg' Presley b: January 10, 1894, Burial:
St. Augustine Anglican, Prospect, ON
............................... +Helena Pearl Porter b: November 27, 1896
Burial: St. Augustine's Prospect Anglican Church
........................... 3 Rachael Priscilla Presley b: December 08, 1899 in
Stone says Pressley d: April 26, 1983 Burial: Dewar Cemetery,
............................... +John Herbert Donnelly b: March 25, 1887 in Prospect,
Ontario d: 1966 Burial: Dewar Cemetery
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