Davidson

The DAVIDSON family history is an interesting one, complete with a surname change from DAVIS to DAVIDSON. We believe there are many descendants in other parts of the country  who might be related — it is hoped we find them some day.

James Davis was born in Northern Ireland 1794, we believe and arrived in Nova Scotia between 1825-1832. He was accompanied by his wife, Nancy Ann KIRKER, born 1796,d.o. John Kirker. James and Nancy Davis had one son before they came to Nova Scotia.

Nancy’s brother, James Kirker, born 1785, also arrived with them and married Mary Smith, born 1804, Necum Teuch, Halifax County, Nova Scotia. James Kirker was granted land at Quoddy — it is not known if all lived together, or if there were separate grants of land.

When James Davis died Feb 24, 1881 at Quoddy, he was buried on property owned by James Kirker and known as “Kirker’s Field”. Nancy (Kirker) Davis died after 1881 at Ecum Secum, Guysborough County — her body was transported by boat to Quoddy for burial beside her husband. At the present time, the land known as “Kirker’s Field” is overgrown and with no trace of graves.

  I. James and Nancy (Kirker) Davis had seven or more children, with research not completed for all except HANNAH  and JAMES — family history notes invited!

1. ROBERT DAVIS, born Scotland

2. MATHILDA DAVIS, born Quoddy, Nova Scotia

3. WILLIAM DAVIS, born Quoddy, Nova Scotia

4. JAMES DAVIS, born Quoddy, Nova Scotia …. fairly complete

5. HANNAH DAVIS born Quoddy, Nova Scotia …. fairly complete

6. MARGARET DAVIS,  born Quoddy, Nova Scotia
married Capt. George Richard Shellnut  – more research required

7. JOHN DAVIS, born at Quoddy, Nova Scotia
married SOPHIA SMITH  d.o. Thomas and Catherine (Fraser) Smith

As the family history is mainly the JAMES DAVIS/DAVIDSON history, following are brief notes re HANNAH DAVIS:-

II. 5. HANNAH DAVIS  married twice: (1) DORAN CRANE MULLINS originally from Mill Village, Queens County, NS and (2) CHARLES HENRY JEWERS

 III.  Children of Doran & Hannah (Davis) Mullins

1. ELEANOR  MULLINS

2. WILLIAM JAMES MULLINS

3. LORENZO DORAN MULLINS

4. JAMES R. MULLINS

5. ENOCH MULLINS

6. NANCY ANN MULLINS

7. JANE MULLINS

Any assistance would be appreciated to complete this family

II. 4. JAMES DAVIS was born Jan 10, 1833, Quoddy, Halifax County, Nova Scotia Died Aug 3, 1929 at Ecum Secum; buried St. Barnabas Anglican Cemetery as James Davidson   (Note: Surname change) Marr: 20 Jan 1864 at Beaver Harbour by Rev. Edward Ansell (Church extract) JEMIMA MARGARET SMITH born May 14, 1846 at Necum Teuch, Halifax County; died May 20, 1929, Ecum Secum,Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia. Both buried St. Barnabas Cemetery, Ecum Secum, Nova Scotia

Children of James and Jemima Davidson

III. 1. Katherine Nancy (Kate) Davidson married Rupert Harris North

IV.     1. Edith Theresa North married Charles Frederick Wheeler

V.  1. Frederick Charles Wheeler

   2. Norman Francis Wheeler

III.  2. Clara Alice Davidson married Abel James Bubar

IV.  1. William Joseph Bubar

    2. James Percival “Percy” Bubar

   3. Jemima Margaret “Mima” Bubar

   4. Edith Agnes Bubar

   5. Loran Augustine “Laurie” Bubar

   6. Abel Sylvester (Daddy) Bubar

  7. Alice Loretta Bubar

  8. Anne Elizabeth Bubar

  9. Effie Catherine Bubar
           Family History invited!!

III. 3. Emma Davidson married Robert Rutherford Sutherland

IV. 1. James William Sutherland married Maude Agnes Snow

V. 1. John “Jack” Frederick Sutherland

   2. Helen Maude Sutherland

III.  4. Annie Jemima Davidson married (1) James Henry Jewers

IV. 1. Ross Edward Jewers

   2. Carl Wellesley Jewers

III.  Annie married (2) William H. Snow

IV. 1. Maud Snow

  2. Bernice Snow

III.  5. Edith Davidson married Walter Scott

III.  6. James Thomas Davidson married (1) Florence Smith  from Smith’s Point, died 1903.

IV. 1. Flora Charlotte Davidson, born Nov. 17, 1901; died November 1987. Married Dec 1, 1921, Wilbur Blackwell, died February 1988

III.  6. James Thomas Davidson married (2) Elizabeth Tamar Rhodenizer

IV. 1. Chester Lawrence Davidson married Myra Rowntree

V. 1. Shirley Jean Davidson married Patrick “John” Gervais

  2. Helen Margaret Davidson married Thomas Nathaniel (Sam) Stewart

IV.  2. Evelyn Frances Davidson married (1) Lawrence William Canty

V. 1. Lloyd William Canty – deceased

 2. Phillips James Canty married Mildred Hazel Johnstone

 3. Leonard Gavin Canty married Barbara Eileen Crowley

IV. 3. Lloyd Carl Davidson married Mary Louise Robertson

V. 1. Louise Lorna Davidson married William Orville Pinder

   2. Carl Lawrence Davidson married Maureen Evelyn Minns

   3. Dale Marlene Davidson married James Lock Arnold Robb

IV. 4. Leonard David Davidson died Feb 8, 1938, accident, Montague Mines

IV. 5. Allister Trueman Davidson married Martha Winnifred Fancy
Winnie d.o. Freeman & Hannah (Pye) Fancy, Marie Joseph, NS

V. 1. Joyce Vivian Davidson married (1) Elias Samuel Pye and (2) Irving Harold Brown res: Halifax, Nova Scotia

  2. Myra Patricia Davidson  res: British Columbia

  3. Diane Evelyn Davidson – Died Young

  4. Gary Doran Davidson

  5. Merle Davidson

  6. Daryl Truman Davidson – b: 1949; d: 1966, struck by car

IV. 6. William Lewis Davidson. Bill served with the RCNVR, World War II, from Dec 11, 1939 to Nov. 1945. As a shipwright, he was  mainly stationed at refit basis at Lunenburg, Liverpool, Pictou and Louisburg. Married (1) Gladys Lillian Fancy

V. 1. Vernon Lawrence Davidson married Lorna Clara Settle

  2. Geneva Marina Davidson married (1) Douglas Perrott and (2) Bruce Dean

  3. Josephine Marie Davidson married (2) Jack Lewis Malloy

VI. 1.Kim Brenton Malloy

   2. Janet Ruth Malloy married Robert John Englehutt

3. Judith Lynn Malloy married Keith James Wellband

4. Clyde Dennis Davidson

IV. 6. William Lewis Davidson married (2) Muriel Marguerite Farquhar

V. 1. Donald James Davidson

  2. Lynden Valerie Davidson married Michael Douglas Cowan

 3. Paul Randall Davidson married Charlene Gale Homer

IV. 7. Ruth Emma Davidson married (1) Harold Kenty Seeton

V. 1. Robert Ralph Seeton res:Dartmouth, NS

 2. Mary Elizabeth Seeton res: Vancouver, BC married (2) Brendan Anthony David Swan

  3. Edward Davidson Seeton res: BC married Evelyne Schaylle Sodomsky

4. Charles Owen Seeton  res: Metchosin, BC married Doris Mary Davis

5. Timothy Graham Seeton res: Vancouver, BC married Kathryn Ann Holden

IV. 8. Shirley Marcella Davidson married James Willsey Kloepfer
res: Bethany, Ontario and in Florida

V. 1. Joseph Christopher Kloepfer   res: North Bay, Ontario married Vivian West

  2. Kathleen Elizabeth Kloepfer  res: Bethany, Ontario married Robert Kruk

III. 7. Flora Hannah Davidson— Died Young

III. 8. William David Davidson  married Edna White

III. 9. Sarah Jane Davidson  married Howard Gilmour

IV.     1. Basil Gilmour

        2. Almon Gilmour

III.10. Effie Almira Davidson  married Henry Lewis Stone

IV.  1. Lillian Davidson Stone

2. Henry Lewis Stone

III. 11. Vaughan Giffin Davidson  married Clyde C. Sponagle

 IV. 1. Virginia Sponagle

III. 12. Alexander Smith Gorden Davidson married Laura Mildred Rawding

IV.  1. Muriel Margaret Davidson  married Herbert Douglas Shrider s.o.: Charles & Anna Bertha (Publicover) Shrider

IV.  2. Edna Flora Davidson res: Ecum Secum, Nova Scotia married Joseph Wesley Shrider,  s.o.: George & Florence (Pye) Shrider

V.  1. Verna Faith Shrider  married Luciano Giordani, Teramo, Italy

IV.  3. Constance Mildred Davidson  res: Regina, SK  married Frederick Balfour Whittingham  s.o.: John Whittingham & Violet (Argent) Whittingham

IV.  4. Beulah Josephine Davidson res: Ecum Secum, Nova Scotia married Godfrey William Pace, s.o. Clarence & Blanche (Pye) Pace Godfrey. He was born 18 Mar 1921; Lost At Sea 18 Nov 1980 . A large wave struck fishing boat, capsizing it – no
wreckage found to date — one son survived.

V.  1. Godfrey Vernon Pace mar. Colleen Naugler

2. Dale Brian Pace, Lost At Sea 18 Nov 1980

3. Merrill Edwin Pace  married (1) Donna Pace and (2) Becky Hartling

4. Beverley Ann Pace  married Roy Keefe from Newfoundland

Family History notes are invited for any of the above — I will answer privately any questions — dates and names of children have been left out to protect their privacy.  —

Muriel M. (Farquhar) Davidson