James I. Davidson b. 1849 Upper Canada

1849 -

Father	Samuel Davidson, b. 18 Dec 1808, Ireland , d. 25 Aug 1883, Listowel, Wallace Township, Perth County, Ontario (Age 74 years)
Mother	Sarah Hastings, b. 1824, near Belfast, Ireland , d. 1892, Listowel, Wallace Township, Perth County, Ontario (Age 68 years)
Married	Abt 1847
Notes	From the research of Earl Hastings Sarah Hastings was raised on her father's homestead in Whitchurch Township, York County, Ontario. In about 1847 she married Samuel Davidson. In 1854 Sarah and Samuel Davidson became one of the first families to establish a homestead in Perth County near Listowel where they would raise their family and live out their lives. At least three of their sons made their way to Western Canada in the 1880's as part of the early settlement of the Northwest Territory. George Senze Davidson operated the Queens Hotel at Troy (later Qu'Appelle) while Adam and William W. established themselves in the Indian Head district. George Senze later moved to Indian Head where he operated the Queen's Hotel in partnership with his brother Adam. George Senze, Adam and William W. are all interred in the Indian Head cemetery.
Family ID	F1160	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Margaret Irwin, b. Abt 1851, King Township, Ontario
Married	21 Jul 1875	Wallace Township, Ontario
Notes	Married: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/welg75.htm 9841-75 James DAVIDSON, 26, farmer, West Gwillimbury, Listowel, s/o Samuel DAVIDSON & Sarah HASTINGS, married Margaret IRWIN, 24, King twp., Wallace, d/o David IRWIN & Eleanor COX, witn: George ELLIOTT & Esther Jane IRWIN, both of Wallace, 21 July 1875 at res of bride's father, Wallace [reg'd in Maryborough ].
Last Modified	1 Mar 2008
Family ID	F1385	Group Sheet \| Family Chart