DAVIDSON

	Child	Marriage	Spouse	Spouse's Parents
1	George
	b.30 May 1804, Cornhill, Northumberland
2	JAMES DAVIDSON		AGNES TAIT	Parents
	b 7 May 1806, Cornhill, Northumberland d. Jan 26 1884, age 76, Bellsdyke, Airth. His will from Scottish Wills is available here	Children	b. 1806?, Yetholm d. Jul 6 1889, Bellsdyke, Airth, Age 84?
3	Robert
	b. 21 Jul 1807 Cornhill, Northumberland, England
4	Mary
	b. 8 Feb 1811 Cornhill, Northumberland, England
5	Christian
	bap. 14 Nov 1813 Cornhill, Northumberland, England
6	Jane
	bap. 19 May 1816 Cornhill, Northumberland, England
7	Ralph
	bap. 24 Mar 1822 Cornhill, Northumberland, England

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References:

1    Extract of an Entry in the Register of Deaths, 1884, Parish of Airth , Stirlingshire, - James Davidson

NAME and Surname Rank  or Profession and whether Single, Married or Widowed	When and Where Died	Sex	Age	Name, Surname and Rank or Profession of Father Name and Maiden Surname of Mother	Cause of Death, Duration of Disease, and Medical Attendant by whom certified	Signature and Qualification of Informant, and residence, if out of the house when the death occurred
James	1884	M	76	James Davidson	Cardiac degeneration	(Signed)
Davidson	January		yrs	Contractor		John Davidson
Farmer	Twenty-sixth			(deceased)		Son
	6h   a.m.					Present
Married to				Margaret Davidson
Agnes Tait	Bellsdyke			M.S. Whightman		-
	Airth			(deceased)		Registrar

 

2      Will and Estate of James Davidson - 19 April 1884 

James' estate was valued at £266 with debts of  £463 -  see his schedule of debts here. From this we can see that he had a one third share in the running of both North and South Bellsdyke farms. The other two partners were probably his sons Ralph and John who were executors to his estate. The terms of his Will bound them to look after their mother and sister Alison. 

3    Extract of an Entry in the Register of Deaths, 1889, Parish of Airth , Stirlingshire, - Agnes Tait

NAME and Surname Rank  or Profession and whether Single, Married or Widowed	When and Where Died	Sex	Age	Name, Surname and Rank or Profession of Father Name and Maiden Surname of Mother	Cause of Death, Duration of Disease, and Medical Attendant by whom certified	Signature and Qualification of Informant, and residence, if out of the house when the death occurred
Agnes	1889	F	84	Joseph Tait	Senile Decay	(Signed)
Davidson	July		yrs	Farmer		John Davidson
	Sixth			(deceased)	certified	Son
	9h   a.m.					Present
Widow of				Margaret Tait
James Davidson	Bellsdyke			M.S. Fiddies		-
Farmer	Airth			(deceased)		Registrar

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Tom Paterson (last updated 7 Sep 2019)