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From: "John Davidson" <>
Subject: Re: [WES] searching
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 23:14:36 -0500
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> Could the regiment have been overseas?

A good question, I don't know the answer to that.
Thank you for your input,
John D

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Davidson" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 11:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [WES] searching
>
>
> > Thank you for your response Nigel, that could explain why he isn;t to be
> > found on the 1881 census, and the possibilty of moving here between
times
> of
> > 1879 and 1881. I guess my search is to see if thereare any records of
> > arrivals at ellis island in 1880.
> > regards;
> > John Davidson Maine US
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Nigel Hunter" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 12:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: [WES] searching
> >
> >
> > > Hi John (and welcome to the list!)
> > >
> > > I've had a look on the 1881 census of England, Scotland and Wales for
> > > George P Davidson. Widening the possible birth years for 5 years
either
> > > side of 1857, there is just one 'George P' in the whole of Britain.
He
> > was
> > > born in 1860 and was living in Jesmond, Northumberland at the time of
> the
> > > census and was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. Turning to those with
> > specific
> > > Westmorland links, there is just one 'George Davidson' (or Davison, as
> it
> > > is listed) with an appropriate birth year in the whole of the county.
> > This
> > > George was born in 1857 in Sunderland and was an unmarried Journeyman
> > > Tailor living with a Tailor and Draper in Levens, south of Kendal.
> > >
> > > So it looks likely that your George emigrated to the US at some time
> > > between winning his Westmorland Regiment Cup and the census in April
> 1881.
> > >
> > > Does this help any?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Nigel
> > >
> > >
> > > >Been lurking on the list gaining an education in searching but coming
> up
> > > >with no results. I'm looking for a George Preston Davidson who came
> from
> > > >Appleby. born about 1857 plus or minus a couple of years, I have a
cup
> > he
> > > >won for marksmanship in the Westmoreland Regiment dated 1879. He
> > married a
> > > >Sarah Jordan not sure if it was there or later, he left sometime
after
> > and
> > > >moved to the US in New York. He is my grandfather he was a carpenter
> and
> > > >cabinet maker. He had 7 to 9 children John, (my father) born March
23
> > 1888
> > > >in Port Chester NY, George, Richard who died very young, May
> Blackmon?,
> > > >Louise Curry, Lillian Bogardus, Annie Davidson (never married) I
can't
> > find
> > > >any notation anywhere of there existence. mainly interested in the
> > Appleby
> > > >connection and roots.
> > > >any help would be appreciated,
> > > >John P. Davidson
> > > >Waterville, Maine USA
> > > >
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