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Name	Allan Alexander Davidson
Suffix	Sr
Born	12 Nov 1818	Nelson, , New Brunswick, Canada [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Residence	Bef Nov 1845	Newcastle, , New Brunswick, Canada [1]
Census	1851	Newcastle Parish, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada [4]
Occupation	1851	Newcastle Parish, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada [4]
Occupation	a barrister
Died	13 Nov 1889	Newcastle, , New Brunswick, Canada [2, 3, 5]
Obituary	20 Nov 1889	Newcastle, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada [5]
	Union Advocate
	Obituary Hon. A.A. DAVIDSON, Q.C. died about 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon Nov. 13th, age 71. Mr. Davidson studied with the late John Ambrose STREET and was called to the Bar in 1840, created a Q.C. in 1875. He was strongly opposed to Confederation. He offered for the Local Legislature in 1870 and was defeated. In 1874 he was nominated on the school ticket and elected and again elected in 1878. In May 1882 he was appointed to a seat in the Legislative Council and held that position until his death. For nearly 40 years he was a trustee of St. James church, acting as Secretary-treasurer. The funeral took place Saturday last. The services at house and grave were conducted by Rev. W. Aitken. The pall bearers were James FISH, John BRANDER, Dr. STREET, John NICHOLSON, Enoch FLETT and William MASSON.
Occupation	lawyer, MLA, MLC [2]
Person ID	I22512	Arthur - Research
Last Modified	27 Mar 2012

Family Margaret Jane Hamill, b. 28 Sep 1826, d. 19 Sep 1850, Newcastle, , New Brunswick, Canada (Age 23 years)

Married 20 Nov 1845 [3, 6]

Children

	1. Charity Jane Davidson, b. 10 Sep 1846, d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Adelaide Gertrude Davidson, b. 9 Jan 1848, d. 25 Jul 1904, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 56 years)

Family ID F8186 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Residence - Bef Nov 1845 - Newcastle, , New Brunswick, Canada
	Census - 1851 - Newcastle Parish, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
	Occupation - a barrister - 1851 - Newcastle Parish, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
	Died - 13 Nov 1889 - Newcastle, , New Brunswick, Canada
	Obituary - Union Advocate - 20 Nov 1889 - Newcastle, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

[S681] Info: Willis Hamilton, E-mail, Re. FILLMORE + OULTON, 18 Mar 1999.
[S678] Book: Dictionary of Miramichi Biography, p.95.
[S798] Electronic: RootsWeb World Connect, Burness Genealogy, John Burness <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=burness&id=I2893>, viewed 22 Jun 2003.
[S1146] Census: 1851 NB, Northumberland Co, Newcastle Parish #117 (p.16).
[S1974] Vital Stats: NB, Newspaper, Dan Johnson's index, Union Advocate, Newcastle, NB, 20 Nov 1889.
[S681] Info: Willis Hamilton, E-mail, Re. FILLMORE + OULTON, 18 Mar 1999.
20 Nov 1845, Allan A. Davidson, bachelor, Newcastle/Miss Margaret Jane Hamill (MR #2959)

Allan A. Davidson, b. Nelson, 12 Nov 1818; m. 1st, 20 Nov 1845, Margaret Jane, d/o Hugh Hamill of Newcastle and h/w Charity Oulton (Davidson papers, Box 18, #3 and #4, NB Museum)

Allan Alexander Davidson, Sr