Daniel Robb Davidson tenter

Parents:

• Birth*: Daniel Robb Davidson tenter was born in 1883 at Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, .¹
• He was the son of John Fisher Davidson and Ann Robb.
• (Groom) Marriage*: Daniel Robb Davidson tenter married Margaret Robertson Nicolson, daughter of Robert Davidson Nicolson blacksmith and Isabella Yeaman, on 7 June 1905 at Camperdown Hall, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1905 marriages in the district of St Mary in the burgh of Dundee; 1905 on the seventh day of June at Camperdown Hall Dundee after publication according to the forms of the Establihed Church of Scotland; Daniel R Davidson jute factory worker bachelor, 22, 44 Annfield Row Dundee, John Davidson engine fitter journeyman (dec) Ann Davidson ms Robb; Margaret R Nicolson jute spinner spinster, 18, 16 Cotton Road Dundee, Robert Davidson Nicolson jute factory mechanic Isabella Nicolson ms Yeaman; Arch'd Bell DD minister of Chapelshade Parish, Alex Fyffe, Jessie Davidson witnesses; registered 1905 June 9th at Dundee Thos Meek registrar.²
• Divorce*: Daniel Robb Davidson tenter and Margaret Robertson Nicolson were divorced on 20 March 1919 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; DUNDEE DIVORCE Case.-In the Court of Session yesterday Lord Anderson tried an action for divorce by Daniel Robb Davidson, tenter in Dundee, against Margaret Nicolson or Davidson, 18 Elizabeth Street, Dundee. Pursuer's evidence was that the marriage took place in June, 1905. In 1906 he went to Canada, and corresponded regularly with the defender. He learned that in 1909 she went out to New Zealand, but she did not communicate her intention to him. He did not hear of her again until 1914, by which time she had returned to this country. Witness returned to Dundee in 1915, and despite a confession of misconduct in New Zealand he forgave the defender, and they lived together. She only stayed with him for three weeks, and in December, 1916, she gave birth to a child in the Maternity Hospital, Dundee. He was not the father of that child. His Lordship granted decree of divorce.³
• (Groom) Marriage*: Daniel Robb Davidson tenter married Williamina Kennedy Gorrie sack machinist on 2 September 1919 at 16 King Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1919 marriages in the district of St Andrew in the burgh of Dundee; 1919 on the second day of September at 16 King Street Dundee by declaration in the presence of Wm Todd Brown calendar worker 1 Kinnaird Street Dundee and Margaret Jane Gorrie sack machinist 13 North Wellington Street Dundee; Daniel R Davidson general labourer (divorced), aged 35, residing 8 St Andrews Street Dundee, parents John Fisher Davidson engine fitter journeyman (dec) and Ann Davidson ms Robb (dec); Williamina K Gorrie sack machinist (spinster), aged 21, residing 13 North Wellington Street Dundee, parents Robert Gorrie tinsmith journeyman and Annie Gorrie ms Kennedy; by warrant of sheriff substitute of Forfarshire dated September 2nd 1919; registered 1919 September 2nd at Dundee signed Jas Murray registrar.⁴
• (Deceased) Death*: Daniel Robb Davidson tenter died on 11 April 1952 at Maryfield Hospital, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , 1952 deaths in the district of Dundee East on the county of Angus; Daniel Robb Davidson general labourer (retired) widower of Wilhemina Kennedy Gorrie and formerly married to Margaret Nicholson (sic); died 1952 April eleventh 8h 45m am Maryfield Hospital Dundee ur 17 North Wellington Street; aged 69; parents John Fisher Davidson engine fitter (dec) and Ann Davidson ms Robb (dec); cause left ventrical failure, broncho pneumonia as cert by SGP Brown MDChB; informant signed Jessie Rollo (sister) 17 North Wellington Street; registered 1952 April 12th at Dundee signed James D Clark assistant registrar, initialled N S registrar.⁵
• Burial*: He was buried on 14 April 1952 at Eastern Cemetery, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Daniel R
  Last name     Davidson
  Sex     Male
  Death year     1952
  Death date     11 Apr 1952
  Place     Dundee
  Periodical     Courier & Advertiser
  Publication Year     1952
  Publication date     14 Apr 1952
  Page     6
  Spouse's First Name     Wilhelmina Gorrie
  County     Forfarshire (Angus)
  Country     Scotland
  Event Type     Obituary
  Record set     Scotland, Newspaper Death Reports & Obituaries
  Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
  Subcategory     Parish Burials
  Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.⁶

• Newspaper Article: He was mentioned in a newspaper article Dundee Courier Initimations
  Silver Weddings
  SILVER WEDDING DAVIDSON GORRIE. - At Dundee, on Sept. 2, 1919, Daniel R. Davidson to Wilhelmina Kennedy Gorrie. Present address - 13 North Wellington St., Dundee on 2 September 1944 at 13 North Wellington Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, .⁷
• (Spouse) Death: His spouse Williamina Kennedy Gorrie sack machinist died on 7 April 1947 at 16 King Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, .⁸
• Newspaper Article*: Daniel Robb Davidson tenter was mentioned in a newspaper article Dundee Courier Initimations
  Deaths
  DAVIDSON.- At Maryfield Hospital, on Apr. 11, 1952, Daniel R. Davidson, beloved husband of the late Wilhelmina Gorrie, 17 North Wellington St., Dundee. Funeral from hospital today Mon.) at 1 p.m. to Eastern Cemetery. Friends omitted and wishing to attend please notify Geo. B. Barker, funeral director, 41b Hawkhill (ph. 5770 )or meet cortege at new extension gate at 1.15 on 11 April 1952 at 17 North Wellington Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, .⁹

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household	5 April 1891	They was listed as a member of the household of John Fisher Davidson and Ann Robb in the 1891 census at Calder Street, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, . Daniel R     Davidson     Son     -     Male     8     1883     Scholar     Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; John     Davidson     Head     Married     Male     37     1854     Steam Engine Fitter     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Ann     Davidson     Wife     Married     Female     38     1853     -     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.10,11
Member of Household	31 March 1901	They was listed as a member of the household of Ann Robb in the 1901 census at 44 Annfield Row, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Daniel     Davidson     Son     Single     Male     18     1883     Cloth Lapper     Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Ann     Davidson     Head     Widow     Female     50     1851     House Keeper     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.12
Principal	1939	Daniel Robb Davidson tenter was listed in the electoral roll of 1939 at Wellington Street North, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , First name(s)     Daniel Last name     Davidson Year     1939 Name as transcribed     Davidson, Daniel Street     Wellington Street, North Place     Dundee Spouse's first name     Williamina County     Forfarshire (Angus) Country     Scotland Record set     Scotland, Dundee & Forfarshire (Angus) Electoral Registers 1857-1939 Category     Census, land & surveys Subcategory     Electoral Rolls Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.13