Harris James Davidson

M, b. 30 October 1884, d. 27 June 1965
FatherJohn Davidson
MotherMargaret Campbell1
Last Edited1 Oct 2011
Harris Davidson
Sent by David M. Howard, 1980's
     Harris James Davidson was born on 30 October 1884 at Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick.2 He was the son of John Davidson and Margaret Campbell.1 Harris James Davidson married Lillian Beatrice Wood, daughter of William Judson Wood and Eveline Daley, on 12 August 1908 at Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick.3 Harris James Davidson married Henrietta Harding Howard, daughter of John Alexander Howard and Alice Maude Harding, on 5 September 1942 at Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick; The marriage certificate showed that both were a widower/widow.4 Harris James Davidson died on 27 June 1965 at age 80. He was buried at Fernhill Cemetery, Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick.
     Harris was a car inspector for the Canadian Pacific Railroad. He appeared on the census of 1911 at 42 Broad Street, Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick; Harris Davidson, 26, Lily, 22, and son Whitfield, 1, living in the household of William Wood.5 He appeared on the census of 1911 at Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick; Harris Davidson, 26, Lily, 22 and son Whitfield, 1. They were enumerated right next to the household of William and Evelyn Wood.6 He lived in 1923 at Alma Avenue, East Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick; Harris was listed in the city directory as being a car cleaner, CNR.7

Family 1

Lillian Beatrice Wood b. 18 Jan 1890, d. 29 Apr 1938
Children

Family 2

Henrietta Harding Howard b. 10 Jan 1889, d. 27 Dec 1982
Child

Citations

  1. [S244] Provincial Archives of New Brunswick ,Vital Statistics, RS141B7, Index to New Brunswick Marriages. Marriage of Harris Davidson and Henriette Brown.
  2. [S244] Provincial Archives of New Brunswick ,Vital Statistics, RS141A2/2 - Index to County Birth Registers, 1801-1899: Reference: CD: 1 BOOK: 1 PAGE: 201 Num: 619. Registered as James Harris Davidson.
  3. [S244] Provincial Archives of New Brunswick ,Vital Statistics, County: St John: RS141B7, B4/1908. #1575. Microfilm: F15929.
  4. [S244] Provincial Archives of New Brunswick ,Vital Statistics, RS141B7, Index to New Brunswick Marriages: 1847-1955. Saint John Co, Number: 30550, Reference: B4/1942, Microfilm: F20028. Marriage for Harris James Davidson.
  5. [S618] Ancestry.com Inc., 2006: 1911 Canada Census , New Brunswick, Saint John Co, Saint John. District Number: 32, Sub-District Number: 29, Place of Habitation: 42 Broad St, Page: 19. Household of William Wood.
  6. [S581] 1911 Canadian Census , New Brunswick, Saint John Co, Saint John. District 29, Page 19. Household of Harris Davidson.
  7. [S395] 1923 St. John City Directory, online http://distantcousin.com/Directories/Canada/NewBrunswick/…, page 194.
  8. [S618] Ancestry.com Inc., 2006: 1911 Canada Census , New Brunswick, Saint John Co, Saint John. District #32, Sub-District 29, page 19. Household of Harris Davidson.
  9. [S244] Provincial Archives of New Brunswick ,Vital Statistics, RS141A5, Index to Provincial Registrations of Births, Birth of William Churchill Davidson.