Researching HUGH DAVIDSON, bookkeeper, born circa 1812 in Gibralter. Believe he was the son of JOHN DAVIDSON, an Adjutant of the 4th Royal Veterans Battalion. HUGH was found in the 1881 census for Markinch, Co.Fife, Scotland together with his wife ANN, and sons HUGH & SAMUEL. The dwelling is given as "Rothes Bleachfield" - can anyone describe this please ? (HUGH married ANN MARIA FERGUSON 23 Dec 1851 and son HUGH PATRICK was baptised 29 Oct 1854 - IGI). In the 1841 census HUGH& ANN were living at Kirkaldy village, Markinch. We hope someone on the list knows of this family. We are having a real problem with another reputed descendent of JOHN the Adjutant. Many details are available to anyone who can help. L & L Shephard

Hello L&L, There are certain similarities with Davidsons I am looking for although the first names are not familiar so the families may be totally unconnected. I am looking for a: Davidson who would have been in the army circa 1750. He would have had a daughter who married another Davidson in Nairn. John (born circa 1780), the son of this Davidson-Davidson couple, was in the Dumfries militia in Dalkeith circa 1810, next found in Kirkcaldy in Fife, where he was a bookseller and auctioneer. For some unknown reason, when very young he had changed his name from Davidson to McIntosh. This is not my family, but am researching them as they were engaged in (unfortunately unsuccessful) litigation for Macgillivray lands in 1850s. I would be very interested in knowing some more about your Davidsons. Thanks! Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "L& LShephard" <lodnles@iqnet.net.au> To: <DAVIDSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 9:09 AM Subject: [DAVIDSON-L] Scottish Davidsons > Researching HUGH DAVIDSON, bookkeeper, born circa 1812 in Gibralter. Believe he was the son of JOHN DAVIDSON, an Adjutant of the 4th Royal Veterans Battalion. HUGH was found in the 1881 census for Markinch, Co.Fife, Scotland together with his wife ANN, and sons HUGH & SAMUEL. The dwelling is given as "Rothes Bleachfield" - can anyone describe this please ? > > (HUGH married ANN MARIA FERGUSON 23 Dec 1851 and son HUGH PATRICK was baptised 29 Oct 1854 - IGI). > > In the 1841 census HUGH& ANN were living at Kirkaldy village, Markinch. > > We hope someone on the list knows of this family. We are having a real problem with another reputed descendent of JOHN the Adjutant. Many details are available to anyone who can help. > > L & L Shephard > > ______________________________