Donald
Joseph
Davidson
Born in Weymouth, Dorset, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Davidson
and Maud (Aston) Davidson
Brother of
John Burnett Davidson, Elsie Maud (Davidson) Wilkinson, Ivy Davidson, Beatrice Sarah (Davidson) Smith and Muriel Davidson
Husband of
Amelia (Peatfield) Davidson
— married
27 Jun 1925 (to 1944) in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Donald Joseph Davidson
Died
at about age 48
in London, England
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Mar 2019
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Biography
Donald Joseph Davidson was born Weymouth, Dorset, 05 January 1896. [1][2]
He was the son of schoolmaster John Davidson & Maud [Aston]. [3]
Aged 5 in 1901 he resided Helperthorpe, East Yorkshire, with his parents and four siblings. [3]
In 1911 his parents were living in poverty in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
He married Amelia "Milly" Peatfield, Grimsby 27 June 1925. [4]
In 1925 they resided 340 Victoria Street, Grimsby. [2]
Their son Donald J Davidson was born Grimsby 1926. [5]
He served in World War II as a gunner in the Royal Artillery, number 1484621. [6]
Donald died aged 48, London 11 November 1944.[7][6] Presumably he was killed by a German V-2 rocket, of which around eight were fired per day at Britain.[8]
His grave is at Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby. His wife Amelia was buried with him 40 years later. [6]
Research Notes
Can't find him on the 1911 census.
No record of of any more children on FamilySearch.org.
DNA
Annie Elizabeth Bustens was born 1921 to unmarried Mary Elizabeth Bustens, and took the last name of her mother. The Bustens family believe that the father was Donald Davidson.[9] Her mother told her "not to accept anything from Donald".[2] Annie would visit Donald's grave.[2]
Grandson Brian Chester claims to be a DNA match to Davidsons in Wales, which would have to be via Annie and Donald.[2] However, other DNA matches prove that Annie's father was Ted Bennett.
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FQV-9QL : 1 October 2014), Donald Joseph Davidson, 1896; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Weymouth, Dorset, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Brian Chester, WikiTree comment to Philip Broughton-Mills, 05 April 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS9B-SD3 : 21 May 2019), Donald J Davidson in household of John Davidson, Helperthorpe, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Bridlington subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS2-ZLL6 : 18 January 2020), Donald Davidson and Milly Peatfield, 27 Jun 1925; citing Marriage, 27 Jun 1925, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, Lincolnshire Record Office, Lincoln; FHL microfilm.
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3N-H9QT : 2 October 2014), Donald J Davidson, 1926; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59958309/donald-joseph-davidson: accessed 06 August 2022), memorial page for Gunner Donald Joseph Davidson (unknown–11 Nov 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59958309, citing Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980).
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCC-GGVX : 2 November 2021), Donald J Davidson, 1944.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Timeline of World War II (1944)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_World_War_II_(1944)&oldid=1101680510 (accessed August 6, 2022).
- ↑ Granddaughter, message to Philip Broughton-Mills, 18 March 2019.
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