Born in Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Dickson
and Lavinia (De Wolf) Dickson
Sister of
Charles Edward Dickson, Sarah Amelia (Dickson) Roach, Elisha DeWolf Dickson, Robert Benjamin Dickson Esq., Joseph McLean Dickson, Jacob Thomas DeWolf Dickson, John Dickson, William Dickson and Abigail (Dickson) McCurdy
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 87
[location unknown]
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Biography
Lavinia was born in 1813. She was the daughter of Robert Dickson and Lavinia De Wolf.[1][2]
Winter Wedding
Lavinia married James Bain Davison of Wallace, Nova Scotia, the son of Thomas and Janet (Ruquhart) Davison.
Her granddaughter wrote, "Grandpa and Grandma were married Jan. 28 , 1841 in Onslow and drove in a sleigh to Wallace that day and the next, stopping at Halfway House in Wentworth. Grandma was a tall, very thin girl and nearly froze."[2]
Children
She and James had five children together:
- Mary Campbell, b. 12 Mar 1842, m. Thomas Brodie of Quebec.
- Arthur, b. 5 Apr 1844, m. Mary A. Huestis of Amherst
- Robert Dickson, b. 3 Oct 1846, m. Mary Araminta Purdy
- David, b. 24 May 1849, d. 20 Aug 1892 in Wallace. Never married
- Charles Creed, b. 5 Nov 1852, d. 19 Jan 1917 in Norwood, MA. Never married.[2]
Life in Wallace
They were enumerated in the 1871 census of Canada in Wallace where James was a merchant.[3]
Name Age Occupation James B Davison 58 Merchant Lavina Davison 58 Arthur Davison 27 Clerk Robert D Davison 25 Farmer David Davison 22 Farmer Charles Davidson 19 Farmer
In 1881, James was farming, David and Charles were still home, as was Annabelle Davison, James's sister.[4]
Name Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place R. James Davison Married M 68 Farmer Nova Scotia Lavina Davison Married F 68 Nova Scotia David Davison M 34 Farmer Nova Scotia Charles Davison M 23 Farmer Nova Scotia Annabell Davison F 62 Nova Scotia
James and Lavinia were still on the farm in Wallace in 1891, with David and Aunt Annabelle in their household. Robert and his family lived on the farm just next door.[5]
Lavinia died in January 1901.[2] Her gravesite is not known.
Sources
- ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896". Citing FHL microfilm: 928972;. FamilySearch Record: XL5T-TXP, FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSVR-VSVL-M (accessed 4 April 2022). Lavinia Dickson birth 04 Feb 1813 in Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Dewey, Emily McKay, Dickson, Scotch-Irish : Connecticut, 1717, Nova Scotia, 1761, California, 1865 : descendants of Charles and Amelia Bishop Dickson of Onslow, Nova Scotia : Dickson, Archibald, Campbell, Davison, Foss, Henderson, McKay, Mackenzie, Purvis, Patterson, Roach, (Boston: Spaulding-Moss Co., 1953) WorldCat, pp 61-62, 85-86
- ↑
"1871 Census of Canada".
Year: 1871; Census Place: Wallace, Cumberland, Nova Scotia; Roll: C-10556; Page: 1.
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Ancestry Record 1578 #1890625 (subscription required, accessed 4 April 2022). Lavina Davison (58), married in Wallace, Cumberland, Nova Scotia. Born in Nova Scotia. - ↑ "Canada Census, 1881". Citing R. James Davison, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. FamilySearch Record: MVXQ-4WG (accessed 4 April 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DTC9-2MC Image number 00111. Lavina Davison (68), married in Wallace, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in Nova Scotia.
- ↑ "Canada Census, 1891". FamilySearch Record: MWKY-W96 (accessed 4 April 2022). District: Cumberland, District 30, Sub District: Wallace, page 65. Image available at Library and Archives Canada.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lavinia by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lavinia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lavinia by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lavinia:
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~0.78%
Carolyn (Simms) Black
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~0.78%
~6.25%
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