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Davidson

Davidson Name Meaning
Scottish northern English and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the personal name David + -son. As a Jewish name the last element comes from German Sohn ‘son’. Irish (Down) and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Daibhéid ‘son of David’; see McDevitt . Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Davidsson: patronymic from the personal name David . Americanized form of Norwegian Danish and North German Davidsen a cognate of 3 above.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Davidsen, Davisson, Davison, David, Davids, Arvidson, Davidoff
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Plot No. 3122

Wilks Davidson 1890
Elizabeth Davidson 1894
Robert Davidson 1872

Plot No. 422 Felliscliffe

Fred Davidson 1955
Emma Elizabeth Davidson 1983

Wilks DAVIDSON Plot 3122

Fred DAVIDSON Plot 422

Inscription

In Loving Memory Of
Wilks Davidson
Of Felliscliffe
Died October 2nd 1890
Aged 75 Years
Also Of Elizabeth His Wife
Died January 14th 1894
Aged 79 Years
Also Of Robert Their Son
Died June 3rd 1872
Aged 25 Years
"Except A Man Be Born Again
He Cannot See The Kingdom Of God"

In
Loving Memory Of
Fred Davidson
Died November 20th 1955
Aged 64 Years
Also His Dearly Loved Wife
Emma Elizabeth
Died September 26th 1983
Aged 81 Years
At Rest

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Plot No.	Name	Burial Date	Age
3124	Elizabeth DAVIDSON	14 January 1894	79
#	Lupton DAVIDSON	4 March 1924	65
3124	Robert DAVIDSON	3 June 1872	25
#	Sarah DAVIDSON	2 March 1934	72
3124	Wilks DAVIDSON	2 October 1890	75

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