Family of my great-grandparents, William Davidson and Elizabeth Castles,  taken in Keppel Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada, about 1900

Back row:
Charletena 'Chat' Wright, lived Oxenden. Ontario
Jim lived Keppel Township, Grey County, Ontario
Alexander, lived Thunder Bay, Ontario
Bill, lived Russell, Manitoba
Elsie Smith, lived Woodstock, Illinois, USA

Front row:
John Grant, foster son, lived Toronto
Adamena 'Ena' Fox, lived Keppel Township, Grey County, Ontario
Elizabeth and William, my great grandparents
Len, my grampa, lived Russell, Manitoba

Davidson tartan

Another Davidson Tartan
 

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William Davidson, Grampa's dad, about 1890.  

He was born 10 May 1837 in Muir of Findochty, Banffshire, Scotland, the son of John Davidson and Elspet Bremner. He  died 3 August 1925 in Oxenden, Grey County, Ontario.

Entry in the Old Parish Register for Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland for the birth of my great-grandfather, William Davidson.

10th May 1837

The entry reads:'Davidson/ John Davidson in Muir of Findochty had by his wife Elspet Bremner a son baptized & named William.  Witnesses Wm Davidson and Mary Lowe."

TThe marriage entry for his parents, John Davidson and Elspet Bremner. My great-great grandparents.

21st March 1826

The entry reads: 'Davidson/ John Davidson and Elspet Bremner  were matri-monially contracted and after publication of Banns were married.'

My great-gramma, Elizabeth Castles Davidson, with her son Len, my grampa. Taken about 1886. 

Elizabeth was born 12 May 1842 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland, the daughter of James Castles and Isabella George.  She died 1 October 1921 in Oxenden, Ontario.  She and William are buried at Oxenden.

From the original tintype.

William and Elizabeth Castles Davidson on their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1911 in Oxenden.

Two buddies with cool hats.  
Dick Stevens and Len Davidson, my grandfather, at  age 16 in 1899.
Taken in Keppel Township, Grey County, Ontario.ri

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A barn-raising bee in Keppel, Grey County, Ontario in the 1880s

Len Davidson and Lucinda Burrows' wedding picture.

Gramma and Grampa  were married 16 November 1904 at the Wiarton, Ontario home of Len's sister Chat and Bill Wright.

Russell in about 1910.

Gramma and Grampa's farm in Boulton Municipality in 1926.

Note the building in the centre with the sod roof.

Haying.

The eldest children of Len and Lucinda, taken in 1911.

Harl, age 5, Jim age 3, Toots, age 1, with their Grampa James Burrows.

The three Davidson girls in 1915.

Toots, Mattie and Ev, my mom.

Taken in 1920.

Ev age 6, Art age 2, and Nelt age 4.

Ev, my mom, and Mattie in 1929.

Gramma and Grampa in 1939. 

Picture is from Lari Davidson.

 Family of Len Davidson and Lucinda Burrows.
Taken in Russell, Manitoba in 1954.

Back row: 
Stan, Nelt, Art, Charlotte 'Toots' Louttit, Jim, Harold, Laurie
Front Row: 
Martha 'Mattie' Berg, Lucinda and Len, Evelyn Highfield.

All the boys lived near Russell, Manitoba, except Jim, who lived in Vancouver, BC.
Mattie lived in Russell, Toots in Elgin, Manitoba, and Ev in Flin Flon, Manitoba.
 

Gramma and Grampa in Russell in 1957.

Gramma in the garden, 1972.