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Families covered: Davison of Beamish, Davison in/of Lanton, Davison of Newcastle-on-Tyne, Davison of Swarland

                               
Probably closely connected to the family shown on Davison1 was ...
Thomas Davison, Mayor of Newcastle-on-Tyne (b c1604, bur 01.12.1676)
m. Anne (Cock) (bur 23.12.1694)
1. Thomas Davison (vicar of Norton)
  The following comes from BHO ('The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham, vol 3, Stockton and Darlington Wards, 'Parish of Norton', note 19).
  m(1). Mary Naylor (dau of Rev. Joseph Naylor of Sedgefield)
  A. Thomas Davison of Elvet (d 174)
  i. Jonathan Davison of Norton
  B. Elizabeth Davison
m. John Chilton of Houghton
  C. Maria Davison
  m. Thomas Forster (vicar of Norton)
  D. Margaret Davison
  m. Timothy Mawman (rector of Elton)
  E.+ other issue
2. Timothy Davison of Beamish, Mayor of Newcastle (b c1641, d 20.12.1696, 3rd son)
  m. Elizabeth Blacket (d 10.09.1694, dau of Sir William Blacket of Newcastle-on-Tyne, Bart)
  A. William Davison of Beamish (bpt 02.02.1673, d 27.08.1734, 2nd son)
  m12. Elizabeth Rawling (d 20.10.1712, dau of Henry Rawling of Newcastle, sister of Sir Benjamin)
  i. William Davison of Beamish (bpt 24.07.1711, bur 26.04.1743, 2nd son)
  ii. Alice Davison (bpt 02.05.1708, bur 26.12.1775)
m. (07.06.1738) John Bedford of Durham
  iii.+ other issue - Timothy (bpt 04.04.1703, bur 17.12.1708), Elizabeth (bur 17.12.1701), Elizabeth (b 1701-2, d unm 10.04.1762)
  m2. (30.12.1713) Dulcibella Morton (d 15.01.1737, dau of Rev. John Morton of Sedgefield by Dulcibella, dau of Rev. Joseph Naylor of Sedgefield)
  vi. Morton Davison of Beamish (bpt 29.05.1721, dsp bur 21.02.1774)
  m. Dorothy Younghusband (dsp, dau of Thomas Younghusband of Budle, m2. Rev. Charles Cooper of Kirkby Overblow)
  vii. Mary Davison (bpt 07.06.1720)
  m. (08.05.1739) Sir Robert Eden of Windleston, Bart
  viii.+ other issue - Thomas (bpt 15.06.1723), Dulcibella (bpt 20.10.1715), Anne (bpt 30.12.1717, d 12.04.1790)
  B. Anne Davison (bpt 29.12.1678)
  m. (31.10.1693) Acclome Milbanke of Barningham
  C.+ other issue - Thomas (bpt 1671, bur 1674), Thomas of Ferryhill (bpt 25.05.1675, dsp 05.03.1760),Timothy (bpt 1680, d infant), Joseph (bpt 19.08.1684), Benjamin (bpt 1692, d infant), John (bpt 14.06.1683), Jonathan (bpt 29.12.1686, a 1732), Timothy (bpt 09.05.1687, a 1732), Ralph (bpt 29.01.1691-2, a 1732), Elizabeth (bpt 11.12.1664, d 31.08.1739), Anne (bpt 10.02.1666-7), Mary (bpt 03.12.1668, d 15.06.1753), Timothea (bpt 28.10.1670, d 02.06.1757), Judith (bpt 22.05.1677), Isabella (bpt 27.07.1679)
3.+ other issue - Jonathan, Samuel (had issue), Benjamin (had issue), others (d young - Theophilus, Joseph, John, Joshua, Anne, Tabitha)

 

 

James Davison in Lanton (b c1636, d 27.03.1737!)
1. Alexander Davison in Lanton (b c1678?, d 20.01.1743/4)
  m. Margaret (a 01.1743/4)
  A. James Davison (a 01.1743/4)
  B. Ralph Davison in Lanton (a 1748) possibly father of ...
  m. _ Hall
  i. Alexander Davison of Lanton (bur 28.02.1793)
  m. Dorothy Neal of Yeavering (b c1711, d 24.11.1788)
a. John Davison of Lanton (b c1749, d unm 06.01.1827)
  b. Alexander Davison of Lanton & Swarland (b 02.04.1750, d 10.11.1829, 3rd son)
  m. (18.02.1788) Harriet Gosling (b 16.07.1770, d 18.02.1788, dau of Robert Gosling of Lincoln's Inn Fields)
  (1) Hugh Percy Davison of Swarland (b 19.12.1788, d 05.07.1849, Major General) had issue (2 daus)
  m1. (20.11.1812) Charlotte Adelaide Doyle (d 21.06.1842, dau of William Ellis Doyle)
  m2. (18.01.1844, sp?) Caroline Graves (d 27.10.1861, dau of Thomas, 2nd Lord Graves)
  (2) Sir William Davison of Swarland (b 19.12.1788, d 14.01.1873, Colonel) had issue
  m. (03.02.1828) Rosalie Deltleff (b 12.02.1790, d 23.04.1867, dau of Ludwig Deltleff , Baron von Lutzow)
  (3) Elizabeth Davison
  m. (18.09.1832) _ White (Lt. General)
  (4) Dorothy Davison
  m. (18.09.1832) Samuel Edward Widdrington of Newton-on-the-Moor (Captain RN)
  (5)+ other issue - Alexander Horatio Nelson (b 25.06.1799, d 02.11.1806), Harriet (b 24.09.1791, d 06.04.1796)
  c. Catherine Davison
  m. (11.1780) Roddam Home (d c1824, Admiral RN)
  d.+ other issue - Ralph of Lanton (dvp before 10.1791), George of Quebec (a 10.1791), Margaret (d unm 09.09.1773)
  C. George Davison of Coupland in Ewart & Akeld (b 1700-1, d 04.06.1774)
  m. Isabella Ker (b c1715, d 15.08.1795, dau of Andrew Ker of Berwick)
  i. Alexander Davison in Akeld then Flodden (b c1740, d 31.10.1806)
  m. Elizabeth (a 11.1801)
  a.+ issue - Alexander of Wooller (b 1786-7, d 07.07.1826), George (b 1791-2, d 26.07.1805), Isabella (b 1778-9, d 10.07.1825), Dorothy (b 1783-4, d 25.065.1810), daughter (b c1784, d 16.08.1824)
  ii. Jane Davison (d 05.04.1812)
  m. (c08.1784 in Montreal) John Moffat from Ulgham (b 1754-5, d 07.03.1808)
  iii. daughter
  m. _ McDougall of Roxburgh Barns
  iv.+ other issue - Andrew in Akeld (b c1740, d unm 15.12.1803), Grace (b 1752-3, d 18.02.1788), Isabella (b 1739-40, d 02.04.1768), Elizabeth (b 1747-8, d (unm?) 07.05.1822), Dorothy (b c1755, d 20.01.1797)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 31.01.17) : BHO ('The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham, vol 2 (1820), Chester Ward, 'Chapelry of Tanfield') with input as reported above
(2) For lower section (uploaded 28.06.19) : 'A History of Northumberland' (vol 7, John Crawford Hodgson, 1904, 'Davison of Lanton and Swarland', p401+)
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