Person:Charles Davidson (6)

Charles Davidson was b. 20feb1859 at Edinburgh, son of David Davidson and Margaret Buchanan (IGI). Charles Davidson was b. 20feb1859, 1st commission 14jan1880, rank Lt. Col. 14jan1906, retired 14jan1908 (Indian Army Quarterly List, ancestry.com). Lt Col Charles Davidson, late 52nd Sikhs, d. 21dec1956, age 98, at Alltdinnie, Aboyne (The Times).

Edinburgh Academy book: Charles Davidson (b. 20feb1859) son of Col. Sir D. Davdson, KCB, Woodcroft, Morningside. Sandhurst. Col. BSC, 2nd Lt 81st Foot, 2nd Punjaub Inf. and 52nd Sikhs, 1880, Capt 1891, Maj 1900, Lt Col 1906, retd as Col 1908. Married Mary Kinnear. Address: Allt Dinnie, Aboyne.

In 1905 Altdinnie Tower, nr Aboyne, was owned by Maj Charles Davidson, Somaliland (web). In 1912 Lieut Col Charles Davidson, late Indian Army, Altdinnie, Aboyne, was member of Clan Dhai (clandavidson website). Lt. Col. Charles Davidson was awarded DSO (Distinguished Service Order) in 1918 (Times).

In 1901 at Wykeham Lodge, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, Margaret B. Kinnear was with 2 granddaughters, Margaret J. Davidson (b. 1891, India) and Mary S. Davidson (b. 1893, India) and 2 servants (census).

In 1911 Elizabeth Marion M. Nair (1847 Glasgow, widow, private means, head), visitors Lt. Col. Charles Davidson (1859 Morningside, Edinburgh, marr, on pension late Indian Army), Mary Davidson (1864 Chatham, marr 21 yrs) were at 28 Kensington Gate, Kensington (census). Mary Davidson nee Kinnear was presumably niece of the husband of Elizabeth Marion McNair.

1.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch #: C116851, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 6035516 REGISTER, Printout Call #: NONE, Date.