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==Davidson family==
William James Davidson was a grandson of William Davidson (b. 1780 Wales, U.K. - d. 1844 NB) & Janet McCallum Davidson (1784-1809 NB), married 1809 @ New Castle, Northumberland, NB. The elder William is credited as a timber expert and merchant of Miramichi, and a pioneer of New Brunswick. Mary Willis Davidson's husband Rupert, as per his [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1113520532 obit] was an "internationally-known aeronautical engineer and inventor". As per a biographical paragraph on [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8170595 FindAGrave], he was credited for building the first Canadian wind tunnel in 1902 in his private lab in Rothesay where he had also collaborated with Alexander Graham Bell and J.H. Parkin. He is also said to have invented the first variable-pitch propeller, tested in 1927, then licensed worldwide. Said propeller is apparently on display at the National Aviation Museum in Ottawa. In 1899, Rupert's father, W.W. Turnbull, founded the [https://www.turnbullnursinghome.com/ Turnbull Nursing Home] in St. John within what was once the first hospital in [[New Brunswick]]. W.W.'s wife Julia Turnbull's father, Calvin Luther Hathaway (1786-1865), was a land surveyor who assisted in a dispute over the NB/ME boundary, in favor of the British. In 1846, he wrote a history of New Brunswick. In 1871, Julia's brother George Luther Hathaway (1813-1872) helped depose the gov't of Conservative Premier George E. King, becoming its new Premier until he died after jumping off a moving train, as per [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143392758/george_luther-hatheway FindAGrave]. Calvin was a descendant of Arthur Hathaway (b. Eng. - d. 1711 Dartmouth, Bristol, MA) who was among the early descendants of Dartmouth, MA as per [https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/19350/images/dvm_LocHist005956-00005-1?usePUB=true&pId=6 ''Arthur Hathaway and his immediate descendants'']. His wife Sarah Cooke Hathaway (b. 1635 Plymouth, MA - d. 1715 Dartmouth, MA) was a daughter of John Soule Cooke (b. 1607 Leyden, Neth. - d. 1695 Dartmouth, MA) & Sarah Anne Warren Cooke (b. 1614 Kent, Eng. - d. 1669 Plymouth, MA) who immigrated to the U.S. on the Mayflower along with their respective parents. John's parents were Francis Cooke (b. 1581 Romford, Essex, Eng. - d. 1663 Plymouth, MA) & Hester Le Mahieu Cooke (b. 1587 Leiden, Neth. - d. 1666 Plymouth, MA). Sarah's parents were Richard Warren (b. 1580 Hertfordshire, Eng. - d. 1628 Plymouth, MA) & Elizabeth Walker Warren (b. 1583 Eng. - d. 1673 Plymouth, MA). In Vol. 3 of [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2496/records/71795 ''The Great Migration Begins''], Bradford indicated that Richard Warren was on the Mayflower, but his wife and children came later on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passengers_of_the_ships_Anne_and_Little_James_1623 ''Anne'']. As per [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228624490 FindAGrave], John Willis Davidson's father-in-law was James Domville whose father was in command of the Royal Artillery in Barbados in 1858, where James operated as a merchant. He settled in St. John in 1866, purchasing the iron works at Moosepath, served as president of Maritime Bank, was a fellow of the Royal Canadian Institute, chairman representing St. John at the Dominion Board of Trade in 1871, and elected to Parliament from 1872-1882, then 1896-1900, and appointed to the Senate in 1903. * William James Davidson '''+1881-1902''' (1841-1902 St. John, NB), son of William Davidson (b. 1811 Newcastle, Northumberland, NB - d. 1883 St. John, NB) & Mary Anne Cooke Davidson (b. 1820 Halifax, NS - d. 1889 St. John, NB). In 1871, William Sr. was employed in St. John as a lumber merchant.* Avis Willis-Davidson '''+1881-1891+''' (b. 1850 St. John, NB - d. 1935 Rothesay, Kings, NB), daughter of John Willis (b. 1815 - d. 1865 St. John, NB) & Mary Vickery Willis (b. 1824 Ire. - d. 1871 NB). By 19011891, Avis was and all of their children were CoE which she remained. By 1911, she had relocated to Rothesay.
** John Livingstone Willis '''+1881+''' (b. 1862 St. John, NB - d. 1934 Yeun Kong, Ch.). Wife (1885 @ Toronto, ON): Anna Frances Boulton Willis (b. 1859 Ailsa Craig, Luxembourg - d. 1929 Yeun Kong, Ch.) By 1885 when John & Anna were married, they were both residing in Toronto, in fellowship with the [[Mississauga Meeting Room, ON|Toronto]] meeting room, then by 1891 they were residing in Port Hope, Ontario where John was managing a Royal Bank branch until 1906 when they returned to Toronto until 1919.
*** George Christopher Willis (1889-1973 Toronto, ON), a well-known laboring brother in Asia and the editor of ''The Steward'' devotional, previously edited by his father. See [https://www.brethrenarchive.org/people/george-christopher-willis/ BrethrenArchive.org] & [https://bibletruthpublishers.com/george-christopher-willis-collections/lucl112 BTP] for more detail on his life, and some of his writings.
*** John Somerville Willis (b. 1891 Port Hope, Durham, ON).
** Mary Willis Davidson Turnbull '''+1881+''' (1872-1962 St. John, NB). Husband: Wallace Rupert Turnbull (1870-1962 St. John, NB), son of William Wallace Turnbull (b. 1828 Bear River, Digby, [[Nova Scotia|NS]] - d. 1899 St. John, NB) & Julia Caroline Hathaway/Hatheway Turnbull (b. 1828 Sheffield, NB - d. 1906 St. John, NB).** William Davidson '''+1881+''' (b. 1874 St. John, NB - d. 1937 Rothesay, NB). Retired banker with the head office of the Bank of Montreal. Relocated to Rothesay in 1934 to reside with sisters Gertrude & Alice. His [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1110039018 obit] describes him as having been held in "highest esteem for his sterling qualities" by the general public and "those connected with banking institutions throughout Canada", and in his close friendships "were specially appreciative of the quiet, courtesy and thoughtfulness which were his outstanding characteristics." Devout CoE.** Gertrude J. Davidson '''+1881+''' (b. 1875 St. John, NB - d. 1945 Rothesay, NB). Gertrude practiced nursing in the U.S. for a number of years, including from 1896-1900+ @ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloane_Hospital_for_Women Sloane Hospital for Women] in Manhattan, NYC founded in 1886. She was also employed in this city in 1925-1930 as the YWCA hotel housekeeper at 14 E. 16th, Flatiron near Union Square, which was known as the [https://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2011/03/1891-margaret-louisa-home-no-14-east.html Margaret Louisa Home] as a temp home ($0.60/night) for self-supporting women. The hotel was open until the mid-1950's, and is currently occupied by the Sidney Hillman Health Center, and NYU's NYC Free Clinic. Gertrude's [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1110081951 obit] indicated her to be a "woman of sterling character" and "actively interested in the various undertakings of [https://www.stpaulsonthecommon.com/ St. Paul's Anglican"] as well of the Rothesay Red Cross and other community organizations.** Alice Vesey Davidson (b. 1883 St. John, NB - d. 1964 Rothesay, NB). As per her [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1113667927 obit], Alice was an organist, "music teacher and choir director at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothesay_Netherwood_School Rothesay Collegiate School"], a school preparing boys for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Military_College_of_Canada Royal Military College of Canada].** John Willis Davidson (b. 1885 St. John, NB - d. 1950 Rothesay, NB). Wife: Elizabeth "Bessie" Ann Domville Davidson (1881-1956 Rothesay, NB), daughter of James Gow Domville (b. 1842 Belize - d. 1921 Rothesay, NB) & Anne Isabel Scovil Domville (b. 1846 St. John, NB; m. 1867; d. 1937 Rothesay, NB).** Duncan Cameron Davidson (b. 1887 Rothesay, NB - d. 1957 Shediac, Westmorland, NB). Wife (1913 @ York Co., NB): Kathleen Hodge Davidson (b. 1889 Fredericton, York, NB - d. 1976 Shediac, NB), daughter of George William Hodge (1861-1949 Fredericton, NB) & Jane "Jenny" Maria Edwards Hodge (1860-1941 Fredericton, NB).
==Galbraith family==
