Walker Rannie Davidson
Surveyor
About Walker Rannie Davidson
Lived 1808 – 1876 (aged 67–68). Walker Rannie Davidson was an Australian.
Walker Rannie Davidson (1808 – 20 November 1876) was a Surveyor General of New South Wales, (then a colony, now a state of Australia)
Early life Davidson was born in Perthshire, Scotland. Son of James Davidson and Mary Butty, he was Christened at Perth, Scotland, on March 15 1808.
Davidson immigrated to Australia in 1829, aged 21, and married Christianna Sarah Murray seven years later on July 19 1836, at St James Church, Sydney, and had nine children.
Career in Australia Davidson was Surveyor General of New South Wales 1862 to 1868, succeeding Alexander Grant McLean. Davidson was succeeded by Philip Francis Adams as Surveyor General.
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Who was Walker Rannie Davidson?
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When was Walker Rannie Davidson born?
Walker Rannie Davidson was born in 1808 in Scotland.
When did Walker Rannie Davidson die?
Walker Rannie Davidson died on 20 November 1876.
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Walker Rannie Davidson was Australian.
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