Margaret Grieg (Davidson) Ganter (1867 - 1939)

Born 1 May 1867 in Chirnside, , Berwickshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Peter Ganter — married 4 Apr 1888 in Rockhampton, , Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 18 Sep 1939 at age 72 in Granville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Margaret Grieg Davidson was born in Chirnside, Berwickshire in 1867 to John Davidson and Isabella Ford. ^[1]

Died 18 SEP 1939 Granville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

cert. records: Margaret Greig GANTER died 18 Sep 1939 aged 69 at 25 Milton St, Granville Muncipality, New South Wales. Born Chirnside, Berwickshire, in NSW 53 yrs (should be Australia, not just NSW) d/o John DAVIDSON, contractor and Isabella FORD. Married at age 18 Rockhampton, Queensland, to Peter GANTER. Children Living: Charles L, 50; John R, 48; Watler G 45; Isabel A J 37;p Annie M, 34. 2 males deceased. Inf. G N PRAIN, son-in-law, 25 Milton St, Granville. Last seen by Rupert Sheldon, 18 Sep. Bur. 19 Sept, delivered to the crematorium at Rookwood (sic). min. J D MILL, Baptist^[2]

Margaret arrived in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia in Aug 1886 on the steamship Cloncurry where she lived until around 1926 after which she moved to Sydney. ^[3]

Family

Husband: Peter Ganter

Wife: Margaret Grieg Davidson

Married 04 APR 1888 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

#54: Registered Rockhampton, 5th April, married 4 Apr 1888 in the house of the Rev R HARTLEY, Rockhampton, according to the rites of the Primitive Methodist Church, Peter GANTER, bachelor, born Odessa, Russia, occupation "selector", 26, usual residence Byfield nr Yappoon, s/o Antoene GANTER gardener and Ellise CHAFFROTT (sic, should be CHAFFRONT) to Margaret Grieg DAVIDSON, spinster, born Chirnside, Berwick, Scotland, 28, usual resid. Rockhampton, d/o John DAVIDSON contractor and Isabella FORD. Witnesses: Cesar BOGNY and Martha COOK<^[4]

Children:

Charles Louis Ganter

John Robert Ganter

Walter George Ganter

Francis Peter Ganter

James William Ganter

Isabella Agnes Jane Ganter

Annie Margaret Ganter

Census:

2 Apr 1871 Kirkgate, Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland ^[5]

3 Apr 1881 Image Row, Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth 1 May 1867 Margaret Greig DAVIDSON, Chirnside, BEW,, reg. Dist 730 #15: cert. copy rcvd Aug 2003 from Don Ganter, Queensland

   Margaret Greig Davidson, born 8:30pm, d/o John Davidson, labourer at paper mmill and Isabella m.s. Ford, who married Chirnside 3 Aug 1866. Inf. father, reg. 20th May at Chirnside

2. ↑ Dth Cert 16 Sep 1939 Margaret GANTER nee DAVIDSON, trans. by an agent, rcvd Jun 2003 from Don Ganter, Queensland
3. ↑ From Don Ganter via eMails Nov 2002
4. ↑ Marriage 4 Apr 1888 Peter GANTER/Margaret Grieg DAVIDSON, Rockhampton, QLD P/copy of certified copy of 1888, received Nov 2002 from Don Ganter (QLD)
5. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census", Reference: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 7, FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 29 September 2023), Margaret G Davidson (3) granddaughter in household of Benjamin Ford (66) in Kirkgate in Chirnside registration district in Berwickshire, Scotland.
6. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census", Reference: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 26, FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 29 September 2023), Margaret Davidson (13) daughter, Scholar, in household of John Davidson (38) in Image Row in Chirnside registration district in Berwickshire, Scotland. Born in Scotland.

Acknowledgments

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