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Agnes Beswell Davidson Donald
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Educator.
Born at Scotland in 1895, daughter of Margaret Douglas Lorimer (c1870-1925) and Archibald Beswell Davidson (c1870-?), and sibling of Richard Davidson, she immigrated to Canada with the rest of her family in 1912 following her father who arrived the year prior. They resided at 121 George Street (c1914), 413 Simcoe Street (1916-1921) and Westmoreland Apartments (1926) in Winnipeg.
She taught at Loudoun School (1916-1917, 1918-1920) in Charleswood before joining the Winnipeg School District, teaching at William Whyte School (1920-1926) and Gordon Bell School (1926-1931), and was Principal of George V School (1931-1934). In July 1934, she married Roy B. Donald (1897-1957) at Port Arthur [Thunder Bay], Ontario. She had a son, Richard Bruce Davidson (1937-?), and they resided there into the 1950s.
She died in 1997 and was buried at Pinehill Cemetery at Thedford, Ontario.
1916, 1921, and 1926 Canada censuses, Library and Archives Canada.
Death registrations [Margaret Douglas Davidson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Attestation papers, Canadian Expeditionary Force [Richard Davidson], Library and Archives Canada.
Deaths [Margaret Douglas Davidson], Manitoba Free Press, 15 May 1925, page 22.
“Present prizes won at Charleswood Fair,” Manitoba Free Press, 6 October 1919, page 13.
“July bride,” Winnipeg Tribune, 2 June 1934, page 10.
“Mrs. W. C. Angus entertains for Miss Nan Davidson,” Winnipeg Tribune, 6 June 1934, page 7.
“Bridge-shower charming honor for bride-elect,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 June 1934, page 8.
“Social and personal [Miss Nan Davidson],” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 June 1934, page 10.
“Agnes B. Davidson is bride of R. B. Donald,” Winnipeg Tribune, 20 July 1934, page 7.
“Lenten visitors arrive [Mr. and Mrs. Roy Donald ...],” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 February 1937, page 9.
“Items of social and personal interest,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 July 1954, page 13.
Elmwood Cemetery burial transcriptions [Margaret Douglas Lorimer Davidson], FindAGrave.
Pinehill Cemetery burial transcriptions, FindAGrave.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 11 February 2024
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