Introduction

In 2014 the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, Cumnock History Group began researching the names on the Cumnock War Memorial plus other men and women with Cumnock connections mentioned on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or in the Cumnock Chronicle of the time. The research is not limited to those who died but also to men and women who served, using family history information.

The group would like to appeal to individuals with knowledge of family members for photographs of the soldier, either in uniform or not, and photos of medals or other memorabilia eg letters sent home from the Front. If you would be prepared to share these on this site, please email the web manager info@cumnockhistorygroup.org The group is willing to share any copies of documents found with the soldier's descendants.

Monday, 25 August 2014

James Caig Davidson

I spotted a pension record for James Caig Davidson, a joiner of Tower St, in the employ of D. A. White of Cumnock.

He was born in Kirkcudbright and  enlisted in E Company Volunteers of RSF in 1900 aged 17 yrs 3 months. He  re-enlisted every year up  from 1908 to 1912 by which time he was a Corporal. I can find no record of him serving in WW1 but he may well have.

He was the son of James Davidson a Cumnock born joiner and Mary Jane Caig.

He married Christina McNab in 1911 in Glasgow; he 29 master joiner of 1 Glaisnock St, Cumnock  she 30 of Powdermill Rd,  Furnace.

He died in Ayrshire in 1958.

Cumnock Connections tree

He is the brother of John Davidson


National Archives gives his  date of birth


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