William James Davidson_Lumberyard Foreman McLagan Furniture
250 Brunswick Street Built
1923

The 2-storey, 5-room house was built in 1923 and owned by William James Davidson who lived there with his wife Victoria (Florella) Gertrude Davidson.

They were married on February 7, 1923 in Glen Allan, Ontario. There were no known children.

William, a Methodist of Irish descent, was born in Elma, Ontario on January 17, 1899, to George, a farmer, and Elizabeth (nee Koch). He was followed by 8 siblings: Elizabeth (Jan 13, 1900), Lorne (Nov 2, 1901), John (Feb 27, 1903), Mary (Mar 18, 1904), Ethel (Aug 21, 1905), Mabel (Mar 3, 1913), David (1915) and Margaret (1918).

William's father, George was born in Perth County on October 8, 1874 and died on March 24, 1949. His mother Elizabeth was born in Elma, Ontario on August 7, 1879 to German parents. Her mother was 46 years old at the time of her birth and her father was 48 years old. She was an only child and died in 1976. They are both buried in the Avondale Cemetery in Stratford.

Florella's parents were also born in Perth County. She was the last of 6 children, born Dec 13, 1897, preceded by - Ellen (Nov 17, 1876); Edna (April 12, 1878) Albert (Jan 26, 1883), John (Apr 1, 1885), Pryse (1889). Her father, John Robert Jones was born on June 5, 1855 and died Jan 22, 1942. Her mother, Dorcas Campbell Jones, was born on August 14, 1853 and died January 12, 1943. Both are buried in the Avondale Cemetery having lived well into their late 80s.

Florella was a homemaker and William was a lumber yard foreman. He later worked for both the McLagan Company and the Moore-Bell Company. Both were furniture manufacturers in Stratford. The McLagan Company was built in 1900 by George McLagan. It was the first of the large, four-storey, yellow brick factories at Trinity and King Streets. The Moore-Bell Company was built in 1908 at 182 King Street.

Both William and Florella are buried in the Clinton Cemetery. Florella died first in 1956 and William died in 1969. Their gravestone does not indicate exact dates of birth or death, just the years they were alive. No obituary could be found, perhaps because they had no offspring to write o