Bef 1735 - Yes, date unknown
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Name |
Yaxly Davidson |
Birth |
Bef 1735 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
Yes, date unknown |
Person ID |
I4739 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
22 Aug 2015 |
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Notes |
- Merchant, Edinburgh
In December 1734, there was shewn in Edinburgh, 'at Mr Yaxley Davidson's, without the Cowgate Port,' a collection of curiosities, amongst which was included a said-to-be-valuable picture of Raphael, probably representing the Saviour on the Cross; also a view of the interior of St Peter's at Rome, as illuminated for the jubilee of 1700, 'the like never seen in Great Britain.' The exhibition lingered for a few weeks in the city with tolerable success, and was then removed to the tavern of one Murray at the Bridge-end, opposite to Perth.
- (Research):Probable son of Yaxley Davidson and Christian Johnstone, who married 23 Jul 1709 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Possibly a former stabler and innkeeper who in 1757 was appointed overseer of the rakers (dung collectors). However, this was challenged and instead he was made keeper of the mortality record. Howevr, by November 1757 he was dead.
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