Walker Rannie Davidson Explained

Birth Date:	March 1808
Birth Place:	Scotland
Death Place:	Deniliquin
Occupation:	Surveyor

Walker Rannie Davidson (1808 – 20 November 1876)^[1] was a Surveyor General of New South Wales, (then a colony, now a state of Australia)

Early life

Davidson was born in Perthshire, Scotland. Son of James Davidson and Mary Butty, he was Christened at Perth, Scotland, on March 15 1808.

Davidson immigrated to Australia in 1829, aged 21, and married Christianna Sarah Murray seven years later on July 19 1836, at St James Church, Sydney, and had nine children.

Career in Australia

Davidson was Surveyor General of New South Wales 1862 to 1868, succeeding Alexander Grant McLean. Davidson was succeeded by Philip Francis Adams as Surveyor General.^[2]

External links

• Map of New South Wales, 1865 author:Davidson, W. R — National Library of Australia.

References

3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138304710/walker-rannie-davidson

Notes and References

1. Web site: Walker Rannie Davidson . 20 June 2014 . Australian Royalty.
2. https://www.anzmaps.org/wp-content/uploads/surveyors-general-list.pdf Lists of British, Australian and New Zealand Surveyors-General, Government Geologists...