HISTORY OF THE DAVIDGE NAME (Source www.surnamedb.com)
This unusual and interesting name
is a dialectal diminutive form of the Hebrew male given name David, meaning
'The beloved one'. Since the very dawn of history, David has been perennially popular
in honour of the biblical King David, the greatest known King of Israel, whose
deeds thrilled the ancient peoples. The name was adopted by Christians
throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, and
specifically resulting from the Crusades to the
There are many modern spellings
deriving from the medieval pet forms of Daui and Davy. These include the
diminutives Davitt, Davydge, Davidge and the West Country Daveridge. Examples
of recordings are Thomas Davit in the 1275 Hundred Rolls of Norfolk, Richard
Davydge in the 1591 state papers for
The first recorded spelling of the
family name is shown to be that of Walter Dauy, which was dated 1198, The
register of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, during the reign of King
Richard I, known as 'The Lionheart' 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when
governments introduced personal taxation. In
Our Davidge family including
Ashley & Pickford
Small numbers by a name
refer to personal number in listing eg SARAH ANN 2 DAVIDGE ~ see 2.
I am also recording my Davidge family on Ancestry.com & WikiTree.com
1.~ ~ ~ WILLIAM DAVIDGE was baptized on 30 August 1800 in Orchardleigh,
> Refer to the ASHLEY
family for
more information about the family of Ann.
William and Ann are recorded on the 1841 Census as living in Buckland,
Denham,
Children of WILLIAM DAVIDGE and ANN ASHLEY included:
JACOB DAVIDGE, baptized 8
July 1827 in Laverton,
MARY ANN DAVIDGE, born 1829.
SARAH ANN 2 DAVIDGE, born 1832.
JOHN DAVIDGE, baptized 22 September 1833 in Laverton,
JANE DAVIDGE, born about 1837 in Buckland,
CHARLES, born about 1843 in Buckland,
WILLIAM, born about 1844 in Buckland,
William died in 1878 aged 77 years in Frome,
2. ~ ~ ~ SARAH ANN DAVIDGE (WILLIAM) was born in
Sarah married JOB
PICKFORD at Frome holy
Census entries for
SARAH ANN DAVIDGE:
Census 1:1841,
Buckland, Denham,
Census 2: 1851, Elm,
Census 3: 1891,
Sarah died in 1891.
> Refer to the PICKFORD family for more information about the
families of Job and also for information about the children of Sarah and Job.
Please note that in keeping to genealogy publishing protocol
I have not included information about later generations including living
persons.
If you have a
family connection please contact me for further information.
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