Col Leslie Davidson 1850

Colonel William Leslie Davidson of Inchmarlo, CB QM (4 clasps) JP RHA, Gentleman Usher to His M King George V, ADC to The Chief of Staff to His Majesty's Viceroy of India, ADC to His Majesty's Lieutenant Governor of Gibraltar.
Leslie was born on 31 January 1850, the son of Professor Patrick Davidson of Inchmarlo and Mary Anne Leslie of Warthill. He served in the Zulu War in 1879 (Mentioned in Despatches), the Afghan War in 1880, and the South African War in 1899 (Mentioned in Despatches). He married the Lady Theodora (van) Keppel DGstJ in 1887. He died on active service, while leading his men, in WW1.
Lady Theodora (van) Keppel DGstJ 1861-1945
Lady Theodora was born about 1861, the daughter of Sir William Coutts Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle and Sophia Mary MacNab, at Chelsea, London.
She was 7th in line of descent from HM King Charles II. The Godfather of Leopoldina's (Lena's) aunt, Lady Leopoldina (van) Keppel, was HM King Leopold II of The Belgians, (born 1835, Crowned 1865, died 1909), a long standing friend of the family. .
I have identified the following children.

Hilary Born abt 1889 London, Middlesex

Donald Alastair Leslie Born 6 Oct 1891 Woolwich, London

Vera Marian Born abt 1893 Woolwich, London Married Aylmer Probyn Maude

Lena Theodora Born abt 1894 Aldershot, Berkshire Married Walter Basil Bonn

Colin Keppel Born 1 Sep 1895 Aldershot, Berkshire Married Lady Rachel Fitzalan Howard

Birth of Parents

William Leslie Davidson

b: 31 Jan 1850 Inchmarlo, Kincardineshire, Scotland
son of Patrick Davidson and Mary Ann Leslie

Theodora Keppel

b: abt 1861 Chelsea, London
daughter of Sir William Coutts Keppel 7th Earl of Albemarle, and Sophia Mary MacNab, Rutland Gate

Marriage

1 Feb 1887
Leslie Davidson
Theodora Keppel

Children

Hilary Davidson

b: abt 1889 London, Surrey 1889 2Q St George Hanover Square 1a 449
daughter of Leslie Davidson and Theodora Keppel, St Johns, Westminster

1891 Census	RG12-531	6 April 1891	Woolwich Dockyard, Woolwich, London
District Royal Artillery Barracks
William Leslie Davidson Theodora (Wife) Hilary Plus 2 Servants	Age 41 Age 29 Age 1	Major Royal Horse Artillary	London London	Scotland Middlesex Middlesex	abt 1850 abt 1861 abt 1889

Donald Alastair Leslie Davidson

b: 6 Oct 1891 Woolwich, London 1891 4Q Woolwich 1d 1193
son of Leslie Davidson and Theodora Keppel

Vera Marian Davidson

b: abt 1893 Woolwich, London 1893 3Q Woolwich 1d 1235
daughter of Leslie Davidson and Theodora Keppel

Lena Theodora Davidson

b: abt 1894 Aldershot, Berkshire 1894 4Q Farnham 2a 103
daughter of Leslie Davidson and Theodora Keppel

Colon Keppel Davidson

b: 1 Sep 1895 Aldershot, Berkshire
son of Leslie Davidson and Theodora Keppel

1901 Census	RG13-1134	1 April 1901	Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire
Mill House, Church Street
Theodora Davidson(Head)(M) Donald A. L. Vera M. Lena T. Colon K. Plus 5 Servants	Age 39 Age 9 Age 7 Age 6 Age 5		Chelsea Woolwich Woolwich Aldershot Aldershot	London Berkshire Berkshire	abt 1861 6 Oct 1891 abt 1893 abt 1894 1 Sep 1895

Death

Leslie Davidson

Died 3 Aug 1915

The Times, Friday, Aug 06, 1915 OBITUARY

Colonel Leslie Davidson, C.B. Colonel William Leslie Davidson, C.B., Royal Artillery, Gentleman Usher to the King, died of heart failure at Rouen on August 3 while on active service.
Colonel Davidson, who was 65 years of age, was the second son of the late Patrick Davidson, LLD, of Inchmarlo, and entered the Army in July, 1869, obtaining his coloneley in April, 1900. In 1875-7 he was A.D.C. to the Commander-in-Chief, India, and in 1881-2 to the government of Gibraltar. Colonel Davidson was wounded in the Zulu campaign, 1879, and was mentioned in dispatches. He saw active service again in the Afghan War, 1880, and in the South African War, where he was Colonel on the Staff for Royal Artillery. He was present at the relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Poplar Grove, Dreifontein, and Karee Siding; and for his services, which were mentioned in dispatches, received the Queen's Medal with four clasps and was made a C.B.
Colonel Davidson, who had been Gentleman Usher to the King since 1913, married, in 1887, Lady Theodora, eldest daughter of the 7th Earl of Albemarle, and leaves two sons and four daughters. His nephew, captain D. H. Davidson, Seaforth Highlanders, was killed on May 9.

IN Memory of
Colonel LESLIE DAVIDSON
CB
Royal Horse Artillery
Who Died Age 65
ON 3 Aug 1915

Son of Patrick Davidson and of Mary Ann Leslie,
husband of Lady Theodora Davidson.

REMEMBERED WITH HONOR

ST. SEVER CEMETERY,
Rouen, France

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION

IN Memory of
Captain DONALD ALASTAIR LESLIE DAVIDSON
MC
19th Sqdn., Royal Flying Corps
Who Died Age 25
ON 30 Apr 1917

Son of Col. W. Leslie Davidson, C.B., (R.A.),
and Lady Theodora Davidson, of Hampton Court Palace.

REMEMBERED WITH HONOR

ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION

IN Memory of
Lieutenant Colonel COLIN KEPPEL DAVIDSON
CIE, OBE
108023, 77 Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery
Who Died Age 47
ON 2 Mar 1943

Son of Colonel Leslie Davidson, C.B., Royal Artillery,
and of Lady Theodora Davidson,
husband of Lady Rachel Davidson,
of Crosshurst, Arundel, Sussex.

REMEMBERED WITH HONOR

BEJA WAR CEMETERY
Tunisia

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION

Death

Theodora (Keppel) Davidson

Died 1945

The Times, Tuesday, Nov 6, 1945 DEATHS

REQUIEM MASS
LADY THEODORA DAVIDSON A requiem Mass was sung yesterday at Brompton Oratory for Lady Theodora Davidson. Father Dale Roberts was the celebrant.
Relatives and others present included:
Mrs. Aylmer Probyn Maude (daughter),
Major and Mrs. Walter Bonn (son-in-law and daughter),
Lady Rachel Davidson (daughter-in-law),
Colonel the Hon George and Mrs. Keppel, (Brother and Sister-in-law)
Lady Hilda Keppel (Sister),
the Earl and Countess of Cork and Orrery (Brother-in-law and Sister),
the Hon Lady Keppel (Sister-in-law),
Mr. Christopher Bonn,
Mrs. Jacqueline Dups and
Mrs. Anne Butler (Grandchildren),
The Earl and Countess of Albemarle,

the Hon Mrs. Roland Cubitt,
the Duke of Norfolk,
Lady Catherine Phillips,
Lady Caroline Drummond,
Olive Lady Sebright,
Lady Beatrice Pole-Carew,
Lady Winifred Renshaw,
Sir John Murray,
Colonel and Mrs. Woolrych Perowne,
Mrs. Angela Pickering,
Mrs. Denham Parker,
Mrs. James Annesley
Miss Vera Margolis,
Mr. Richard Colley,
Mr. Algernon Sladen,
Mrs. Frank D'Arcy,
Wing Commander Simon Maude (Grandson) and
Mr. James and Lady Agnes Durham were unavoidably prevented from attending.

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Hilary	Born abt 1889	London, Middlesex
Donald Alastair Leslie	Born 6 Oct 1891	Woolwich, London
Vera Marian	Born abt 1893	Woolwich, London	Married Aylmer Probyn Maude
Lena Theodora	Born abt 1894	Aldershot, Berkshire	Married Walter Basil Bonn
Colin Keppel	Born 1 Sep 1895	Aldershot, Berkshire	Married Lady Rachel Fitzalan Howard