Margaret McNee Davidson was born about 1842, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom as the daughter of Joseph Davidson and Agnes McNee. She married Alexander Torrance on 31 December 1861, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died in 1903, at the age of 62.
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