Brookline High School

William Davidson

William Davidson was one of 273 graduates in the class of 1931 at Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts. Printed details: General course; headed for College of Hard Knocks; lived at 49 Harris Street. Portrait and entry from the 1931 yearbook, page 47.

Class of 1931

273 in the class of 1931 · 48 more named Davidson

Full name: William Davidson
Lived at: 49 Harris Street, Brookline, Massachusetts
School: Brookline High School
Graduated: Class of 1931
Course: General.
Headed for: College of Hard Knocks

Also searched as: Bill Davidson; Billy Davidson; Davidson, William.

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Neighbours 15
Same surname 33
Classmates 272
Same schools 3

In context

Going through the Brookline High School class of 1931 from A to Z by surname, William is the 53rd of 273 names on this site. The entry is on page 47 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 34 to page 110. From 1923 to 1931, 37 Brookline High School graduates on this site share the first name William, spread over 9 classes and peaking at 12 in 1931. 71 of the 252 classmates who printed a course (28%) took General, as William did. The class of 1931: 79% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 76% in 1930.

On the same scan page	Henry F. Daley, Elsie Aileen Dawson, Florence Anne Dawson
Same kind of plan	college or university: 128 of 231 classmates with a plan (55%)
Same course	General: 71 of 252 classmates with a course (28%)
Same first name	William: 11 other people in the class

At home, 49 Harris Street

The 1931 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Davidson at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Joseph Davidson (wife Elizabeth H), chauffeur householderpage
Elizabeth E Davidson, sec lived herepage
Herbert L Davidson, clerk lived herepage
Wm J Davidson lived herepage
Wm L Davidson, student lived herepage

What the yearbook said

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Also grew up on Harris Street

The class of 1931

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Others named Davidson

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Also headed for College of Hard Knocks

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Source

Brookline High School yearbook, 1931, page 47. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item murivian1931broo).

Published 1931. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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