William Henry Davidson
Janet Ridley writes about William Henry Davidson, his remarkable life as a Quaker medical missionary in China, and her attendance at the centenary celebrations of the hospital he founded in 1914
Hillsborough is a small village in County Down in Northern Ireland. It is twelve miles from Belfast and one of the historic settlements of Ulster. Hillsborough Castle was ‘Government House’ from 1924 until 1973 and is the official residence of the British monarch when visiting the province. It was the venue for the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement in 1985.
It is also an old Quaker settlement. Every year Ulster Quarterly Meeting are given a traditional right: access to the enclosed grounds of Hillsborough Castle so that a small group of Friends can visit a Quaker graveyard which is located within the walled estate. The picturesque graveyard contains the remains of a number of Friends associated with the original Meeting house, now long demolished, that was situated nearby. There is still an old Quaker Meeting house in the village.
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