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Martha Johnston Adamson

F, #11824, b. 8 August 1866

Family Explorer

Pedigree

Last Edited: 19 Apr 2015

Parents:

Father*: Robert Adamson b. 6 Feb 1840, d. 20 Apr 1922
Mother*: Marion Beith Gilchrist b. c 1842

Birth*: Martha Johnston Adamson was born on 8 August 1866 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .¹
She was the daughter of Robert Adamson and Marion Beith Gilchrist.
Marriage*: Martha Johnston Adamson married Hector MacKinnon in 1898 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .²

Married Name: As of 1898, her married name was MacKinnon.²

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household

2 April 1871

They was listed as a member of the household of Robert Adamson and Marion Beith Gilchrist in the 1871 census at 30 Backwynd, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland,

. Martha J Adamson, daug, 4, Forfar; Robert Adamson, head, 31, supt of Co Police, Cupar Fife; Marian B Adamson, wife, 29. [Greenwell]³

Member of Household

3 April 1881

They was listed as a member of the household of Robert Adamson and Marion Beith Gilchrist in the 1881 census at Yeaman Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland,

. Martha J Adamson, daug, unm, 14, Forfar; Robert Adamson, head, 41, supt constabulary, Cupar Fife; Marian Adamson, wife, 39, Greenock, Lanark.⁴

Family:

Hector MacKinnon b. c 1865

Child:

Robert S MacKinnon⁵ b. s 1900

Citations

[S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), Scotland Births and Christenings 1564-1950 C11288-1 [Jan 2011].
[S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Marriage 1898 Forfar 288/0A 0065 no image [Apr 2015].
[S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Forfar; ED: 18; Page: 10; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1871_55; Year: 1871. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1871 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Jan 2011]
[S30] LDS 1881 Census FHL film 0203492 GRO ref vol 288 EnumDist 22 page 11 [Jan 2011].
[S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Death 1922 Crieff 342/00 0031 image held [April 2015].

Charts:

Adamson policemen - descendant chart