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John Adamson1

M, #15081, b. 1797
Last Edited: 9 Mar 2021

Parents:

Father*: James Adamson2 b. s 1772
  • (Child) Birth*: John Adamson was born in 1797 at Peebles, Scotland, .2
  • He was the son of James Adamson.2
  • (Groom) Marriage*: John Adamson married Amelia Newbigging, daughter of Thomas Newbigging and Wilhelmina Archibald, on 21 January 1844 at Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, ; Register of marriages for 1844; Edinburgh 22 January 1844, proclaimed 21st January 1844, Reverend John Adamson minister of Newton and Miss Amelia Newbigging resiiding no2 West Circus Place, St Stephen's Parish, daughter of the late Thomas Newbigging esquire wine merchant Leith, have been three times proclaimed in order to marriage and no objections have been offered, married at ... on the ... day of ... by the Rev ...1,3
  • Biography*: John Adamson JOHN ADAMSON, born 1797, eldest son of James A, farmer, Peebles;
    educated at Univ. of Glasgow; liccn. by Presb. of Peebles 11 June 1823; pres, by John Wauchope of Edmondstone; ord. 12th May 1826; died 28th March 1869. He marr. 23rd Jan. 1844, Amelia (died 25th Sept. 1808), youngest daugh. of Thomas Newbigging, merchant, Leith, and had issue — James Robertson, bom 12th Nov. 1844, died in Canada; Wilhelmina Archibald, born 8th Jan. 1846, died in infancy; Marion, born 30th May 1847 (marr. 20th April 1879, P. A. Young, M.D.) died 25th Nov. 1901; Elizabeth Jane, bom 19th May 1849 (marr. George Playfair), died June 1903; John Archibald, born 15th Aug. 1851, died 18th Feb. 1886; Amelia Newbigging, born 3rd June 1853 (marr. Sept. 1885, Robert M*Chcyne Paterson, Panjab, India), died 1894; Thomas Newbigging, min. of St Margaret’s, Broughty Ferry, born 1st April 1855; Alice Lindsay, born 7th May 1859, died 9th Dec. 1859. Publications—Sermon (on the death of the Rev. John Thomson of Newbattle) (JJalkeith, 1839); Account of the Parish (New Stat. Acc.f i.).2
  • (Spouse) Death: His spouse Amelia Newbigging died on 25 September 1898.2

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household7 April 1861He was listed as head of household, along with spouse Amelia Newbigging in the 1861 census at Newton Manse, Newton, Midlothian, Scotland, . Name:      John Adamson
Age:      66
Estimated birth year:      abt 1795
Relationship:      Head
Spouse's name :      Amelia Adamson
Gender:      Male
Where born:      Peebles, Peeblesshire
Registration Number:      696
Registration district:      Newton
Civil Parish:      Newton
County:      Midlothian
Address:      Newton Manse
Occupation:      Minister Of Newton Parish
ED:      2
Household schedule number:      109
LINE:      1
Roll:      CSSCT1861_133
Name:      Amelia Adamson
[Amelia Newbigging]
Age:      40
Estimated birth year:      abt 1821
Relationship:      Wife
Spouse's name :      John Adamson
Gender:      Female
Where born:      Leith, Edinburghshire
Registration Number:      696
Registration district:      Newton
Civil Parish:      Newton
County:      Midlothian
Address:      Newton Manse
ED:      2
Household schedule number:      109
LINE:      2
Roll:      CSSCT1861_133; also in the household were James Robertson Adamson, Elizabeth Jane Adamson, John Archibald Adamson, Amelia Newbigging Adamson and Rev Thomas Newbiggging Adamson minister St Margaret's Barnhill.4

Family:

Amelia Newbigging b. 10 Sep 1821, d. 25 Sep 1898

Children:

James Robertson Adamson2 b. 12 Nov 1844
Wilhelmina Archibald Adamson2 b. 8 Jan 1846, d. 1846
Marion Adamson2 b. 30 May 1847, d. 25 Nov 1901
Elizabeth Jane Adamson2 b. 19 May 1849, d. Jun 1903
John Archibald Adamson2 b. 15 Aug 1851, d. 18 Feb 1886
Amelia Newbigging Adamson2 b. 3 Jun 1853, d. 1894
Rev Thomas Newbiggging Adamson minister St Margaret's Barnhill1 b. 1 Apr 1855, d. 18 Nov 1911
Alice Lindsay Adamson2 b. 7 May 1859, d. 9 Dec 1859

Citations

  1. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Death Monifieth 1911 ref 310/138 [Sept 2017].
  2. [S68] Fasti Ecclesiase 05 Fife Angus Mearns, pages 338 Newton and Woomet-North Esk. Hereinafter cited as Fasti Ecclesiase 05 Fife Angus Mearns.
  3. [S36] Old Parochial Register of marriage,pre-1855 (General Record Office of Scotland) OPR Marriages 1844 Edinburgh ref 685/41 670 316 [Sep 2017].
  4. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation Parish: Newton; ED: 2; Page: 25; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1861_133 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Mar 2018]