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James Adamson1

M, #18145, b. 1869, d. 23 December 1874
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: William Adamson builder & house proprietor1 b. 1830, d. 14 Feb 1894
Mother*: Helen Smith1 b. 1843, d. 26 Nov 1891
  • (Witness) Memorial Inscription: He is commemorated on the headstone erected in 1894 at Newmonthill Cemetery, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads In memory of
    William Adamson builder Forfar who died 14th February 1894 aged 63 years
    And of Helen Smith his wife who died 26th Nov 1901 aged 49 years
    And of their family
    William who died 6th Nov 1874 aged 9 years
    James who died 23rd Dec 1874 aged 6 years
    David Alexander who died 22nd March 1894 aged 19 years
    Mary Agnes who died 14th Jan 1902 aged 21 years
    Frank Masterton died 1916 in Canada
    William Grant died 1936 in N Rhodesia
    John Gray died 1944 in Canada.3

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household2 April 1871They was listed as a member of the household of William Adamson builder & house proprietor and Helen Smith in the 1871 census at Adamson's Land, Prior Road, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place
William     Adamson     Head     Married     Male     41     1830     Councillor mason (master employing 100 people)     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Helen     Adamson     Wife     Married     Female     28     1843     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
William     Adamson     Son     -     Male     4     1867     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
James     Adamson     Son     -     Male     2     1869     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Jessie     Adamson     Daughter     -     Female     0     1871     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Betsy     Adamson     Cousin     Unmarried     Female     26     1845     Servant     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
First name(s)     William
Last name     Adamson
Relationship     Head
Marital status     Married
Sex     Male
Age     41
Birth year     1830
Birth town     Forfar
Birth town as transcribed     FORFAR
Birth county     Forfarshire (Angus)
Birth county as transcribed     FORFARSHIRE
Birth place     Scotland
Birth place other as transcribed     SCOTLAND
Occupation     Councillor mason (master employing 100 people)
Full address     Adamson's Land, Prior Road, Forfar (Burghal), Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
House name     Adamson's Land
Street     Prior Road
Town     Forfar
Parish     Forfar (Burghal)
County     Forfarshire (Angus)
Country     Scotland
Registration district     Forfar
Sub district     -
Enumeration district     22
Archive reference     -
Piece number     -
Folio     -
Page     -
Schedule     91
Record set     1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category     Census, land & surveys
Subcategory     Census
Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.1

Citations

  1. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) William Adamson in 1871
    1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Adamson's Land, Prior Road, Forfar (Burghal), Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Feb 2022].
  2. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory death 1874 Inverkeilor, ref 293/ 23 no image held [Feb 2022].
  3. [S43] PCC Photographic Collection [May 2009].