James Neave Adamson

Parents:

• Birth*: James Neave Adamson was born on 28 April 1866 at Edinburgh, Scotland, .¹
• He was the son of David Adamson and Ann Riches.
• (Groom) Marriage*: James Neave Adamson married Mary Jane Duncanson on 26 July 1895 at Stenton, Haddington, Scotland, ; image held; statutory marriages 721/00 0003; 1895 marriages in the parish of Stenton in the county of Haddington; 1895 on the twenty-sixth day of July at Stenton parish of Stenton after banns according to the established Church of Scotland, James Neave Adamson mason bachelor, 29, 42 Morningside Road Edinburgh, David Adamson master builder, Ann Adamson ms Riches; Mary Jane Duncanson dressmaker spinster, 24, Stenton Parish of Stenton, lexander Duncanson master joiner (dec) Eliza Duncanson ms Bell; George Marjoribanks minister of Stenton, Walter Edward Adamson, Eliza Bell Duncanson withnesses.
• (Deceased) Death*: James Neave Adamson died on 26 October 1915 at 3 Craiglea Drive, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, , at age 49 1915 deaths in the district of Morningside in the city of Edinburgh; James Neave Adamson builder married to Mary Jane Duncanson; 1915 October twenty-sixth 10h 15m am 3 Craiglea Drive Edinburgh; m; 49 years; David Adamson builder (dec) Ann Adamson ms Riches (dec); phthisis pulmonura 11 years 6 mo, chronic ... 15 years as cert by Geo S Carmichael MD; Mary Jane Adamson widow present; GROS statutory deaths 685/06 1053, image held.
• Probate*: His estate was probated on 27 December 1915 at Edinburgh, Scotland, ; Adamson, James Neave, Mason, sometime residing at 42 Morningside Road, Edinburgh, latterly at 3 Craiglea Drive there, died 26 October 1915, at Edinburgh, testate. Confirmation granted at Edinburgh, 27 December, to Mary Jane Duncanson or Adamson, 3 Craiglea Drive aforesaid, his widow, Executrix nominated in Will or Deed, dated 30 July 1915, and recorded in Court Books of Commissariot of Edinburgh, 24 December 1915. Value of Estate £510.²

• (Informant) Birth: He registered the birth of David Alexander Adamson on 14 May 1903 at Morningside, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, ; 1903 births in the district of Moringside in the city of Edinburgh; David (scored out - see rce in margin change of child's name 3 July) Adamson; 1903 May fourteenth 8h 20m am 192 Morningside Road Edinburgh; m; James Neave Adamson builder, Mary Jane Adamson ms Duncanson, 1895 July 26 Stenton; James N Adamson father present, regsitered 1903 June 3 at Edinburgh D Cameron assit registrar.³
• (Witness) Death: James Neave Adamson witnessed the death of Susanna Adamson on 16 September 1933 at London, England, ; Scotsman; 14 Oct 1933; Guyler - At London, on September 16th, 1933, Susanna, widow of Harry Guyler, and the last surviving member of the family of the late David Adamson, builder, Morningside.⁴

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household	2 April 1871	They was listed as a member of the household of David Adamson in the 1871 census at 2 Beaumont Place, St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, . James Adamson, son, 4 years, mason's son, Edinburgh St Cuthberts; David Adamson, head, mar, 31, mason, Forfar; Ann Adamson, wife, mar, 30, mason's wife, England; 2 rooms with windows, 1 child in education; visitor George Doig, mar, 30, linen factory [worker?] Aberdeenshire.5
Member of Household	3 April 1881	They was listed as a member of the household of David Adamson in the 1881 census at 11 Waverley Terrace, St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, . James N Adamson, son, unm, 14 years, scholar, Edinburgh; David Adamson, head, mar, 43, builder, Forfar; Ann Adamson, wife, mar, 40, England; lodger Eliza Mitchell, unm, 66, Montrose.6
Head of Household	31 March 1901	He was listed as head of household along with spouse Mary Jane Duncanson in the 1901 census at 192 Morningside Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, . Image held; census 1901 685/05 147/05 021; James N Adamson, head, mar, 34, builder, employer, Edinburgh; Mary J Adamson, wife, mar, 29, East Lothian Stenton; 4 rooms with windows; also in the household were Eliza A B Adamson.
Head of Household	31 March 1911	He was listed as head of household along with spouse Mary Jane Duncanson in the 1911 census at 3 Craiglea Drive, Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, . Jas N Adamson, head, 44, married, mason, worker, b Edinburgh; Mary J Adamson, wife, 39, married 15 years, 3 children, 3 living, b Stenton East Lothian; 6 people in household; also in the household were Eliza A B Adamson, David Alexander Adamson and Sarah Ann Adamson.7