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Margaret Cameron

F, #4276, b. 24 November 1865, d. 7 June 1916
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: David Cameron b. c 1840
Mother*: Elisabeth Lawson b. c 1840
  • Birth*: Margaret Cameron was born on 24 November 1865 at Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland, ; LDS C112631 July 2008.
  • She was the daughter of David Cameron and Elisabeth Lawson.
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Margaret Cameron married William Adamson, son of John Adamson and Isabella Moffat, on 19 December 1888 at Gardenston Arms Hotel, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland, ; 1888 marriages in the parish of Laurencekirk in the county of Kincardine; # 11; 1888 on the nineteeth day of December at Gardenston Arms Hotel Laurencekirk after banns according to the forms of the Established Church of Scoland; William Adamson wine merchant bachelor, age 26, West High Street Forfar, John Adamson wine merchant Isabella Adamson ms Moffat; Margaret Cameron spinster, age 23, Conveth Placce Laurencekirk, David Cameron brewer Elisabeth Cameron ms Lawson Charles Morrison minster Laurencekirk, Jas Lowson, Isa Adamson witnesses; 1888 December 27th at Laurencekirk George Rop registrar; GROS stautiory marriages 263/00 0011 image held [July 2008].
  • (Deceased) Death*: Margaret Cameron died on 7 June 1916 at Fernbank, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, , at age 50 1916 deaths in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar; ref 99; Margaret Adamson grocer widow of William Adamson grocer; 1916 June seventh 8h 30m pm Fernbank Forfar; f, 50 years; David Cameron farmer and brewer Elizabeth Cameron ms Lawson; carcinoma uterine appendaged ... 8 years since as certified by G Peterson MD; David Cameron brother Station Road Laurencekirk; 1916 June 8th at Forfar John F Craik registrar.1
  • Burial*: She was buried on 10 June 1916 at Newmonthill Cemetery, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Angus Council, Newmonthill, grave ref A/113/2.2
  • Married Name: As of 19 December 1888, her married name was Adamson.
  • (Interred) Burial: John Adamson was buried with Margaret Cameron on 28 January 1897 at Newmonthill Cemetery, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, , Angus Council, Newmonthill, grave ref A/113/2.2
  • (Witness) Memorial Inscription: She is commemorated on the headstone erected by John Adamson and Isabella Moffat between 1885 and 1897 at Newmonthill Cemetery, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads stone reads: erected by John & Isabella Adamson in memory of their son David who ... November ... aged 17 years, and their son John who died ... January 1897 aged 25 years, and of the said John Adamson ... who died ... December 1897 aged 45 years, also their son William who died 10th July 1905 aged 48 years, and of the said Isabella Moffat Adamson who died ... aged 78 years, Margaret Cameron widow of William Adamson who died ... June 1916 aged ... years.3
    Forfar Newmonthill Cemetery - John Adamson & Isabella Moffat

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household5 April 1891They was listed as a member of the household of William Adamson in the 1891 census at 161 East High Street 1st Floor, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; William Adamson, head, mar, 24, grocer, employer, Forfarshire, forfar; Margaret Adamson, wife, mar, 25, grocer wife, Kincardinshire; 5 rooms with windows.5
Member of Household31 March 1901They was listed as a member of the household of William Adamson in the 1901 census at 44 West High Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; William Adamson, head, mar, 38, licenced grocer, employer, working at home, Forfarshire, Forfar; Margaret Adamson, wife, mar, 34, Kincardinshire, Laurencekirk; 5 rooms with windows.6

Family:

William Adamson b. 13 May 1862, d. 10 Jul 1905
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Margaret Cameron married William Adamson, son of John Adamson and Isabella Moffat, on 19 December 1888 at Gardenston Arms Hotel, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland, ; 1888 marriages in the parish of Laurencekirk in the county of Kincardine; # 11; 1888 on the nineteeth day of December at Gardenston Arms Hotel Laurencekirk after banns according to the forms of the Established Church of Scoland; William Adamson wine merchant bachelor, age 26, West High Street Forfar, John Adamson wine merchant Isabella Adamson ms Moffat; Margaret Cameron spinster, age 23, Conveth Placce Laurencekirk, David Cameron brewer Elisabeth Cameron ms Lawson Charles Morrison minster Laurencekirk, Jas Lowson, Isa Adamson witnesses; 1888 December 27th at Laurencekirk George Rop registrar; GROS stautiory marriages 263/00 0011 image held [July 2008].

Child:

John Moffat Adamson+ b. 5 Oct 1889, d. 13 Oct 1938

Citations

  1. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Death 1916 Dundee ref 288/A0 0099, image held [July 2008].
  2. [S49] Website Web Site online (www.) https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch [Nov 2014].
  3. [S21] Headstone Photograph; , PCC Photographic Collection [May 2009].
  4. PCC Photographic Collection [May 2009]
  5. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census 1891 288/00 021/00 015 image held [July 2008].
  6. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS census 1901 288/0A/ 012/0A 009 image held [July 2008].