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Rose Clarke

F, #8096, b. 1847, d. 16 August 1906
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: Robert Clarke1 b. c 1810, d. 23 Jan 1880
Mother*: Rose Lindsay1 b. c 1806, d. 17 Feb 1879
  • Birth*: Rose Clarke was born in 1847 at Amiens, France, ; from 1881 census [Aug 2008].
  • She was the daughter of Robert Clarke and Rose Lindsay.1
  • Marriage*: Rose Clarke married James Wilson Adamson manufacturer & Provost of Forfar 1901-1907, son of Hay Adamson linen hand loom weaver and Helen Samson, on Monday, 20 July 1868 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .2
  • (Deceased) Death*: Rose Clarke died on 16 August 1906 at Wymess Farm, Rescobie, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, , 1906 deaths in the parish of Rescobie in the county of Forfar ref 5; Rose Adamson married to James Wilson Adamson, 1906 August sixteenth 12h 25m pm Wemyss Farm Rescobie, female aged 61 years, parents Robert Clarke mill overseer (dec) and Rose Clarke ms Lindsay (dec), (a) severe injury to leg (b) shock (c) heart failure as certified by D L Macalister MBCM, signed J W Adamson widower present, registered 1906 August 17th at Rescobie signed Wm Simpson registrar.3,4
  • Married Name: As of 20 July 1868, her married name was Adamson.
  • (Witness) Memorial Inscription: She is commemorated on the headstone erected by James Wilson Adamson manufacturer & Provost of Forfar 1901-1907 after 16 August 1906 at Forfar Cemetery, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads [photos held] In loving memory of ROSE CLARKE wife of JAMES WILSON ADAMSON who died 16th August 1906 aged 61 years; also of their youngest son ERNEST ALEXANDER CUMMING who died 5th April 1888 aged 18 months; FRED T H ADAMSON MBCM born 9th October 1874 died 30th April 1914; and of the above JAMES WILSON ADAMSON manufacturer Provost of Forfar 1901 – 1907 born 5th June 1847 died 3rd June 1926 ; WILLIAM G D ADAMSON died 17th June 1949 aged 72 years; also his sons F/O ALEXANDER ADAMSON RAFVR killed at Arnum 21st Sep 1944 aged 33 years interred at Ravinstein Holland; JAMES W ADAMSON died 20th Oct 1963 aged 54 years beloved husband of AGNES C McKENZIE his wife; ELSIE MACKAY DALGETY died 24th Nov 1967 aged 88 years; the above AGNES B McKENZIE died 30th July 1994 aged 86 years; other side unreadable.5
    James Wilson Adamson family headstone, Newmonthill Cemetery, Forfar

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household30 March 1851She was listed as a member of the household of Robert Clarke and Rose Lindsay in the 1851 census at Brown Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Rose Clark, dau, 7, Dundee; Robert Clark, head, 39, mill overseer, Aberdeen; Rose, wife, 40, Dundee.6
Member of Household7 April 1861She was listed as a member of the household of Robert Clarke and Rose Lindsay in the 1861 census at 21 Brown Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Rose Clark, dau, 17, pupil teacher, British Subject France; Robert Clark, head, 49, mill overseer, New Deer Aberdeen; Rose, wife, 53, Dundee.7
Spouse2 April 1871She was listed in the household of James Wilson Adamson manufacturer & Provost of Forfar 1901-1907 in the 1871 census at 21 Glamis Road, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James Adamson, head, 23, manufacturers clerk, Forfar; Rose, wife, British Subject b France. Robert Hay Adamson, James Adamson, Robert Clarke, Rose Lindsay, Mary Banks and Helen Irene Morton were also listed in the household.1
Spouse3 April 1881She was listed in the household of James Wilson Adamson manufacturer & Provost of Forfar 1901-1907 in the 1881 census at Broomfield, Lour Road, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James W Adamson, head, mar, 33, linen manufacturer, Forfar; Rose Adamson, wife, mar, 34, Amiens France; May Anderson, servt, unm, 24, domestic servant (cook), New Scone Perthshire; Betsy Alexander, servt, unm, 24, domestic servant (house m), Kirriemuir; on maps the address seems to appear as Bloomfield Cottage. Robert Hay Adamson, James Adamson, Allan Lister Adamson, Frederic Thomas Hield Adamson, William Gilbert Don Adamson and Nellie Rose Adamson were also listed in the household.8
Spouse5 April 1891She was listed in the household of James Wilson Adamson manufacturer & Provost of Forfar 1901-1907 in the 1891 census at Broomfield Cottage, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Jh Adamson, head, 43, linen manufacturer, Forfar; Rose Adamson, wife, 44, British Subject, Amiens, France. Robert Hay Adamson, Allan Lister Adamson, William Gilbert Don Adamson, Nellie Rose Adamson, Betsy Thom and Margaret Middleton were also listed in the household.9
Spouse31 March 1901She was listed in the household of James Wilson Adamson manufacturer & Provost of Forfar 1901-1907 in the 1901 census at Broomfield, Lour Road, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James W Adamson, head, 53, linen & jute manufacturer, Forfar; Rose Adamson, wife, 55, British Subject, France. James Adamson, Mary M McIntosh and Jessie Ann W Elder were also listed in the household.10

Family:

James Wilson Adamson manufacturer & Provost of Forfar 1901-1907 b. 5 Jun 1847, d. 3 Jun 1926

Children:

Robert Hay Adamson+ b. 22 May 1869, d. Jun 1936
James Adamson b. 10 Jun 1870, d. 27 Sep 1939
Allan Lister Adamson b. 29 Jul 1873
Frederic Thomas Hield Adamson b. 9 Oct 1874, d. 30 Apr 1914
William Gilbert Don Adamson+ b. 7 Aug 1876, d. 17 Jun 1949
Nellie Rose Adamson+ b. 12 Sep 1877, d. 24 Dec 1951
Earnest Alexander Cumming Adamson b. c 1886, d. 5 Apr 1888

Citations

  1. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Forfar; ED: 9; Page: 14; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1871_55. 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. [Mar 2013]
  2. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), M112821 [Aug 2008].
  3. [S21] Headstone Photograph; , [May 2009].
  4. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Deaths 1906 Rescobie 317/00 0005 [Jan 2013].
  5. [S43] PCC [May 2009].
  6. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 29; Page: 25; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1851_60; Year: 1851. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Mar 2013]
  7. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 20; Page: 13; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1861_41. 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 2013]
  8. [S30] LDS 1881 Census FHL ref 0203492 288 4 19 [Aug 2008].
  9. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Forfar; ED: 4; Page: 25; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1891_99. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1891 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. Reels 1-409. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Mar 2013]
  10. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Forfar; ED: 4; Page: 17; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1901_106. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1901 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. Reels 1-446. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Mar 2013]
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