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Dr Mona Kinnear Adamson

F, #111, b. 11 April 1916, d. 26 April 1978
Last Edited: 17 Jun 2020

Parents:

Father*: David Kinnear Adamson clerk civil service b. 23 Feb 1877, d. 6 Feb 1948
Mother*: Ann Melville Walker b. 11 Mar 1880, d. 1962
Relationship:
1st cousin 1 time removed of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • Birth*: Dr Mona Kinnear Adamson was born on 11 April 1916 at St Andrew, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .1
  • She was the daughter of David Kinnear Adamson clerk civil service and Ann Melville Walker.
  • (Bride) Marriage: Dr Mona Kinnear Adamson married Leslie Cameron Comrie on 2 July 1938 at Ward Road Baptist Church, St Clement, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; Marriages - Comrie-Adamson - At Ward Road Baptist Church, by Rev D D Smith on 2nd July Leslie Cameron, eldest son of Mr and Mrs L J Comrie, Eastriggs, Dumfriesshire, and Bessandilah, Egypt, to Mona Kinnear, daughter of Mr and Mrs David Adamson, Bracklyn, Bradbury Street, Downfield.2,3
  • Engagement: Dr Mona Kinnear Adamson and Dr Robert Roger were engaged on 1 May 1945 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; The engagement is announced between Robert Rodger, Ph.D., F.R.I.C., of Dundee and Mona, widow of Lieut. Leslie Comrie and only daughter of Mr & Mrs David Adamson, 48 Westbourne Road Sheffield.4
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Dr Mona Kinnear Adamson married Dr Robert Roger say September 1945 at Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, .5
  • (Deceased) Death*: Dr Mona Kinnear Adamson died on 26 April 1978 at ss Canberra, P&O line, at age 62 lost at sea.6
  • Married Name: As of 2 July 1938, her married name was Comrie.3
  • (Witness) Death: She witnessed the death of Leslie Cameron Comrie on 17 June 1943 at Bangladesh, ; Lieutenant Leslie Cameron Comrie 186389 Royal Corps of Signals who died age 32 on 17 June 1943; son of Leslie John and Catherine Comrie; husband of Mona Kinnear Comrie, of Sheffield. B.Sc.(Edin). Remembered with honour Cittagong War Cemetery.7
  • Married Name: As of say September 1945, her married name was Roger.
  • (Witness) Newspaper Article: Dr Mona Kinnear Adamson and Ann Melville Walker and Dr George David Walker Adamson MBE medical practitioner was mentioned in a newspaper article about David Kinnear Adamson clerk civil service on 7 February 1948. ADAMSON - Suddenly, at 37 Provost Rd., Dundee, on Feb 5th, 1948, David Adamson, dearly beloved husband of Nan Walker, and beloved father of George and Mona. Funeral private. No Flowers and no letters, by request.8

Citations

  1. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Births 1916 Dundee, St Andrew ref 282/04 0452 [Sep 2013].
  2. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Marriage 1938 Dundee St Clement ref 282/02 0217 no image [June 2010].
  3. [S32] Newspaper Article, Courier & Advertiser July 4, 1938 [Mar 2014].
  4. [S32] Dundee Courier 1 Jan 1945 [Apr 2017].
  5. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Statutory Marriage 1945 Whitburn ref 673/01 0020 no image [June 2010].
  6. [S6] PCC newspaper report [May 1978].
  7. [S31] Website Commonwealth War Graves Commission (http://www.cwgc.org/) CWGC [http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2180642 June 2010].
  8. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Newspapers Collection Dundee Courier [Jul 2017].