Elizabeth Adamson

Parents:

• Birth*: Elizabeth Adamson was born in 1855 at Forfar, Scotland, .
• She was the daughter of James Adamson linen handloom weaver and Agnes Burnet.
• (Deceased) Death*: Elizabeth Adamson died on 13 April 1859 at South Lane, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, , 1859 deaths in the district of Forfar in the County of Forfar, ref 81; Adamson Elizabeth single 1859 April 13th 2h 30m pm South Lane Forfar, f, 4 years, fath James Adamson linen weaver, moth Agnes Adamson ms Burnet, Scarletina 2 days as cert by Alex Smith MD who saw deceased 13 April 1859, bur New Cemetery Forfar as cert by James Adamson father, informant signed James Adamson father present, reg 1859 April 14th Forfar John Webster registrar.¹
• (Interred) Burial*: She was buried with Elizabeth Adamson on 18 April 1859 at Newmonthill Cemetery, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .²

• (Witness) Memorial Inscription: She is commemorated on the headstone erected by Janet Gardiner Neave in 1877 at Newmonthill Cemetery, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads Mitchell pre-1855 MI Forfar Cemetery ref 73; David Adamson 24.4.1872 75, w Jant Gardener Neave 1.6.1880 72, chn David 1.6.1835 5, Jean 20.6.1835 3, s Jas (chn Eliz 13.4.1859 4, Annie 28.5.1870 3, David 27.12.1880 28); Whole text from the stone reads: 1877 erected by Janet Gardener Neave in memory of her husband David Adamson who died 24th April 1872 aged 75 years, and of their children David died 1st June 1835 aged 5 years, Jean died 20th June 1835 aged 3 years, the said Janet Gardiner Neave died 1st June 1880 aged 72 years, her son James's children Elizabeth died 13th April 1859 aged 4 years, Annie died 28th May 1870 aged 3 years, David died 27th December 1880 aged 28 years, and his grand-children Jessie Adamson died 12th January 1881 aged 5 months; and on the back of the stone; Agnes Jessie died 12th January 1882 aged 8 weeks, his daughter Jessie died 5th May 1888 aged 26 years, his son Alexander died 2nd June 1889 aged 28 years, Agnes Burnet his wife died 24th June 1889 aged 61 years, the said James Adamson died 31st December 1894 aged 65 years, Margaret Kinnear wife of David Adamson died 31st May 1928 aged 72 years, Agnes Adamson wife of James Whyte died 8th February 1935 aged 66 years, James Whyte husband of Agnes Adamson died 22nd December 1896 aged 66 years.^3,4
  

  1877 Headstone Forfar Newmontill Cemetery - David Adamson & Janet Gardiner Neave