Janet Adamson

Parents:

• Birth*: Janet Adamson was born on 8 August 1862 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .¹
• She was the daughter of James Adamson linen handloom weaver and Agnes Burnet.
• (Bride) Marriage*: Janet Adamson married David Boyle, son of Helen Boyle, on 4 August 1887 at 30 South Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1887 marriages in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar; ref 58; 1887 on the Fourth day of August at 30 South Street Forfar after banns according to the forms of the Episcopal Church in Scotland; David Boyle factory linen worker bachelor, 25, 7 Market Place Forfar, Helen Boyle factory linen worker (dec); Jessie Adamson factory linen worker spinster, 24, 30 South Street Forfar, James Adamson linen weaver, Agnes Adamson ms Burnet; J M Aldridge incumbent of St John's Forfar, Alexander Raitt, Elizabeth McKenzie, witnesses; 1887 August 8th at Forfar W H Thomson regsitrar.²
• (Deceased) Death*: Janet Adamson died on 9 May 1888 at 30 South Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, , at age 25 1888 deaths in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar, ref 126; Jessie Boyle, married to David Boyle factory line worker, 1888 May 9th 1h 15m am 30 South Street Forfar, f, 25 years, fath James Adamson linen weaver, moth Agnes Adamson ms Burnett, died of phthisis pulmonalis 1 year 6 months as cert by J Cable LRCP, signed David Boyle widower, registered 1888 May 9th at Forfar signed W H Thomson registrar.³

• Name Variation: As of 2 April 1871, Janet Adamson was also known as Jessie Adamson.
• (Informant) Birth: She registered the birth of Henry Dall Adamson on 1 July 1884 at 28 South Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1884 births in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar, ref 270; Henry Dall Adamson illegitimate, born 1884 July 1st 5h 30m am 28 South Street Forfar, male, mother Jessie Adamson factory linen worker, signed Jessie Adamson mother, registered 1884 July 21st at Forfar signed W H Thomson; margin note : paternity of child proved by dec of Court. See reg of Corr Entries Vol III p 210 31st Dec 1884.⁴
• Married Name: As of 4 August 1887, her married name was Boyle.²
• (Witness) Memorial Inscription: Janet Adamson 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.^5,6
  

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

  

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household	2 April 1871	They was listed as a member of the household of James Adamson linen handloom weaver in the 1871 census at 31 South Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Jessie, daug, 8, scholar, Forfar; James Adamson, head, mar, 41, hand weaver, Forfar; Agnes Adamson, wife, mar, 42, Forfar.7
Member of Household	3 April 1881	They was listed as a member of the household of James Adamson linen handloom weaver in the 1881 census at 28 South Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Jessie, daug, unm, 18, linen factory weaver, Forfar; James, head, mar, 51, linen weaver, Forfar; Agnes, wife, mar, 52, grocer, Forfar.8