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William Adamson

M, #10002, b. 2 September 1863

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Pedigree

Last Edited: 18 Mar 2013

Parents:

Father*: William Adamson wire worker & bell-hanger b. 14 Oct 1842, d. 8 Sep 1921
Mother*: Hay Greig b. s 1842, d. 1910

Birth*: William Adamson was born on 2 September 1863 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .¹
He was the son of William Adamson wire worker & bell-hanger and Hay Greig.

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household

2 April 1871

They was listed as a member of the household of William Adamson coal merchant and Elizabeth Brown in the 1871 census at Adamson's Land, Coldside, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland,

. William Adamson, g-son, 7, scholar, Dundee; Willm Adamson, head, 67, coal dealer, Brechin; Elizabeth, wife, 68, Mains.²

Member of Household

3 April 1881

They was listed as a member of the household of William Adamson wire worker & bell-hanger and Hay Greig in the 1881 census at 37 Nethergate Albert Court, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland,

. William Adamson, son, 17, wire worker, Dundee; William Adamson, head, mar, 39, wire worker empg 2 men 2 boys, Dundee; Hay G Adamson, wife, mar, 39, Dundee.^3,4

Citations

[S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), [Jun 2009].
[S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 31A; Page: 43; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1871_51. 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]
[S30] LDS 1881 Census 1881 census CD : FHL film 0203481 GRO ref vol 282-2 enum 2 page 6 [Jun 2009].
[S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 2; Page: 6; Line: 13; Roll: cssct1881_82. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1881 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1-338. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Mar 2013]