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James Adamson boilermaker

M, #10583, b. 11 April 1872, d. 13 February 1943
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 15 May 2024

Parents:

Father*: Archibald Renny Adamson machinist b. 10 Mar 1839, d. 26 Jan 1923
Mother*: Elizabeth Chambling b. 30 Apr 1842, d. 2 Jun 1907
  • Birth*: James Adamson boilermaker was born on 11 April 1872 at Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, .1
  • He was the son of Archibald Renny Adamson machinist and Elizabeth Chambling.
  • Marriage*: James Adamson boilermaker married Martha Arminta Stearns on Wednesday, 28 June 1905 at North Platte, Lincoln Co, Nebraska, USA, ; Lot Ac 778 S-1/2.2
  • Death*: James Adamson boilermaker died on 13 February 1943 at North Platte, Lincoln Co, Nebraska, USA, , at age 70.2
  • Burial*: He was buried on 17 February 1943 at North Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Lincoln Co, Nebraska, USA, ; Lot Ac 778 S-1/2.2

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household3 April 1881They was listed in the 1881 census at 16 Compton Street, Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland, . James Adamson, son, 9, scholar, Kilmarnock; Arch R Adamson, head, mar, 41, Arbroath; Elizabeth, wife, mar, 39, Glasgow; Hannah Chambling, mother-in-law, w, 76, formerly in retail hat trade, England.3
Resident9 June 1900James Adamson boilermaker appeared on the census of 9 June 1900 in the household of Archibald Renny Adamson machinist and Elizabeth Chambling at Eleventh Street, North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, , Jim Adamson, son, white, male, b April 1872 Scotland, age 28, single, boiler maker employed, can read, write, speak English; US census : dwelling 532, family 560; Adamson, Archibald, head, white, male, b Mar 1838, age 62, married 39 years, born Scotland, parents born Scotland, immigrated 1883, 17 years in US, naturalised, machinist, employed, can read, write, speak English, owns the property free of mortgage.4

Family:

Martha Arminta Stearns b. 1 Nov 1879, d. 26 Feb 1948
  • Marriage*: James Adamson boilermaker married Martha Arminta Stearns on Wednesday, 28 June 1905 at North Platte, Lincoln Co, Nebraska, USA, ; Lot Ac 778 S-1/2.2

Children:

Almeda Lucretia Adamson2 b. 19 Aug 1906, d. 25 Oct 1997
James Albert Adamson2 b. 5 May 1909, d. 26 Jan 1963
Alice Adelia Adamson2 b. 8 Feb 1915, d. 25 May 1981

Citations

  1. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), LDS [Jul 2009].
  2. [S49] Website Web Site online (www.) http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=dmelliott&id=I166 and DE [Dec 2010].
  3. [S30] LDS 1881 Census FHL film 0203607 GRO ref vol 611 enum 2 page 3 [Dec 2009].
  4. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska; Roll: 932; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 0153; FHL microfilm: 1240932. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. [Nov 2014]
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