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William Adamson

M, #10609, b. 30 June 1826, d. 3 March 1885

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Pedigree

Last Edited: 14 Apr 2015

Parents:

Father*: James Webster Adamson b. 17 Mar 1803, d. 9 Jan 1864
Mother*: Jane Morrison b. c 1802, d. 23 Jul 1844

Birth*: William Adamson was born on 30 June 1826 at St Vigeans, Forfarshire, Scotland, .¹
He was the son of James Webster Adamson and Jane Morrison.
Marriage*: William Adamson married Isabella Forsyth on Thursday, 5 June 1845 at Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, .²
Death*: William Adamson died on 3 March 1885 at 71 Main Street, East Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, , at age 58; [Dec 2010].²

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household

6 June 1841

William Adamson was listed in the 1841 census at Newgate Street, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland,

. Adamson, James, m, 35, grocer, Angus; Adamson, Jane, f, 35, Angus; Adamson, William, m, 14, apprentice hairdresser, Angus.³

Family:

Isabella Forsyth b. 3 Jul 1824, d. 23 Feb 1890

Children:

Jane Adamson+² b. 1851, d. a 1876
William Adamson+² b. 1852, d. a 1884
Isabella Adamson+² b. 1854
James Adamson+² b. 6 Oct 1856
Charles Adamson² b. 18 Dec 1858
Ellen Adamson² b. 27 Oct 1860
Robert Adamson² b. 25 Mar 1863
George Adamson+² b. 4 Nov 1865

Citations

[S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), LDS member submission after 1991 [Jul 2009].
[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].
[S13] Website FreeCEN UK Census Online Project (http://www.freecen.org.uk/) FreeCEN SCT1811/272 ; Arbroath enum 7 folio 7 page 13 & 14; Newgate Street [Jul 2009].

Charts:

Angus Adamsons in the USA - descendant chart