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Alexander Adamson fireman

M, #11104, b. circa 1800, d. 8 April 1879
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 15 Nov 2020

Parents:

Father*: John Adamson1 b. s 1770
Mother*: Mary Primrose1 b. s 1770
  • Birth*: Alexander Adamson fireman was born circa 1800 at Aberdour, Fife, Scotland, .2
  • He was the son of John Adamson and Mary Primrose.1
  • Marriage*: Alexander Adamson fireman married Agnes Saunders, daughter of William Saunders and Margaret Ogilvie, on Thursday, 2 December 1830 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Agnes Saundirs in record.3
  • Death*: Alexander Adamson fireman died on 8 April 1879 at 15 Arbroath Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1879 deaths in the district of St Andrew in the burgh of Dundee, ref 363; Alexander Adamson stoker in ship building yard married to Agnes Saunders, male aged 82 years; parents John Adamson crofter (dec) & Mary Adamson ms [Primrose?] (dec), cause paralysis 1 1/2 months as cert by D Steele Moon LRCP; signed Alexr Adamson son 35 Cotton Road; regsitered 1879 April 8th at Dundee F Macdiarmid, registrar.1
  • (Spouse) Death: His spouse Agnes Saunders died on 20 April 1880 at 37 Arbroath Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1880 deaths in the district of St Andrew in the burgh of Dundee, ref 471; Agnes Adamson widow of Alexander Adamson stoker in ship yard, 1880 April Twentieth 3h 15m am 37 Arbroath Road Dundee, female aged 79 years, parents William Saunders ... warper (dec) & Margaret Saunders ms Ogilvie (dec), cause paralysis 10 days as cert by Peter Young LRCSM, signed Alexr Adamson son 35 Cotton Road, registered April 20th at Dundee F Macdiarmid registrar.4

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household6 June 1841He and Agnes Saunders, Margaret Adamson, Catherine Adamson, Alexander Adamson sawyer and Agnes Adamson were listed in the 1841 census. Not found.
Head of Household30 March 1851He was listed as head of household along with spouse Agnes Saunders in the 1851 census at 57 King Street / 2 William Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Alexander Adamson, head, 50, fireman at flax & tow yarn & powerlooms, b Aberdour; Agnes Adamson, wife, 45, b Dundee; also in the household were Margaret Adamson, Alexander Adamson sawyer, Agnes Adamson and Ebeneezer McGregor.2
Head of Household7 April 1861He was listed as head of household, along with spouse Agnes Saunders in the 1861 census at 69 King Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Alex Adamson, head, 61, fireman, Aberdour; Agnes Adamson, wife, 51, Dundee; also in the household were Agnes Adamson and William Smith.5
Head of Household2 April 1871He was listed as head of household along with spouse Agnes Saunders in the 1871 census at 39 King Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Alexander Adamson, head, 73, fireman, Aberdour; Ann Adamson, wife, 65, Dundee; also in the household were William Low, William Gordon mill worker and John Thomson.6

Family:

Agnes Saunders b. 30 Dec 1802, d. 20 Apr 1880

Children:

Margaret Adamson2 b. 1831
Catherine Adamson+ b. 30 Mar 1833
Alexander Adamson sawyer+ b. 2 Jul 1838, d. 7 Jun 1895
Agnes Adamson b. 3 May 1841

Citations

  1. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Death 1879 Dundee 282/04 0363 image held [Nov 2014].
  2. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 57; Page: 38; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1851_62; Year: 1851. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Oct 2014]
  3. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), LDS M112825 [May 2009].
  4. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Statutory Deaths 1880 Dundee 282/04 0471 image held [Nov 2014].
  5. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 7; Page: 31; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1861_38. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Oct 2014]
  6. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: St Andrew; ED: 4; Page: 4; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1871_52. 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. [Oct 2014]
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