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William Smith1

M, #11238, b. circa 1839
Last Edited: 27 Oct 2019

Parents:

  • (Child) Birth*: William Smith was born circa 1839.
  • He was the son of John Smith and Cecilia Paterson.2
  • (Groom) Marriage*: William Smith married Agnes Adamson, daughter of Alexander Adamson fireman and Agnes Saunders, on 24 October 1860 at 1 Wellington Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1860 marriages in the 1st district of the burgh of Dundee in the county of Forfar, ref 315; On the Twentyfourth day of October 1860 at 1 Wellington Street Dundee marriage after banns was solemized between us according to the forms of the Church of Scotland; signed William Smith age 21 residing How's land Hilltown Dundee moulder batchelor parents John Smith shoemaker & Cecilia Paterson; signed Agnes Adamson her + mark R Logan witness aged 19 residing 69 King Street Dundee weaver powerloom spinster parents Alexander Adamson fireman & Agnes Saunders; signed R Logan minister Dundee Thomas Mill moulder William Walker engineer witnesses; registered at Dundee on the Thirtieth day of October 1860 W Johnston regsitrar.2
  • (Witness) Marriage: William Smith witnessed the marriage of Margaret Millar Bell and Alexander Adamson sawyer on Friday, 18 May 1860 at 14 Wellington Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1860 marriages in the 1st district of the burgh of Dundee in the county of Forfar, ref 133; On the Eighteenth day of May 1860 at 14 Wellington Street Dundee marriage after banns was solemnized between us according to the forms of the Cjurch of Scotland; signed Alexr Adamson aged 21 residing 69 King Street Dundee, sawyer bachelor, parents Alexander Adamson stoker Dundee & Agnes Adamson ms Saunders; signed Margt Bell her + mark signed William Smith witness, aged 21 residing 3 Bucklemaker Wynd Dundee, power loom weaver spinster; parents Henry Bell seaman Dundee & Ann Bell ms Lees; signed R Logan minister Dundee, signed Willaim Smith M..., William Smith Tailor, witnesses; registered at Dundee on the 21st day of May 1860 signed Wm Fairweather registrar.3,1

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household7 April 1861They was listed as a member of the household of Alexander Adamson fireman and Agnes Saunders in the 1861 census at 69 King Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . William Smith, son-in-law, 22, moulder, Newtyle; Alex Adamson, head, 61, fireman, Aberdour; Agnes Adamson, wife, 51, Dundee.4

Citations

  1. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Marriage 1860 Dundee 282/01 0133 image held [Nov 2014].
  2. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Statutory Marriage 1860 Dundee 282/01 0315 image held [Nov 2014].
  3. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), LDS M112821 [May 2009].
  4. [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]