- Birth*: Nora Jane Campbell was born circa 1858.1,2
- Marriage*: She married William Shaw Adamson, son of John Adamson entrepreneur & owner of the Erichtside linen works at Blairgowrie and Susan Miller Shaw, in 1883 at St George, Hanover Square, London, England, .1,3
- (Deceased) Death*: Nora Jane Campbell died on 13 August 1932.2
- Married Name: As of 1883, her married name was Adamson.1
- (Witness) Note for Web: Nora Jane Campbell and Susan Miller Shaw, William Shaw Adamson, John Alexander Shaw Adamson, Annie Peto Adamson and Brig-Gen John Harold Whitworth Becke was mentioned with John Adamson entrepreneur & owner of the Erichtside linen works at Blairgowrie. Adamson, John (1813-93) of Careston Castle. Son of Capt. William Adamson of Dundee, born 1813. Owner of the Erichtside linen works at Blairgowrie. DL and JP for Angus. He married 9 April 1848 Susan Miller (d. 1851), daughter of Capt. William Shaw of Newhall and had issue:
(1) William Shaw Adamson (1851-1936) (q.v.)
In 1871 he purchased the Careston Castle estate. He made additions to the rear of the castle after 1880.
He died 28 February 1893 and was buried at Careston.1 - (Witness) Note for Web: Nora Jane Campbell and Capt William Campbell Adamson RFC and Margaret Stancomb Mann was mentioned with William Shaw Adamson. Adamson, William Shaw (1851-1936), of Careston Castle. Only son of John Adamson (1813-93) and his wife Susan Miller, daughter of Capt. Shaw of Newhall; born 20 November 1851. Educated at Cheltenham College and Edinburgh University. DL and JP for Angus; vice-convener of Angus County Council. He matriculated a coat of arms at the office of Lord Lyon King of Arms, 1900. He married 20 June 1883 Nora Jane (d. 1932), daughter of Rt. Hon. James Alexander Campbell of Stracathro and had issue:
(1) John Alexander Shaw Adamson (b. & d. 1885), died in infancy;
(2) Capt. William Campbell Adamson RFC (1886-1915) (q.v.);
(3) Annie Peto Adamson (1890-1963), born 24 April 1890; m. 1915 Brig-Gen. John Harold Whitworth Becke CMG DSO (d. 1949), son of James Henry Becke of Beckingham (Lincs) and had issue; died 4 November 1963.
He inherited Careston Castle from his father in 1893.
He died 12 March 1936 and was buried at Careston.1 - [S49] Website Web Site online (www.) http://landedfamilies.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/37-adamson-of-careston-castle-and.html [Apr 2015].
- [S49] Website Web Site online (www.) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127045838 [Apr 2015].
- [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005 [April 2015].
- [S49] Website Web Site online (www.) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130756531 [Apr 2015].
Nora Jane Campbell1
F, #11792, b. circa 1858, d. 13 August 1932
Last Edited: 16 Apr 2015
Family:
William Shaw Adamson b. 1851, d. 12 Mar 1936
Child:
Capt William Campbell Adamson RFC+4 b. 5 Nov 1886, d. 5 Sep 1915