If you have found the information on these pages useful, you might like to contribute to the costs involved (this money comes directly to me)
 
Or you may wish to give to one of these charities that are close to my heart - please tell them how you found them, if donating this way
 

Robert Adamson chief constable

M, #11814, b. circa 1808, d. 18 February 1861
Family Explorer
Pedigree
Last Edited: 15 May 2024
  • (Child) Birth*: Robert Adamson chief constable was born circa 1808 at Ceres, Fife, Scotland, ; from 1851 Census.1
  • Marriage*: He married Martha Johnston on Monday, 9 December 1833 at St Mary's Church, Lambeth, Surrey, England, ; Martha noted as widowed on one record.2,3
  • Death*: Robert Adamson chief constable died on 18 February 1861 at Southfield, Cupar, Fife, Scotland, ; 1861 deaths in the parish of Cupar in the county of Fife, ref 19; Robert Adamson Chief Constable of Fife (married); 1861 February Eighteenth 7h 15m am Southfield; male aged 53 years; no parents stated; cause heart & kidney disease many months, dropsy as cert by James Walker MD; informant R Adamson Jr son Glasgow; registered 1861 February 19th at Cupar James A Welch registrar.4
  • Memorial Inscription*: He was erected in 1850 at Cupar Parish Churchyard Extension, Cupar, Fife, Scotland, . 1850; Robt Adamson d Southfield Villa Cupar 18.2.1861 53, for 22y superintendant Fifeshire Constabulary, eulogy, s John Watts 28.3.1845 8m, Walter Andrew 8.9.1848 12.5
  • (Spouse) Death: His spouse Martha Johnston died on 14 September 1887 at St Thomas, Cupar, Fife, Scotland, ; 1887 deaths in the district of Cupar in the county of Fife, ref 123; Martha Adamson widow of Robert Adamson Chief Constable, died 1887 September fourteenth 9h 30m am at St Thomas Cupar; female aged 81 years, parents ---- Johnstone general merchant (dec) and ---- Johnstone ms ---- (dec); cause heart disease, mitral incompetence, cerebral embolism 2 days as certified by C E Douglas MD, signed R Adamson son Forar; registered 1887 September 17 at Cupar signed Thomas A Welch assist registrar initialed JAH.6

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household30 March 1851He was listed as head of household along with spouse Martha Johnston in the 1851 census at Millgate, Cupar, Fife, Scotland, . Robert Adamson, head, 42, superintendent County police, Ceres Fife; Martha Adamson, wife, 43, [prob London] England; also in the household were Maria Adamson, Robert Adamson chief constable, William Adamson and James T Adamson writer's clerk.7

Family:

Martha Johnston b. c 1807, d. 14 Sep 1887

Children:

Walter Andrew Adamson b. 17 Mar 1836, d. 8 Sep 1848
James Adamson b. 23 Jul 1837
Maria Adamson b. 16 Feb 1838
Robert Adamson chief constable+ b. 6 Feb 1840, d. 20 Apr 1922
William Adamson b. 20 Apr 1842
John Watts Adamson b. Jul 1844, d. 28 Mar 1845
James T Adamson writer's clerk b. c 1845

Citations

  1. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Cupar; ED: 1; Page: 10; Line: 16; Roll: 854; 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. [Jan 2011]
  2. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), England Marriages 1538-1973 batch I03343-2 film 1041644 [Jan 2011].
  3. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI), England Marriages 1538-1973 batch M01050-9 film 254610 [Jan 2011].
  4. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Deaths Cupar Fife 420/00 0019 [Jan 2011].
  5. [S66] John Fowler Mitchell CIE & Sheila Mitchell ed. Monumental Inscriptions pre-1855 Fifeshire vol 3, Scottish Genealogy Society, Edinburgh, first ed (2001) 0 901061 99 9 Fifeshire vol 3 The North & East Parishes; Cupar Parish Church Yard Extension pg59 [Jan 2011].
  6. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, Statutory deaths 1887 Cupar 420/123 [Dec 2016].
  7. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Cupar; ED: 1; Page: 10; Line: 16; Roll: 854; 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. [Jan 2011]
Charts:
Adamson policemen - descendant chart