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Alexander Adamson1

M, #11834, b. circa 1773, d. 1 November 1841
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 21 Apr 2015

Parents:

Father*: John Adamson2 b. 1726, d. 30 Jun 1788
Mother*: Somebody Somebody b. 1731, d. 3 Apr 1805
  • Birth*: Alexander Adamson was born circa 1773 at Fife, Scotland, .1,3
  • He was the son of John Adamson and Somebody Somebody.2
  • Marriage*: Alexander Adamson married Rachel Melville on Tuesday, 8 December 1807 at St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, Scotland, .1
  • (Deceased) Death*: Alexander Adamson died on 1 November 1841.2

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household6 June 1841He and Rachel Melville, Alexander Adamson farmer, Jane Anne Adamson, John Millar, Archibald Millar and Andrew William Millar were listed in the 1841 census at Burnside Farmhouse, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, . Alex Adamson Sr, male aged 68, b Fife; Rachel Adamson or Melville, female aged 60, b Fife.3

Family:

Rachel Melville b. c 1781, d. 14 Oct 1871

Children:

John Adamson4 b. 1809, d. 1870
Jessie Adamson+5 b. s 1810
Jane Anne Adamson6 b. 1812
Alexander Adamson farmer+7 b. 3 Oct 1814, d. 24 Jul 1888
Eliza Adamson2 b. s 1816, d. 9 Jun 1817
Rachel Adamson2 b. s 1818, d. 24 Dec 1824
Archibald Adamson2 b. s 1819, d. 25 Jun 1838
Robert Adamson7 b. 26 Apr 1821, d. 14 Jan 1848
Isabella Morrison Adamson+7 b. 13 Apr 1822
Rachel Adamson7 b. 8 Apr 1823
Melville Adamson7 b. 7 Sep 1825

Citations

  1. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), search result for Alexander Adamson marriage to Rachael Melville [Apr 2015].
  2. [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 St Andrews Cathedral pg 160 ref 152.
  3. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1841 Census St Andrews http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1841%2f0018269631 [Apr 2015].
  4. [S29] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adamson_%28physician%29
  5. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI), Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11953-5 , System Origin: Scotland-ODM , GS Film number: 1040388 [Apr 2015].
  6. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1851 Census St Andrews http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1851%2f0020795685 [Apr 2015].
  7. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI), search result for Alexander Adamson family with Rachel Melville [Apr 2015].
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