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Alexander Adamson1

M, #11836, b. 3 October 1814, d. 24 July 1888
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 21 Apr 2015

Parents:

Father*: Alexander Adamson1 b. c 1773, d. 1 Nov 1841
Mother*: Rachel Melville1 b. c 1781, d. 14 Oct 1871
  • Birth*: Alexander Adamson was born on 3 October 1814 at St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, Scotland, .1
  • He was the son of Alexander Adamson and Rachel Melville.1
  • Marriage*: Alexander Adamson married Sarah Louise Lanham on Wednesday, 11 June 1856 at Trinity, Wat, Ireland, .2,3
  • (Deceased) Death*: Alexander Adamson died on 24 July 1888 at age 73.4

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household6 June 1841Alexander Adamson was listed along with Alexander Adamson 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; Alex Adamson, male aged 26, b Fife.5
Head of Household30 March 1851He was listed as head of household in the 1851 census at Burnside Farmhouse, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, . Alex Adamson, head, unmarried, male aged 36, farmer of 140 acres employing 4 men servts and 8 out workers, b Fife; also in the household was Rachel Melville, Jane Anne Adamson, Francis Millar and Alexander Bell.6
Head of Household7 April 1861He was listed as head of household, along with spouse Sarah Louise Lanham in the 1861 census at Burnside Farmhouse, St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, Scotland, . Alex Adamson, head, married, male aged 46, farmer of 140 Scots acres employing 4 ploughmen, 1 boy and 7... , b St Andrews Fife; Sarah L L Adamson, wife, married, femaled aged 25, b Moffat Dumfriesshire; also in the household were Rachel Melville, Jane Anne Adamson, Melville Adamson, Alexander Oswald Adamson, Oswald Bell Lt Col IEICS retired and Isabella Morrison Adamson.2
Head of Household2 April 1871He was listed as head of household along with spouse Sarah Louise Lanham in the 1871 census at Burnside Farmhouse, St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, Scotland, . Alex Adamson, head, married, male aged 55, farmer 212 acres 125 arable men and 4 women servants, b St Andrews Fife; Sarah L Lunham, wife, married, female aged 35, b Moffat Dumfriesshire.7
Head of Household3 April 1881He was listed as head of household along with spouse Sarah Louise Lanham in the 1881 census at Burnside Farmhouse, St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, Scotland, . Alex Adamson, head, married, male aged 64, farmer of 200 acres of which 165 are arable, employing 4 men and 4 women out workers, b St Andrews Fife; Sarah L L Adamson, wife, married, female aged 42, female domestic servant, b Moffat Dumfriesshire.8

Family:

Sarah Louise Lanham b. 1836
  • Marriage*: Alexander Adamson married Sarah Louise Lanham on Wednesday, 11 June 1856 at Trinity, Wat, Ireland, .2,3

Child:

Alexander Oswald Adamson4 b. 1859, d. 31 Mar 1900

Citations

  1. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), search result for Alexander Adamson family with Rachel Melville [Apr 2015].
  2. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1861 Census St Andrews http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1861%2f0023162538 [Apr 2015].
  3. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI), Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M70215-1 , System Origin: Ireland-EASy , GS Film number: 101381 , Reference ID: 567 [Apr 2015].
  4. [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.
  5. [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].
  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. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1871 Census St Andrews http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1871%2f0024069731 [Apr 2015].
  8. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1881 Census St Andrews http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1881%2f0029083533 [Apr 2015].
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Adamson Pioneer Photographers - descendant chart