Amelia Newbigging¹

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• (Child) Birth*: Amelia Newbigging was born on 10 September 1821 at South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland, ; Name:      Amelia Newbigging
  Gender:      Female
  Birth Date:      10 Sep 1821
  Baptism Date:      6 Oct 1821
  Baptism Place:      , South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  Father:      Thomas Newbigging
  Mother:      Wilhelmina Archibald
  FHL Film Number:      1067775
  Reference ID:      - 2:18S7M09.³
• She was the daughter of Thomas Newbigging and Wilhelmina Archibald.^2,3
• (Bride) Marriage*: Amelia Newbigging married Rev John Adamson minister Church of Scotland, son of James Adamson farmer, on 21 January 1844 at Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, ; Register of marriages for 1844; Edinburgh 22 January 1844, proclaimed 21st January 1844, Reverend John Adamson minister of Newton and Miss Amelia Newbigging resiiding no2 West Circus Place, St Stephen's Parish, daughter of the late Thomas Newbigging esquire wine merchant Leith, have been three times proclaimed in order to marriage and no objections have been offered, married at ... on the ... day of ... by the Rev ...^1,2
• Marriage*: Amelia Newbigging married an unknown person on Tuesday, 23 January 1844 at Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, ; 1844 Adamson & Newbigging, 1 Sabbath; Newton 20th January 1844, The Rev John Adamson minister of this parish & Miss Amelia Newbigging residing in the pasrish of St Stephen Edinburgh, gave in their names for proclamation in order to marriage. They were married on the 23rd Ultimo by the Rev Dr Muir of St Stephen Edinburgh.⁴
• (Deceased) Death*: She died on 25 September 1898 at age 77.⁵

• (Witness) Biography: She was mentioned in the Biography of Rev John Adamson minister Church of Scotland; JOHN ADAMSON, born 1797, eldest son of James A, farmer, Peebles;
  educated at Univ. of Glasgow; liccn. by Presb. of Peebles 11 June 1823; pres, by John Wauchope of Edmondstone; ord. 12th May 1826; died 28th March 1869. He marr. 23rd Jan. 1844, Amelia (died 25th Sept. 1808), youngest daugh. of Thomas Newbigging, merchant, Leith, and had issue — James Robertson, bom 12th Nov. 1844, died in Canada; Wilhelmina Archibald, born 8th Jan. 1846, died in infancy; Marion, born 30th May 1847 (marr. 20th April 1879, P. A. Young, M.D.) died 25th Nov. 1901; Elizabeth Jane, bom 19th May 1849 (marr. George Playfair), died June 1903; John Archibald, born 15th Aug. 1851, died 18th Feb. 1886; Amelia Newbigging, born 3rd June 1853 (marr. Sept. 1885, Robert M*Chcyne Paterson, Panjab, India), died 1894; Thomas Newbigging, min. of St Margaret’s, Broughty Ferry, born 1st April 1855; Alice Lindsay, born 7th May 1859, died 9th Dec. 1859. Publications—Sermon (on the death of the Rev. John Thomson of Newbattle) (JJalkeith, 1839); Account of the Parish (New Stat. Acc._f i.)⁵
• Married Name: As of 23 January 1844, her married name was Adamson.^1,2

Census & Directory Entries

Spouse

7 April 1861

She was listed in the household of Rev John Adamson minister Church of Scotland in the 1861 census at Newton Manse, Newton, Midlothian, Scotland, . Name:      John Adamson Age:      66 Estimated birth year:      abt 1795 Relationship:      Head Spouse's name :      Amelia Adamson Gender:      Male Where born:      Peebles, Peeblesshire Registration Number:      696 Registration district:      Newton Civil Parish:      Newton County:      Midlothian Address:      Newton Manse Occupation:      Minister Of Newton Parish ED:      2 Household schedule number:      109 LINE:      1 Roll:      CSSCT1861_133 Name:      Amelia Adamson [Amelia Newbigging] Age:      40 Estimated birth year:      abt 1821 Relationship:      Wife Spouse's name :      John Adamson Gender:      Female Where born:      Leith, Edinburghshire Registration Number:      696 Registration district:      Newton Civil Parish:      Newton County:      Midlothian Address:      Newton Manse ED:      2 Household schedule number:      109 LINE:      2 Roll:      CSSCT1861_133. James Robertson Adamson, Elizabeth Jane Adamson, John Archibald Adamson, Amelia Newbigging Adamson and Rev Thomas Newbiggging Adamson minister St Margaret's Barnhill were also listed in the household.6