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Thomas Adamson ploughman1

M, #18116, b. say 1829
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 29 Oct 2023
  • (Child) Birth*: Thomas Adamson ploughman was born say 1829 at Farnell, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Candidate.2

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household30 March 1851He was listed as head of household in the 1851 census at Menzieshill, Liff, Forfarshire, Scotland, . First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place
James     Ramsay     Head     Unmarried     Male     42     1809     Farmer of 212 acres employing 3 labourers     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Jean     Ramsay     Sister     Unmarried     Female     50     1801     -     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
James     Anderson     Servant     Unmarried     Male     22     1829     Farm labourer     Inverarity, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Thomas     Adamson     Servant     Unmarried     Male     22     1829     Farm labourer     Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
John     Baxter     Servant     Unmarried     Male     32     1819     Farm labourer     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Alexander     Bisset     Servant     Unmarried     Male     17     1834     Farm labourer     Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Jean     Frick     Servant     Unmarried     Female     18     1833     House servant     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Hugh     Dougald     Servant     -     Male     14     1837     Cattle boy     Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland


First name(s)     Thomas
Last name     Adamson
Relationship     Servant
Marital status     Unmarried
Sex     Male
Age     22
Birth year     1829
Birth town     Farnell
Birth town as transcribed     Farnell
Birth county     Forfarshire (Angus)
Birth county as transcribed     Forfarshire
Birth place     Scotland
Birth place other as transcribed     Scotland
Occupation     Farm labourer
Full address     Menzieshill, Liff, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
House name     Menzieshill
Street     Menzieshill
Town     Dundee
Parish     Liff
County     Forfarshire (Angus)
Country     Scotland
Registration district     Dundee
Enumeration district     2
Piece number     -
Folio     -
Page     -
Schedule     18
Record set     1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category     Census, land & surveys
Subcategory     Census
Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.2

Family:

Agnes Fairweather linen handloom weaver b. 8 Feb 1825, d. 1903

Child:

Jane Adamson dressmaker1 b. 1850, d. 6 Dec 1870

Citations

  1. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory death 1870 Forfar, ref 288/X 36 image held [Feb 2022].
  2. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Candidate Thomas Adamson in 1851
    1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Menzieshill, Liff, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Oct 2023].