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John Bell Adamson bookseller & stationer1,2

M, #18125, b. 5 October 1866, d. 31 January 1950
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 16 Mar 2025

Parents:

Father*: William Adamson1 b. 1836, d. 21 Oct 1914
Mother*: Mary Bell1 b. 1839, d. 23 Dec 1911
  • Birth*: John Bell Adamson bookseller & stationer was born on 5 October 1866 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .3
  • He was the son of William Adamson and Mary Bell.1
  • Marriage*: John Bell Adamson bookseller & stationer married Anne Falconer in 1893 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Forfarshire, .4
  • (Deceased) Death*: John Bell Adamson bookseller & stationer died on 31 January 1950 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, , at age 83 aged 83.2
  • Burial*: He was buried on 2 February 1950 at Newmonthill Cemetery, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .1,5
  • No Connection*: There has been NO CONNECTION established between the main line of research and John Bell Adamson bookseller & stationer; NO CONNECTION established to main research [Dec 2010].1
  • (Witness) Memorial Inscription: He is commemorated on the headstone erected say 1950 at Newmonthill Cemetery, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads In Loving memory of John B Adamson bookseller and stationer, died 31st Jan 1950 aged 83
    And of his wife Anne Falconer died 9th Jan 1951 aged 82
    Also their youngest son Harold F Adamson died 12th Feb 1983 aged 72 Dearly beloved husband of
    Anne S Jamieson died 16th July 1985 aged 86
    John Bell Adamson son of John & Anne died 14th July 1992 aged 92.2,6

Census & Directory Entries

Witness3 April 1881John Bell Adamson bookseller & stationer appeared in the household of William Adamson and Mary Bell in the 1881 census at Whitehills, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . John Adamson, son, unm, 16, son, apprentice stationery, Forfar Wm Adamson, head, mar, 44, mason, Forfar; Mary Adamson, wife, mar, 42, mason wife.7

Family:

Anne Falconer b. s 1868
  • Marriage*: John Bell Adamson bookseller & stationer married Anne Falconer in 1893 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Forfarshire, .4

Children:

John Bell Adamson9 b. s 1902, d. 14 Jul 1992
Harold Ferguson Adamson2 b. s 1910, d. 12 Feb 1983

Notes

  • Reference LGB*: Reference: 2:5275.8

Citations

  1. [S144] 02 DATASET original data.
  2. [S43] PCC Photographic Collection [Sep 2010].
  3. [S144] 02 DATASET original data LDS [Jun 2009].
  4. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory marriage 1893 Forfar, ref 288/A 71 no image held [Feb 2022].
  5. [S146] Website Web Site online (www.) "http://www.deceasedonline.com/ search only no detail [Jan 2012]."
  6. [S67] Website findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com) Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126349466/alexander-adamson: accessed 16 March 2025), memorial page for Alexander Adamson (1861–2 Jun 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 126349466, citing Newmonthill Cemetery, Forfar, Angus, Scotland; Maintained by Memorium (contributor 47853990). [Mar 2025]
  7. [S144] 02 DATASET original data FHL Film 0203492 GRO ref vol 288 enum 24 page 10; [June 2009].
  8. [S144] 02 DATASET original data 5275 John Bell Adamson [Mar 2021].
  9. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, Statutory marriage 1956 Forfar, ref 288/A 28 no image held [Feb 2022].