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William Adamson1

M, #18127, b. 1836, d. 21 October 1914
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 15 Mar 2025
  • Birth*: William Adamson was born in 1836.1,2
  • Marriage: He married Mary Bell on Sunday, 29 December 1861 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .3
  • Marriage*: William Adamson married Mary Bell on Tuesday, 31 December 1861 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .4
  • (Proprietor of Lair) Burial*: William Adamson was the owner of the lair that William Adamson and Agnes Stark Adamson in May 1893 was buried in; Agnes Stark Adamson

    Birth
    1878
    Death
    25 May 1893 (aged 14–15)
    Burial
    Newmonthill Cemetery
    Forfar, Angus, Scotland

    Memorial ID
    126349698 · View Source


    Inscription
    William Adamson
    in memory of his daughter Helen
    who died 14th May 1876
    aged 1 year and 3 months
    also his son in law
    Joseph Rait who died
    26th May 1891 aged 29 years
    Also of his daughters
    Agnes died
    26th May 1893 Aged 15 years
    Mary died
    21 August 1892 aged 21 years
    Elizabeth died
    27 ??? 1895 aged 18 years
    Mary Bell his wife
    who died 23rd Dec 1911
    aged 72 years
    the above William Adamson
    who died 21st Oct 1914 aged 78 years.2
  • (Deceased) Death*: William Adamson died on 21 October 1914 aged 72 years.2
  • No Connection*: There has been NO CONNECTION established between the main line of research and William Adamson; NO CONNECTION established to main research [Dec 2010].1

Census & Directory Entries

Principal3 April 1881William Adamson and Mary Bell appeared in the 1881 census at Whitehills, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Wm Adamson, head, mar, 44, mason, Forfar; Mary Adamson, wife, mar, 42, mason wife.5

Family:

Mary Bell b. 1839, d. 23 Dec 1911
  • Marriage: William Adamson married Mary Bell on Sunday, 29 December 1861 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .3
  • Marriage*: William Adamson married Mary Bell on Tuesday, 31 December 1861 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .4

Children:

Isabella Milne Adamson1 b. 16 Jul 1862
James Bell Adamson factory worker1 b. 6 Sep 1864
John Bell Adamson bookseller & stationer+1 b. 5 Oct 1866, d. 31 Jan 1950
William Adamson1 b. 6 May 1868
George Bell Adamson1 b. 24 Aug 1870
Mary Simpson Adamson1 b. 19 Jun 1872, d. Aug 1893
Helen Adamson2 b. Feb 1876, d. 14 May 1876
Elizabeth Adamson1 b. 1877
Agnes Stark Adamson1 b. 1878, d. 25 May 1893

Citations

  1. [S144] 02 DATASET original data.
  2. [S67] Website findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com) Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126349698/agnes_stark-adamson: accessed 15 March 2025), memorial page for Agnes Stark Adamson (1878–25 May 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 126349698, citing Newmonthill Cemetery, Forfar, Angus, Scotland; Maintained by Memorium (contributor 47853990). [Mar 2025]
  3. [S144] 02 DATASET original data LDS M112884 [Jun 2009].
  4. [S144] 02 DATASET original data LDS M112881 [Jun 2009].
  5. [S144] 02 DATASET original data FHL Film 0203492 GRO ref vol 288 enum 24 page 10; [June 2009].