William Adamson¹

Parents:

• Birth*: William Adamson was born in 1867 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .¹
• He was the son of William Adamson builder & house proprietor and Helen Smith.¹
• (Deceased) Death*: William Adamson died on 6 November 1874 at Inverkeilor, Forfarshire, Scotland, , aged 9 years.²

• (Witness) Memorial Inscription: He is commemorated on the headstone erected in 1894 at Newmonthill Cemetery, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads In memory of
  William Adamson builder Forfar who died 14th February 1894 aged 63 years
  And of Helen Smith his wife who died 26th Nov 1901 aged 49 years
  And of their family
  William who died 6th Nov 1874 aged 9 years
  James who died 23rd Dec 1874 aged 6 years
  David Alexander who died 22nd March 1894 aged 19 years
  Mary Agnes who died 14th Jan 1902 aged 21 years
  Frank Masterton died 1916 in Canada
  William Grant died 1936 in N Rhodesia
  John Gray died 1944 in Canada.³
  

  

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household

2 April 1871

They was listed as a member of the household of William Adamson builder & house proprietor and Helen Smith in the 1871 census at Adamson's Land, Prior Road, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place William     Adamson     Head     Married     Male     41     1830     Councillor mason (master employing 100 people)     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Helen     Adamson     Wife     Married     Female     28     1843     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland William     Adamson     Son     -     Male     4     1867     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland James     Adamson     Son     -     Male     2     1869     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Jessie     Adamson     Daughter     -     Female     0     1871     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Betsy     Adamson     Cousin     Unmarried     Female     26     1845     Servant     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland First name(s)     William Last name     Adamson Relationship     Head Marital status     Married Sex     Male Age     41 Birth year     1830 Birth town     Forfar Birth town as transcribed     FORFAR Birth county     Forfarshire (Angus) Birth county as transcribed     FORFARSHIRE Birth place     Scotland Birth place other as transcribed     SCOTLAND Occupation     Councillor mason (master employing 100 people) Full address     Adamson's Land, Prior Road, Forfar (Burghal), Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland House name     Adamson's Land Street     Prior Road Town     Forfar Parish     Forfar (Burghal) County     Forfarshire (Angus) Country     Scotland Registration district     Forfar Sub district     - Enumeration district     22 Archive reference     - Piece number     - Folio     - Page     - Schedule     91 Record set     1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Category     Census, land & surveys Subcategory     Census Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.1