David Alexander Adamson^1,2

Parents:

• Birth*: David Alexander Adamson was born in 1875 at Inverkeilor, Forfarshire, Scotland, .¹
• He was the son of William Adamson builder & house proprietor and Helen Smith.¹
• (Deceased) Death*: David Alexander Adamson died on 22 March 1894 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, , aged 19 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	3 April 1881	They was listed as a member of the household of William Adamson builder & house proprietor and Helen Smith in the 1881 census at Headingstone Place Stone Cottage, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place William     Adamson     Head     Married     Male     50     1831     Quarry master & mason     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Helen     Adamson     Wife     Married     Female     38     1843     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Jessie     Adamson     Daughter     -     Female     10     1871     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland John     Adamson     Son     -     Male     8     1873     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland David     Adamson     Son     -     Male     6     1875     -     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Nellie     Adamson     Daughter     -     Female     4     1877     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Frank     Adamson     Son     -     Male     2     1879     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Mary     Adamson     Daughter     -     Female     0     1881     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Agnes     Peters     Servant     Unmarried     Female     34     1847     General serv     Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland First name(s)     William Last name     Adamson Relationship     Head Marital status     Married Sex     Male Age     50 Age as transcribed     50 Birth year     1831 Birth town     Forfar Birth town as transcribed     FORFAR Birth county     Forfarshire (Angus) Birth county as transcribed     FORFARSHIRE Birth place     Scotland Occupation     Quarry master & mason Full address     Heading Place Stone Cottage, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland House name     Heading Place Stone Cottage Street     - Parish     Forfar County     Forfarshire (Angus) Country     Scotland Registration district     Forfar Archive reference     - Piece number     - Folio     - Page     - Schedule     1 Record set     1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Category     Census, land & surveys Subcategory     Census Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.1
Member of Household	5 April 1891	They was listed as a member of the household of William Adamson builder & house proprietor and Helen Smith in the 1891 census at Heading Placeston, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place William     Adamson     Head     Married     Male     60     1831     Builder and contractor     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Helen     Adamson     Wife     Married     Female     47     1844     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Jessie     Adamson     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     20     1871     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland John     Adamson     Son     Unmarried     Male     18     1873     App mason     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland David     Adamson     Son     Unmarried     Male     16     1875     Scholar     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Nellie     Adamson     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     14     1877     Scholar     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Frank     Adamson     Son     -     Male     12     1879     Scholar     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Mary     Adamson     Daughter     -     Female     10     1881     Scholar     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland William     Adamson     Son     -     Male     8     1883     Scholar     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Ernest     Adamson     Son     -     Male     5     1886     Scholar     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Agnes     Peters     Servant     Unmarried     Female     45     1846     Domestic servant     Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland First name(s)     William Last name     Adamson Relationship     Head Marital status     Married Sex     Male Age     60 Age as transcribed     60 Birth year     1831 Birth town     Forfar Birth county     Forfarshire (Angus) Birth county as transcribed     FORFAR Birth place     Scotland Occupation     Builder and contractor Full address     Heading Placeston, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland House name     Heading Placeston Street     - Parish     Forfar County     Forfarshire (Angus) Country     Scotland Registration district     Forfar Enumeration district     21 Parliamentary borough or division     Montrose Municipal borough or ward     Forfar Archive reference     - Piece number     - Folio     - Page     - Schedule     1 Record set     1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Category     Census, land & surveys Subcategory     Census Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.4