James Adamson clerk, music teacher

Parents:

• Birth*: James Adamson clerk, music teacher was born on 8 October 1873 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; LDS C112823 [May 2009].
• He was the son of Alexander Adamson music teacher and Elizabeth Senior.
• Marriage*: James Adamson clerk, music teacher married Ethel Bayne say 1900.¹
• (Deceased) Death*: James Adamson clerk, music teacher died on 30 December 1955 at Gramieknowe, Ceres, Coupar, Fife, Scotland, , at age 82 1955 Deaths in the district of Cupar in the county of Fife, ref 227 [last entry of the year]; James Adamson, (Education Authority) retired, married to Ethel Baynes; 1955 December Thirtieth 7h 35pm at Gramieknowe, parish of Coupar; male aged 82 years, parents Alexander Adamson music teacher deceased & Elizabeth Adamson ms Senior deceased, senile arteriosclerosis, cerbral thrombosis, gastric ulcer, haematomaris, as cert by J F Pirie MBChB, signed Ethel Adamson widow present, registered 1955 December 21st at Cupar signed Wilkie assist registrar signed John Legs.¹

• (Informant) Death: He registered the death of Alexander Adamson music teacher on 17 September 1912 at Marrbank, Paradise Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1912 deaths in the district of St Clement in the burgh of Dundee; ref 291; Alexander Adamson superintendent of singing married to Elizabeth Senior; 1912 September seventeenth 1h 40m pm Marrbank, Paradise Road UR 4 South Somerville Place Dundee; m aged 68 years; father James Adamson handloom weaver (dec) mother Barbara Adamson ms Watson (dec); gastrictaris, gastric-enterotomy, cardiac failure as cert by George Lawrence MD; informant Jas Adamson son 6 Balgay Avenue; registered 1912 September 18th at Dundee Geo B Simpson assistant registrar [Jul 2009] and from 1881 census [Jun 2009].²
  
• Retirement*: James Adamson clerk, music teacher was retired on 7 October 1938.³
  
• Newspaper Article*: He was mentioned in a newspaper article on 31 December 1955.⁴
  

Census & Directory Entries

Witness	3 April 1881	James Adamson clerk, music teacher appeared in the household of Alexander Adamson music teacher and Elizabeth Senior in the 1881 census at N Lindsay Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Jas Adamson, son, 7 scholar, Dundee This is a different couple as we now know this Alexander was born Fife. In the 1881 census, there is only one couple Alexander and Elizabeth Adamson where Alexander is born in Angus. But this couple are in Cargill Perth aged 56 (Alex) and 49 (Eliz). He is a[ retired powerlooom manager born Kirriemuir. She is born Dundee. There are no children present. [May 2009]]  BUT there is this family : FHL film 0203481 GRO ref vol 282-2enum 12 page 2; Alex Adamson, head, mar, 36, teacher of music, Ceres Fife; Eliz Adamson, wife, mar, 34, Leslie Fife; Susan Senior, sis in law, unm, 36 mantle maker, Dundee [Jun 2009] First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place Alex     Adamson     Head     Married     Male     36     1845     Teacher of music     Ceres, Fife, Scotland Elizabeth     Adamson     Wife     Married     Female     34     1847     -     Leslie, Fife, Scotland James     Adamson     Son     -     Male     7     1874     Scholar     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Alex     Adamson     Son     -     Male     6     1875     Scholar     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Thomas     Adamson     Son     -     Male     4     1877     -     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland John     Adamson     Son     -     Male     3     1878     -     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Charles     Adamson     Son     -     Male     0     1881     -     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Susan     Senior     Sister-in-law     Unmarried     Female     30     1851     Mantle maker     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland ________________ First name(s)     Alex Last name     Adamson Relationship     Head Marital status     Married Sex     Male Age     36 Age as transcribed     36 Birth year     1845 Birth town     Ceres Birth town as transcribed     CERES Birth county     Fife Birth county as transcribed     FIFESHIRE Birth place     Scotland Occupation     Teacher of music Full address     N Lindsay Street, Dundee, St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Street     N Lindsay Street Town     Dundee Parish     Dundee County     Forfarshire (Angus) Country     Scotland Registration district     St Mary Archive reference     - Piece number     - Folio     - Page     - Schedule     8 Record set     1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Category     Census, land & surveys Subcategory     Census Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.5
Member of Household	5 April 1891	They was listed as a member of the household of Alexander Adamson music teacher and Elizabeth Senior in the 1891 census at 94 Nethergate, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place Alexander     Adamson     Head     Married     Male     46     1845     Teacher of [nurse] music     Fife, Scotland -     Adamson     Wife     Married     Female     44     1847     -     Leslie, Fife, Scotland James     Adamson     Son     Unmarried     Male     17     1874     Clerk     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Alex     Adamson     Son     -     Male     16     1875     Clerk     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Thomas     Adamson     Son     -     Male     14     1877     Scholar     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland John     Adamson     Son     -     Male     13     1878     Scholar     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Charles     Adamson     Son     -     Male     10     1881     Scholar     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland George     Adamson     Son     -     Male     5     1886     Scholar     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Gavin     Adamson     Son     -     Male     1     1890     Scholar     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland __________________ First name(s)     Alexander Last name     Adamson Relationship     Head Marital status     Married Sex     Male Age     46 Age as transcribed     46 Birth year     1845 Birth town     - Birth town as transcribed     CORIS Birth county     Fife Birth county as transcribed     FIFE Birth place     Scotland Birth place other as transcribed     SCOTLAND Occupation     Teacher f nurse Full address     Nethergate, 94, Dundee, St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland House name     Nethergate House number     94 Street     - Town     Dundee Parish     Dundee County     Forfarshire (Angus) Country     Scotland Registration district     St Mary Enumeration district     1 Archive reference     - Piece number     - Folio     - Page     - Schedule     151 Record set     1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Category     Census, land & surveys Subcategory     Census Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.6