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James Craik Falconer watch inspector, printer's compositor

M, #3295, b. circa 1857
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Last Edited: 11 Jul 2024
  • Birth*: James Craik Falconer watch inspector, printer's compositor was born circa 1857.
  • (Groom) Marriage*: He married Agnes Adamson grocer's assistant, daughter of John Adamson grocer & spirit merchant and Isabella Moffat, on 8 July 1879 at 44 West High Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1879 marriages in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar ref 40; 1879 on the eighth day of July at 44 West High Street Forfar after banns according to the forms of the Church of Scotland, James Craik Falconer printers compositor bachelor, 22, Perth Road Dundee, parents David Falconer blacksmith journeyman and Margaret Falconer ms Craik (dec); Agnes Adamson grocers assistant spinster, 21, 44 West High Street Forfar, parents John Adamson grocer master and Isabella Adamson ms Moffat; signed John Weir MA minister of the Parish of St James Forfar; signed Andrew Black, Helen S Adamson witnesses; registered 1879 July 10th at Forfar signed W H Thomson registrar.1
  • (Spouse) Death: His spouse Agnes Adamson grocer's assistant died on 16 July 1945 at Links Road, Longniddry, East Lothian, Scotland, ; 1945 deaths in the district of Gladsmuir in the county of East Lothian, Agnes Falconer widow of James Craik Falconer house agnecy clerk 1945 July sixteenth 3h 20m pm Links Road Longniddry us res 64 Comiston Road Edinburgh, f, 87 years, John Adamson grocer (dec) Isabella Adamson ms Moffat (dec), cause - see reg of corr entries vol I page 158 28th July 1945; Geo McCulloch son in law 11 Links Road Longniddry, registered 1945 July 17th at Gladsmuir E S Crowe registrar.2

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household3 April 1881He was listed as head of household along with spouse Agnes Adamson grocer's assistant in the 1881 census at 7 Union Place, Liff & Benvie, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Jas Falconer, head, mar, 24, printer composr, Forfar; Agnes Falconer, wife, mar, 23, wife of printer composr; also in the household were John Adamson Falconer mechanical engineer.3

Family:

Agnes Adamson grocer's assistant b. 26 Feb 1858, d. 16 Jul 1945

Children:

John Adamson Falconer mechanical engineer b. 1880
Rhoda Falconer b. c 1893
Mabel Moffat Falconer b. 1903

Citations

  1. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory marriages 1879 Forfar ref 40, image held [Sept 2006].
  2. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), image held; GROS statutory deaths 1945 Gladsmuir ref 10 [Oct 2009].
  3. [S30] LDS 1881 Census.
Charts:
Adamson, David c1765 descendants
Crighton, John c 1731 descendants
Doughtie, William c1700 descendants
Galloway, Rebecca c1720 descendants
Hall, Jannet c1770 descendants
Mennons, John c1720 descendants
Neave, James c1756 descendants
Richie, Agnes c1700 descendants
My Adamson Folk - descendant chart