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Jean Hillocks

F, #4370, b. 26 November 1811, d. 12 October 1896
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022
  • Birth*: Jean Hillocks was born on 26 November 1811; LDS C112882 [Aug 2008].
  • Marriage*: She married James Adamson sawyer, son of John Adamson sawyer and Agnes Webster, on Sunday, 2 January 1842 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .1
  • Death*: Jean Hillocks died on 12 October 1896 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, , at age 84; MI.
  • Married Name: As of 2 January 1842, her married name was Adamson.
  • (Witness) Memorial Inscription: She is commemorated on the headstone erected by James Adamson sawyer in 1866 at Newmonthill Cemetery, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads John Adamson 9.9.1859 81, w Agness Webester 30.1.1839 62, by s Jas 30.12.1891 84 (s Jas 8.10.1849 5); Jean Hillocks 12.10.1896 85 [MI pre-1855 Angus vol 1, ref 145]


    Inscription

    1866 - Erected by James Adamson in memory of his son JAMES who died 8th October 1849 aged 5 years; also his mother AGNESS WEBSTER who died 30th January 1839 aged 62 years; also his father JOHN ADAMSON who died 9th September 1859 aged 81 years; the said JAMES ADAMSON who died 30th December 1891, aged 84 years; also JEAN HILLOCKS who died 12th October 1896 aged 85 years.2,3
    John Adamson 9.9.1859 81, w Agness Webester 30.1.1839 62, by s Jas 30.12.1891 84 (s Jas 8.10.1849 5); Jean Hillocks 12.10.1896 85
    1866 - Erected by James Adamson in memory of his son JAMES who died 8th October 1849 aged 5 years; also his mother AGNESS WEBSTER who died 30th January 1839 aged 62 years; also his father JOHN ADAMSON who died 9th September 1859 aged 81 years; the said JAMES ADAMSON who died 30th December 1891, aged 84 years; also JEAN HILLOCKS who died 12th October 1896 aged 85 years [ Created by: Mike Brown; Added: 13 Mar 2019; Find a Grave Memorial ID: 197511813]

Census & Directory Entries

Principal3 April 1881Jean Hillocks and James Adamson sawyer appeared in the 1881 census at 54 Back Wynd, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James Adamson, head, mar, 72, sawyer, Forfar; Jean Adamson, wife, mar, 69, housekeeper, Forfar.

Family:

James Adamson sawyer b. 29 Apr 1808, d. 30 Dec 1891

Children:

Agnes Strang Adamson b. 4 Oct 1842
James Adamson b. 13 Jun 1844, d. 8 Oct 1849
Ann Halkney Adamson+ b. 22 Jun 1846
William Boath Adamson+ b. 2 Jan 1849

Citations

  1. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), LDS A457433 [Aug 2008].
  2. [S42] Alison Mitchell ed. Monumental Inscriptions pre-1855 Angus Strathmore vol 1, Scottish Genealogy Society, Edinburgh, first ed (1979, reprint 1993 & 1996) 0 901061 20 4 Forfar Cemetery pg 136 ref 145 [Apr 2015].
  3. [S67] Website findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com) Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197511813/agnes-adamson: accessed 26 October 2023), memorial page for Agnes Webster Adamson (unknown–30 Jan 1839), Find a Grave Memorial ID 197511813, citing Newmonthill Cemetery, Forfar, Angus, Scotland; Maintained by Mike Brown (contributor 48474342).