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Allan Lister Adamson mercantile clerk

M, #8062, b. 29 July 1873

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Pedigree

Last Edited: 15 May 2024

Parents:

Father*: James Wilson Adamson manufacturer & Provost of Forfar 1901-1907 b. 5 Jun 1847, d. 3 Jun 1926
Mother*: Rose Clarke b. 1847, d. 16 Aug 1906

Birth*: Allan Lister Adamson mercantile clerk was born on 29 July 1873 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .¹
He was the son of James Wilson Adamson manufacturer & Provost of Forfar 1901-1907 and Rose Clarke.

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household

3 April 1881

They was listed as a member of the household of James Wilson Adamson manufacturer & Provost of Forfar 1901-1907 and Rose Clarke in the 1881 census at Broomfield, Lour Road, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland,

. Allan L Adamson, son, 7, scholar, Forfar; James W Adamson, head, mar, 33, linen manufacturer, Forfar; Rose Adamson, wife, mar, 34, Amiens France; May Anderson, servt, unm, 24, domestic servant (cook), New Scone Perthshire; Betsy Alexander, servt, unm, 24, domestic servant (house m), Kirriemuir; on maps the address seems to appear as Bloomfield Cottage.²

Member of Household

5 April 1891

They was listed as a member of the household of James Wilson Adamson manufacturer & Provost of Forfar 1901-1907 and Rose Clarke in the 1891 census at Broomfield Cottage, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland,

. Allan Adamson, son, 17, merantile clerk, Forfar; Jh Adamson, head, 43, linen manufacturer, Forfar; Rose Adamson, wife, 44, British Subject, Amiens, France.³

Citations

[S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), [Aug 2008].
[S30] LDS 1881 Census FHL ref 0203492 288 4 19 [Aug 2008].
[S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Forfar; ED: 4; Page: 25; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1891_99. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1891 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. Reels 1-409. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Mar 2013]

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