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John Adamson mason1

M, #8078, b. circa 1810, d. 9 December 1874
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 13 Oct 2019

Parents:

Father*: Alexander Adamson linen hand loom weaver b. c 1780
Mother*: Margaret Grindly b. c 1780
  • Birth*: John Adamson mason was born circa 1810 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; from 1841 & 61 census.2,3
  • He was the son of Alexander Adamson linen hand loom weaver and Margaret Grindly.
  • Marriage: John Adamson mason married Helen Barrie on Sunday, 1 December 1844 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .4
  • (Groom) Marriage: John Adamson mason married Isabella Wallace on 30 October 1853 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .5
  • Death*: John Adamson mason died on 9 December 1874 at Paterson Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1874 deaths in the district of St Celment in the burgh of Dundee, ref 796; John Adamson mason operative married to Isabella Wallace, prev to Helen Barrie ur Forfar, 1874 December Nineth 8h 0m am in Paterson Street Dundee, male aged 65 years, parents Alexander Adamson linen weaver (dec) & Margaret Adamson ms Grindlay (dec), cause falling of a scaffolding while engaged at work, sudden death as cert by Peter Young LRCSE, signed William Adamson nephew 9 Rosebank Street [Dundee], registered 1874 December 12 at Dundee Dav Scott registrar.6
  • (Deceased) Death RCE: His death registration was corrected on 25 December 1874 at Paterson Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, , page 124 Regsiter of Corrected Entries for the district of St Clement in the burgh of Dundee; The following report of result of a Precognition has been received touching the Death of John Adamson registered under no 796 of the Register Books of Deaths for the year 1874; John Adamson about 60 years, male, died 9 December 1874 Paterson Street Dundee, cause injuries received by the falling of a scaffolding in which he was working; Procurator Fiscals Office Dundee 25 December 1874, certified by W B Dunbar PF; registered Dec 30 at Dundee Dav Scott registrar.7

Census & Directory Entries

Witness6 June 1841John Adamson mason appeared in the household of Alexander Adamson linen hand loom weaver and Margaret Grindly in the 1841 census at East Port, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . John Adamson, m, 30, lhlw, Angus Adamson Alexander, m, 55, linen hand loom weaver, Angus; Adamson Margaret, f, 55, outside census county; along with Margaret Rae family, James Williamson (age 6); Eliz Spark (age 60); Mary Forbes (age 15); William Boath family.8
Head of Household7 April 1861He was listed as head of household, along with spouse Isabella Wallace in the 1861 census at 4 Prior Road, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . John Adamson, head, 51, mason, Forfar; Isabel, wife, 38, Kirriemuir; also in the household were Margaret Adamson, David Adamson builder, Jean Nicoll Adamson and John Adamson.1
Head of Household2 April 1871He was listed as head of household along with spouse Isabella Wallace in the 1871 census at 3 Lour Road, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . John Adamson, head, 60, mason, Forfar; Isabella Adamson, wife, 56 [?], Kirriemuir; also in the household were Margaret Adamson, David Adamson builder, Jean Nicoll Adamson, John Adamson and Alexander Milne Adamson builder.9

Family 1:

Helen Barrie b. c 1820, d. b 1853
  • Marriage: John Adamson mason married Helen Barrie on Sunday, 1 December 1844 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .4

Child:

Margaret Adamson1 b. c 1852

Family 2:

Isabella Wallace b. c 1830
  • (Groom) Marriage: John Adamson mason married Isabella Wallace on 30 October 1853 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .5

Children:

David Adamson builder10 b. c 1854, d. 16 Nov 1915
Jean Nicoll Adamson b. 19 Oct 1856
John Adamson b. 4 Dec 1858
Alexander Milne Adamson builder+ b. 31 Aug 1861, d. 18 Aug 1949
Somebody Adamson b. 25 Feb 1864

Citations

  1. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Forfar; ED: 22; Page: 4; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1861_42. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Nov 2014]
  2. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Forfar; ED: 22; Page: 4; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1861_42.
    Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Nov 2014]
  3. [S13] Website FreeCEN UK Census Online Project (http://www.freecen.org.uk/) SCT1841/288 Forfar EnumDist 1 Folio 1 page 4; East Port [May 2009].
  4. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910, index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTV2-DXM : accessed 06 Nov 2014), John Adamson and Helen Barry, 01 Dec 1844; citing Forfar,Angus,Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 993432. [Nov 2014]
  5. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), LDS M112884 [Jun 2009].
  6. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Death 1874 Dundee ref 282/03 0796 image held [Nov 2014].
  7. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Statutory Death 1874 Dundee ref 282/03 0796 RCE image held [Nov 2014].
  8. [S13] Website FreeCEN UK Census Online Project (http://www.freecen.org.uk/) SCT1841/288 Forfar EnumDist 1 Folio 1 page 4; East Port [Aug 2008].
  9. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Forfar; ED: 22; Page: 5; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1871_55. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1871 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Nov 2014]
  10. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Statutory Death 1915 Forfar ref 288/A0 0154 image held [May 2009].
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