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Margaret Adamson

F, #8080, b. 2 October 1836
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 30 Jan 2013

Parents:

Father*: Hay Adamson linen hand loom weaver b. c 1811, d. 15 Nov 1891
Mother*: Helen Samson b. c 1812, d. 17 Dec 1894
  • Birth*: Margaret Adamson was born on 2 October 1836 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .1,2,3
  • She was the daughter of Hay Adamson linen hand loom weaver and Helen Samson.
  • (Child) Baptism: Margaret Adamson was baptised by an unknown person on 16 October 1836 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .2,1

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household6 June 1841Margaret Adamson was listed along with Hay Adamson linen hand loom weaver in the 1841 census at Brander Hall, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Adamson, Hay, 25, linen hand loom weaver, Angus; Adamson Helen, 25, Angus; with James Malcolm & family and Margaret Anderson, Janet McKay and Mary Mill; Margaret Adamson, 4, Angus.4
Member of Household30 March 1851They was listed as a member of the household of Hay Adamson linen hand loom weaver and Helen Samson in the 1851 census at Prior Place, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Margaret Adamson, daug, 14, handloom weaver linen, b Forfar; Hay Adamson, head, 38, handloom weaver linen, b Forfar; Helen, wife, 88, b Forfar.5
Member of Household7 April 1861They was listed as a member of the household of Hay Adamson linen hand loom weaver and Helen Samson in the 1861 census at 11 South Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Margaret Adamson, daug, 24, linen handloom weaver, b Forfar; Hay Adamson, head, 48, linen handloom weaver, b Forfar; Helen, wife, 48, b Forfar.6
Member of Household2 April 1871They was listed as a member of the household of Hay Adamson linen hand loom weaver and Helen Samson in the 1871 census at 184 East High Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Margaret Adamson, daug, 34, linen factory worker, b Forfar; Hay Adamson, head, 58, linen handloom weaver, b Forfar; Ellen, wife, 58, b Forfar.7
Witness3 April 1881Margaret Adamson appeared in the household of Hay Adamson linen hand loom weaver and Helen Samson in the 1881 census at 28 Prior Road, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Margaret Adamson, daug, unm, 44, housekeeper, Forfar Hay Adamson, head, mar, 69, factory labourer, Forfar; Helen Adamson, wife, mar, 68, factory labourer's wife, handicap blind, Forfar.8,9,10,11,12

Citations

  1. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), [Aug 2008].
  2. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, index,FamilySearch
    (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XB84-Q29 : accessed 30 Jan 2013), Margaret Adamson,
    02 Oct 1836; citing reference , FHL microfilm 993432. [Jan 2013]
  3. [S35] Old Parochial Register of pre-1855 (General Record Office of Scotland) GROS ref 288/00 0060 0301.
  4. [S13] Website FreeCEN UK Census Online Project (http://www.freecen.org.uk/) SCT1841/288 Forfar 17 19 14 FreeCEN [Aug 2008].
  5. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Forfar; ED: 24; Page: 12; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1851_64; Year: 1851. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Jan 2013]
  6. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Forfar; ED: 2; Page: 3; Line: 3; 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. [Jan 2013]
  7. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Forfar; ED: 1; Page: 14; Line: 9; 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. [Jan 2013]
  8. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS 2803492 288 22 33 [Aug 2008].
  9. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Forfar; ED: 22; Page: 33; Line: 1; Roll: cssct1881a_104227. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1881 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1-338. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.[Jan 2013]
  10. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Forfar; ED: 22; Page: 33; Line: 2; Roll: cssct1881a_104227. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1881 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1-338. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.[Jan 2013]
  11. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Forfar; ED: 22; Page: 33; Line: 3; Roll: cssct1881a_104227. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1881 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1-338. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.[Jan 2013]
  12. [S30] LDS 1881 Census FHL Film 0203492 GRO ref vol 288 ED 22 page 33.
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