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Robert Hay Adamson factory manager

M, #8084, b. 22 May 1869, d. June 1936
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 16 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*: Robert Hay Adamson factory manager was born on 22 May 1869 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .1
  • He was the son of James Wilson Adamson manufacturer & Provost of Forfar 1901-1907 and Rose Clarke.
  • (Groom) Marriage*: Robert Hay Adamson factory manager married Alice Maria Adamson, daughter of John Adamson magistrate & wholesale grocer and Ann Webster Lowson, on 2 June 1897 at 69 Magdalen Green, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1897 marriages in the district of St Peter in the burgh of Dundee, ref 100; 1897 on the Second say of June at 69 Magdalen Green Dundee after banns according to the forms of the Free Church; signed R H Adamson jute manufacturer bachelor, aged 28, 1 Lour Road Forfar, parents James Wilson Adamson jute manufacturer and Rose Adamson ms Clark; signed Alice Maria Adamson spinster,aged 24, 69 Magdalen Green Dundee, parents John Adamson wholesale grocer and Ann Adamson ms Lowson; signed David Morrison Ross minister of St Johns Free Church Dundee, signed John Chas Robertson witness, Nellie Rose Adamson witness; 1897 June 4th at Dundee T Y Miller registrar.2
  • (Deceased) Death*: Robert Hay Adamson factory manager died in June 1936 at age 67.3
  • (Witness) Probate: He witnessed the probate of the estate of John Adamson magistrate & wholesale grocer on 22 August 1907; ADAMSON John of Ava-lodge 69 Magdalen-Green Dundee died 25 February 1907 Confirmation of Ann Webster Lowson or Adamson widow Robert Walker Adamson post-office-clerk David Thomson merchant Robert Hay Adamson factory-manager John Sinclair - commission-merchant George C. Spence accountant and William McGlashan Grant Sealed London 22 August.4

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household2 April 1871They was listed as a member of the household of James Wilson Adamson manufacturer & Provost of Forfar 1901-1907 and Rose Clarke in the 1871 census at 21 Glamis Road, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Robert Hay Adamson, son, 1, Forfar; James Adamson, head, 23, manufacturers clerk, Forfar; Rose, wife, British Subject b France.5
Member of Household3 April 1881They 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, . Robert N Adamson, son, 11, 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.6
Member of Household5 April 1891They 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, . Robert H Adamson, son, 21, ploughman, Forfar; Jh Adamson, head, 43, linen manufacturer, Forfar; Rose Adamson, wife, 44, British Subject, Amiens, France.7
Head of Household31 March 1901He was listed as head of household along with spouse Alice Maria Adamson in the 1901 census at Roseville, Gordon Street, Monifieth, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Robert H Adamson, head, 31, engineer mechanical, Forfar; Alice M Adamson, wife, 28, Dundee; also in the household were Edith C Adamson, Ethel A Adamson, Nellie Rose Adamson, Isabela Crabb and Nellie D Walker.8

Family:

Alice Maria Adamson b. 14 Dec 1872
  • (Groom) Marriage*: Robert Hay Adamson factory manager married Alice Maria Adamson, daughter of John Adamson magistrate & wholesale grocer and Ann Webster Lowson, on 2 June 1897 at 69 Magdalen Green, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1897 marriages in the district of St Peter in the burgh of Dundee, ref 100; 1897 on the Second say of June at 69 Magdalen Green Dundee after banns according to the forms of the Free Church; signed R H Adamson jute manufacturer bachelor, aged 28, 1 Lour Road Forfar, parents James Wilson Adamson jute manufacturer and Rose Adamson ms Clark; signed Alice Maria Adamson spinster,aged 24, 69 Magdalen Green Dundee, parents John Adamson wholesale grocer and Ann Adamson ms Lowson; signed David Morrison Ross minister of St Johns Free Church Dundee, signed John Chas Robertson witness, Nellie Rose Adamson witness; 1897 June 4th at Dundee T Y Miller registrar.2

Children:

Edith C Adamson8 b. c 1898
Ethel A Adamson8 b. May 1900

Citations

  1. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), [Aug 2008].
  2. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory marriage 1897 Dundee 282/01 0100 [July 2011].
  3. [S49] Website Web Site online (www.) Rootsweb WorldConnect Project: Gordon & Jenn: [Jun 2009].
  4. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Record URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?h=3730136&db=UKProbateCal&indiv=try
    Source Information: Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright. [Mar 2013]
  5. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Forfar; ED: 9; Page: 14; Line: 2; 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. [Mar 2013]
  6. [S30] LDS 1881 Census FHL ref 0203492 288 4 19 [Aug 2008].
  7. [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]
  8. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Monifieth; ED: 9; Page: 7; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1901_111; Year: 1901. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1901 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. Reels 1-446. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Jul 2011]
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