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William Adamson builder1

M, #8086, b. 31 August 1841
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 13 Oct 2019

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*: William Adamson builder was born on 31 August 1841 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .2,3,4
  • He was the son of Hay Adamson linen hand loom weaver and Helen Samson.
  • (Child) Baptism: William Adamson builder was baptised by an unknown person on 12 September 1841 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .5,3
  • Marriage*: He married Jane Steven on Friday, 2 December 1864 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .2
  • (Informant) Death: William Adamson builder registered the death of John Adamson mason 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
  • (Witness) Death: William Adamson builder witnessed the death of Hay Adamson linen hand loom weaver on 15 November 1891 at 28 William Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1891 deaths in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar; Hay Adamson formerly linen weaver married to Helen Samson; 1891 November fifteenth 10h 45m pm 28 William Street Forfar; m 80 years; Alexander Adamson linen weaver (dec) Margaret Adamson ms Grindlay (dec); Bright's disease of Kidney ending in congestion of lungs as cert by William F Murray MD; W Adamson son present Broomfield House Forfar; 1891 November 16th at Forfar W H Thomson registrar.7

Census & Directory Entries

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, . William Adamson, son, 10, scholar, b Forfar; Hay Adamson, head, 38, handloom weaver linen, b Forfar; Helen, wife, 88, b Forfar.8
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, . William Adamson, son, 19, stone mason apprentice, b Forfar; Hay Adamson, head, 48, linen handloom weaver, b Forfar; Helen, wife, 48, b Forfar.9
Principal3 April 1881William Adamson builder and Jane Steven appeared in the 1881 census at 15 Stirling Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . William Adamson, head, mar, 39, builder, Forfar; Jane Adamson, wife, mar, 41, Dundee.1

Family:

Jane Steven b. c 1839
  • Marriage*: William Adamson builder married Jane Steven on Friday, 2 December 1864 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .2

Children:

James Steven Adamson mill clerk b. 12 Mar 1865
Betsy Steven Adamson b. 23 Jan 1867
Margaret Simpson Adamson b. 7 Jan 1869
William Hay Adamson b. 30 Jan 1871
Jane Gibb Adamson b. 31 Dec 1872
Euphemia Adamson b. 1876

Citations

  1. [S30] LDS 1881 Census FHL film 0203484 282-3 20 10 [Aug 2008].
  2. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), [Aug 2008].
  3. [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/XYJQ-KMK : accessed 30 Jan 2013), William Adamson,
    31 Aug 1841; citing reference , FHL microfilm 0993432-0993433. [Jan 2013]
  4. [S35] Old Parochial Register of pre-1855 (General Record Office of Scotland) GROS ref 288/00 0060 0367.
  5. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI), C11288-5 [Jan 2013].
  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 288/00 0262 [Aug 2008].
  8. [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]
  9. [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]
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