Martha Adamson

Parents:

• Birth*: Martha Adamson was born on 11 September 1858 at St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, Scotland, .¹
• She was the daughter of David Adamson gas worker and Mary Smith.

• (Witness) Marriage: Martha Adamson witnessed the marriage of George Petrie currier and Jane Ann Reid linen factory worker on Thursday, 9 August 1877 at 80 East High Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1877 marriages in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar, ref 56; 1877 on the Nineth day of August at 80 East High Street Forfar after Banns according to the forms of the Congregational Church, signed George Petrie currier journeyman bathcelor, aged 25, residing 59 Backwynd Forfar, parents Thomas Petrie shoemaker master and Jane Petrie ms Dewar and signed Jane Ann Reid powerloom linen weaver spinster, aged 25, residing 90 East High Street Forfar, parensr David Reid potato dealer and Martha Adamson handloom linen weaver (dec); signed Donald L McCorkindale Cong; minister Forfar, signed William Petrie, signed Martha Adamson witnesses; registered 1877 August Thirteenth at Forfar signed W H Thomson regsitrar.²
• (Witness) Marriage: Martha Adamson witnessed the marriage of David Kidd Christie and Mary Ann Adamson on Friday, 29 September 1882 at 1 Church Street, Princes Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1882 marriages in the district of St Andrew in the burgh of Dundee, ref 329; 1882 on the twenty-ninth day of September at 1 Church Street, Princes Street, Dundee after banns according to the forms of the Established CHurch of Scotland; signed David Christie jute ... bachelor, 29, 17 Church Street, Dundee, David Christie factory ... , Esther Christie ms Kidd; signed Mary Ann Adamson powerloom weaver spinster, 28, 1 Church Street, Princes Street, Dundee, David Adamson general labourer Mary Adamson ms Smith; signed [J B Colman] minister ... , signed Alexander Christie witness, Martha Adamson witness; registered 1882 September 30th at Dundee D Macdairmid registrar.³
• (Witness) Marriage: Martha Adamson witnessed the marriage of Jane Ann Stewart and John Smith Adamson cabinet maker on Wednesday, 1 January 1890 at Cullow, Cortachy, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1890 marriages in the parish of Cortachy and Clova in the county of Forfar, ref 1; married 1890 on the First day of January at Cullow Cortachy after banns according to the Established Church of Scotland; signed John Smith Adamson cabinet maker bachelor aged 27 residing at 1 Church Street Dunde, parents David Asdamson gas worker and Mary Adamson ms Smith; signed Jane A Stewart spinster aged 25 residing at Cullow Cortachy, parents John Stewart farmer (dec) and Mary Stewart ms Shaw; signed Geo Gordon Milne minister of Cortachy, signed James Stewart witness and Martha Adamson witness; registered Janaury 4th at Cortachy signed Thomas P Black registrar.⁴

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household	7 April 1861	They was listed as a member of the household of David Adamson gas worker and Mary Smith in the 1861 census at 2 Gas Work Cottage, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, . Martha Adamson, daug, 2, St Andrews Fifeshire; David Adamson, head, mar, 38, gas manager, Tannadice; Mary Adamson, wife, mar, 37, Kirriemuir.5
Member of Household	2 April 1871	They was listed as a member of the household of David Adamson gas worker and Mary Smith in the 1871 census at 7 Graham Place, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Martha Adamson, daug, 12, scholar, St Andrews Fife; David Adamson, head, mar, 48, fairman/forema/fireman?, Tannadice; Mary Adamson, wife, mar, 42, Kirriemuir.6
Member of Household	3 April 1881	They was listed as a member of the household of David Adamson gas worker and Mary Smith in the 1881 census at 1 Church Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Martha Adamson, daur, unm, 22, linen weaver, St Andrews; David Adamson, head, mar, 57, gas worker, Tannadice; Mary Adamson, wife, mar, 51, Kirriemuir.7,8