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John Adamson flax weaver

M, #9997, b. say 1767

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Pedigree

Last Edited: 15 May 2024

Birth*: John Adamson flax weaver was born say 1767.¹
Marriage*: He married Janet Storrier on Monday, 4 May 1789 at Lintrathen, Forfarshire, Scotland, .²
Burial*: John Adamson flax weaver was buried after 6 June 1841 at Howff, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; ref 692, Adamson (Storrier) John, wid of Janet Storrier.^3,1

(Witness) Burial: He witnessed the burial of Janet Storrier on 2 April 1833 at Howff, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; ref 5820; Storrier [Adamson], Janet, 2 Apr 183, 64 yr, b Glenisla, cause Dropsy, wife of John Adamson.³

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household

6 June 1841

John Adamson flax weaver was listed in the 1841 census at Coldside, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland,

. Adamson, William, m, 35, coal merchant, Angus; Adamson, Elis, f, 35, Angus; Adamson, John, m, 70, handloom weaver, Angus.^1,4,5

Family:

Janet Storrier b. c 1769

Children:

Agnes Adamson b. 4 Oct 1792
Jean Adamson b. 26 Aug 1794
William Adamson coal merchant+ b. s 1804, d. 24 Feb 1880
Elisabeth Adamson b. 22 Apr 1805
Helen Adamson b. 6 Jul 1807

Citations

[S13] Website FreeCEN UK Census Online Project (http://www.freecen.org.uk/) SCT1841/282 Dundee enum 79 folio 0 page 2 [Jun 2009].
[S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), M113022 [Jun 2009].
[S18] FDCA, online www.FDCA.gov.uk, FDCA (City Square, Dundee), searched March 2013.
[S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 79; Page: 3; Line: 410; Year: 1841. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1841 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Mar 2013]
[S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 79; Page: 2; Line: 1490; Year: 1841. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1841 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Mar 2013]