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Alexander⁰ Adamson linen hand loom weaver b. c 1780
- Margaret Grindly b. c 1780, m. 21 May 1803
  - James¹ Adamson linen hand loom weaver b. 3 Jul 1804, d. 13 Jul 1857
    - Somebody Somebody b. c 1805, m. c 1830
      - George² Adamson b. c 1832
  - John¹ Adamson mason b. c 1810, d. 9 Dec 1874
    - Helen Barrie b. c 1820, d. b 1853
      - Margaret² Adamson b. c 1852
    - Isabella Wallace b. c 1830
      - David² Adamson builder b. c 1854, d. 16 Nov 1915
        Jessie Paterson b. c 1873, m. 31 May 1901
      - Jean N.² Adamson b. 19 Oct 1856
      - John² Adamson b. 4 Dec 1858
      - Alexander M.² Adamson builder b. 31 Aug 1861, d. 18 Aug 1949
        Ann Liveston b. c 1861, m. 1886
        George L.³ Adamson b. c 1887
        Betsy Low b. c 1861, d. 18 Sep 1943
        Janet³ Adamson b. c 1901
        Betsy³ Adamson b. c 1903, d. 13 Aug 1985
        Aled Uttley b. c 1902, m. c 1925, d. 29 Mar 1974
      - Somebody² Adamson b. 25 Feb 1864
  - Hay¹ Adamson linen hand loom weaver b. c 1811, d. 15 Nov 1891
    - Helen Samson b. c 1812, m. 12 Oct 1834, d. 17 Dec 1894
      - Binny² Adamson b. 18 Nov 1834, d. 6 Nov 1836
      - Margaret² Adamson b. 2 Oct 1836
      - Ann N.² Adamson b. 6 Jan 1839, d. 27 Oct 1846
      - Mary N.² Adamson b. 31 Aug 1841
      - William² Adamson builder b. 31 Aug 1841
        Jane Steven b. c 1839, m. 2 Dec 1864
        James S.³ Adamson mill clerk b. 12 Mar 1865
        Betsy S.³ Adamson b. 23 Jan 1867
        Margaret S.³ Adamson b. 7 Jan 1869
        William H.³ Adamson b. 30 Jan 1871
        Jane G.³ Adamson b. 31 Dec 1872
        Euphemia³ Adamson b. 1876
      - Agnes² Adamson b. 1845
      - James W.² Adamson manufacturer & Provost of Forfar 1901-1907 b. 5 Jun 1847, d. 3 Jun 1926
        Rose Clarke b. 1847, m. 20 Jul 1868, d. 16 Aug 1906
        Robert H.³ Adamson factory manager b. 22 May 1869, d. Jun 1936
        Alice M. Adamson b. 14 Dec 1872, m. 2 Jun 1897
        Edith C.⁴ Adamson b. c 1898
        Ethel A.⁴ Adamson b. May 1900
        Professor James³ Adamson Chair of Law Victoria University College Wellington New Zealand b. 10 Jun 1870, d. 27 Sep 1939
        Annabella S. Meiklejohn b. c 1870, m. 1908, d. 23 Aug 1952
        Allan L.³ Adamson mercantile clerk b. 29 Jul 1873
        Frederic T. H.³ Adamson b. 9 Oct 1874, d. 30 Apr 1914
        William G. D.³ Adamson b. 7 Aug 1876, d. 17 Jun 1949
        Elsie M. Dalgety b. c 1878, m. c 1900, d. 24 Nov 1967
        James W.⁴ Adamson b. c 1908, d. 20 Oct 1963
        Agnes C. McKenzie b. c 1907, m. c 1930, d. 30 Jul 1994
        Alexander D.⁴ Adamson F/O RAFVR b. c 1910, d. 21 Sep 1944
        Nellie R.³ Adamson b. 12 Sep 1877, d. 24 Dec 1951
        Andrew G. Birrell b. 13 Sep 1875, m. 6 Sep 1911, d. 8 Jan 1932
        William G.⁴ Birrell MBChB b. 16 Aug 1912, d. 25 Nov 1982
        Eleanor B. Doig b. a 27 Jul 1916, m. 15 Jun 1943, d. 2008
        Anne⁵ Birrell b. c 1946
        Somebody Patrick b. c 1946, m. c 1970
        Gillian M.⁵ Birrell teacher b. 15 Sep 1951, d. 25 Apr 2018
        Kenneth Wood solicitor b. c 1950, m. c 1975
        James A.⁴ Birrell b. 25 Apr 1914, d. 9 Jun 1993
        Louisa E. Silvester b. 4 Apr 1912, m. 7 Jun 1941, d. 15 Oct 1993
        Earnest A. C.³ Adamson b. c 1886, d. 5 Apr 1888
      - John² Adamson mason b. 1850
      - Ann² Adamson b. c 1853
      - Alexander² Adamson b. 15 Aug 1860, d. 16 Mar 1863
  - Alexander¹ Adamson masons labourer b. c 1814
  - Agnes¹ Adamson b. 3 Jul 1816
  - William¹ Adamson b. c 1828

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