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Adam Edgar 1850–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1850

Birth Location: Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 May 1941

Death Location: Tapanui, New Zealand

Father: James Edgar

Mother: Isabella Scott

Spouse(s):

Children(s): James Edgar, John Edgar, Adam Edgar, Thomas Edgar, Eliza Edgar, Margaret Edgar, Isabella Edgar

The story of Adam Edgar began in 1850 in Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Adam Edgar married Margaret Houston, and had children including Adam Scott Edgar, Eliza Edgar, Isabella Edgar, James Huston Edgar, John Scott Edgar, Margaret Edgar, Thomas Edgar. Adam Edgar passed away in 1941 in Tapanui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Adam Edgar began in 1850 in Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • Adam Edgar married Margaret Houston, and had children including Adam Scott Edgar, Eliza Edgar, Isabella Edgar, James Huston Edgar, John Scott Edgar, Margaret Edgar, Thomas Edgar.
  • Adam Edgar passed away in 1941 in Tapanui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Edgar
1811–1872
Birth Location: Moffat, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
JE
Isabella Scott
1818–1850
Birth Location: Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
IS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Edgar
1872–1936
Birth Location: Harrow, Victoria, Australia
JE
John Edgar
1874–
Birth Location: Harrow, Victoria, Australia
JE
Adam Edgar
1878–
Birth Location: –
AE
Thomas Edgar
1883–
Birth Location: –
TE
Eliza Edgar
1876–
Birth Location: –
EE
Margaret Edgar
1880–
Birth Location: –
ME
Isabella Edgar
1885–
Birth Location: –
IE

Adam Edgar's Ancestors

Self
Adam Edgar
1850–1941
Birth Place: Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
James Edgar
1811–1872
Moffat, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Isabella Scott
1818–1850
Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Edgar
1778–1868
Moffat, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Isabella Aitcheson
1787–1882
Moffat, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Edgar
1751–1759
Jean Johnston
1748–1814
James Aitcheson
1755–1792
Isabella Scott
1750–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Edgar
1717–1759

Adam Edgar's Descendants

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Adam Edgar (1 Apr 1850–8 May 1941)
  1. 1. James (Huston) Edgar 1872–1936
    1. 1. Chalmers (Huston) Edgar 1909–
    2. 2. Gordon (Scott) Edgar 1913–
    3. 3. Oscar (Patrick) Edgar 1920–
    4. 4. Elsbeth (Trudinger) Edgar 1905–
  2. 2. John (Scott) Edgar 1874–
    1. 1. Walter (Cyril Fraser) Edgar 1908–
  3. 3. Adam (Scott) Edgar 1878– m. Isabella (Cessford) Smith 1874–1904 m. Hannah Jarvis –1935
    1. 1. William (Cassford) Smith 1904–
    2. 2. Maud (Isabella) Edgar 1911–
  4. 4. Thomas Edgar 1883–
  5. 5. Eliza Edgar 1876–
  6. 6. Margaret Edgar 1880–
    1. 1. Adam (Edgar Esmond) Clarke 1908–1935
  7. 7. Isabella Edgar 1885–

Adam Edgar's Timeline

2 Records

1850
1 Apr 1850
Birth of Adam Edgar in Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1941
8 May 1941
Age 91
Death of Adam Edgar in Tapanui, New Zealand
Tapanui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1850
    Event Place: Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1941
    Event Place: Tapanui, New Zealand
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