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Adam Kelso 1779–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Mar 1779

Birth Location: Saltcoats, Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Jul 1852

Death Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Archibald Kelso

Mother: Janet Thomson

Spouse(s): Margaret Reid

Children(s): John Kelso, James Kelso, Adam Kelso, Archibald Kelso, Jean Kelso, Archibald Kelso, William Kelso, Thomas Kelso, Findlay Kelso

The story of Adam Kelso began in 1779 in Saltcoats, Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland. Adam Kelso married Margaret Reid, and had children including Adam Kelso, Archibald Kelso, Findlay Kelso, James Kelso, Jean Jane Kelso, John Kelso, Thomas Kelso, William Kelso. Adam Kelso passed away in 1852 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Adam Kelso began in 1779 in Saltcoats, Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Adam Kelso married Margaret Reid, and had children including Adam Kelso, Archibald Kelso, Findlay Kelso, James Kelso, Jean Jane Kelso, John Kelso, Thomas Kelso, William Kelso.
  • Adam Kelso passed away in 1852 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Kelso
1745–1801
Birth Location: Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Janet Thomson
1745–
Birth Location: , New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Reid
1775–1854
Birth Location: Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Kelso
1807–1858
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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James Kelso
1814–1866
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
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Adam Kelso
1821–
Birth Location: Paisley Refrew Scotland
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Archibald Kelso
1804–1865
Birth Location: Paisley Renfrew Scotland
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Jean Kelso
1798–1885
Birth Location: High Paisley Renfrew Scotland
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Archibald Kelso
1800–1804
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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William Kelso
1802–1802
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Thomas Kelso
1809–1885
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Findlay Kelso
1824–
Birth Location: Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Adam Kelso's Ancestors

Self
Adam Kelso
1779–1852
Birth Place: Saltcoats, Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Archibald Kelso
1745–1801
Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
Janet Thomson
1745–
, New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Adam Kelso's Descendants

1.
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Adam Kelso (07 Mar 1779–20 Jul 1852) m. Margaret Reid (27 Feb 1775–28 Mar 1854)
  1. 1. John Kelso 1807–1858 m. Catherine BOWES 1808–1886
    1. 1. James (Alexander Emanuel) KELSO 1842–1925 m. Ann (Ferrara) MARTIN 1846–1927
      1. 1. Ernest (Edward) Kelso 1874–1940 m. Henrietta 1881–1919 m. Beatrice (Maude) Howell 1882–1945 m. Elizabeth (Alice) Holmes 1885–1934
        1. 1. Clarice (Kelso) Fisher 1898–1962 m. Robert Holland 1886–1944
        2. 2. Beryl (Maude) Kelso 1900–1972 m. James (Allen) Bold 1881–1934 m. Walter (Charles) Seymour 1892–1958
      2. 2. Emma (Mary Ann Ferriar) Kelso 1871–1898
      3. 3. Henry (Albert) Kelso 1865–1943 m. Annie (Priddel) Taylor 1869–1948
        1. 1. Harry (Albert) KELSO 1896–1963 m. Marion (Katherina) Wood 1895–1976
      4. 4. Francis (John) Kelso 1867–1886
      5. 5. James (Emanuel) Kelso 1863–1949 m. Mary (Angel) Orford 1866–1946
        1. 1. Mary (Maude) Kelso 1883–1949
        2. 2. James (Robert) Kelso 1885–1943
        3. 3. Francis (John) Kelso 1887–1959
        4. 4. George (Henry) Kelso 1890–1891
      6. 6. John (William) Kelso 1869–1926
      7. 7. Walter (Norman) Kelso 1876–1956 m. Margaret (Celia) Callaghan 1878–1956
        1. 1. Violet (Gladys May) Kelso 1904–1999
        2. 2. Irene Kelso 1906–1990
        3. 3. Thelma (Florence) Kelso 1909–1996
        4. 4. Walter (Norman) Kelso 1913–1959
        5. 5. Roy (M) Kelso 1918–
      8. 8. Janet(Jenny) (Holmes) Kelso 1878–1966 m. Arthur (Henry) Stuyck 1867–1934 m. Henry Empson 1878–1928
        1. 1. Thelma (May) Empson 1904–1983
        2. 2. Harry Empson 1907–1972
    2. 2. John KELSO 1837–1927 m. Sarah (Anne) BALDOCK 1836–1921
      1. 1. Annie (C) KELSO 1865–1866
      2. 2. James (Albert) KELSO 1862–1932
      3. 3. Janette (E) Kelso 1864–
      4. 4. John (Baldock) Kelso 1860–1948
      5. 5. Lilias Kelso 1874–1961 m. Daniel (James M) Gunson 1877–1953
    3. 3. Elizabeth Kelso 1828–1868
    4. 4. Margaret Kelso 1831–1849 m. Thomas Blundell 1824–1863
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Margaret) Blundell 1847–1923
      2. 2. John (Thomas) Blundell 1849–1849
    5. 5. Thomas Kelso 1851–1852
    6. 6. William Kelso 1844–1900
    7. 7. Isabella Kelso 1840–1907
    8. 8. Jane (H) Kelso 1835–1927
    9. 9. Ann Kelso 1836–1837
    10. 10. Adam Kelso 1826–1827
  2. 2. James Kelso 1814–1866 m. Annabella Kelse 1816–
  3. 3. Adam Kelso 1821– m. Janet McGibbon 1819–
    1. 1. Mary Kelso 1847–
    2. 2. Margaret Kelso 1849–1853
  4. 4. Archibald Kelso 1804–1865 m. Ann Bachop 1808–1848
    1. 1. Adam Kelso 1830–1908 m. Elizabeth Donald 1834–1895
    2. 2. James Kelso 1833–1900
    3. 3. Margret Kelso 1836–
    4. 4. William Kelso 1838–
    5. 5. Thomass Kelso 1840–
    6. 6. Thomas KELSO 1840–
    7. 7. Ann KELSO 1828–1852
    8. 8. Margaret KELSO 1837–1915
    9. 9. William Kelso 1838–1906
  5. 5. Jean ("Jane") Kelso 1798–1885 m. Peter Bell 1796–1884
  6. 6. Archibald Kelso 1800–1804
  7. 7. William Kelso 1802–1802
  8. 8. Thomas Kelso 1809–1885
  9. 9. Findlay Kelso 1824–

Adam Kelso's Timeline

4 Records

1779
07 Mar 1779
Birth of Adam Kelso in Paisley Renfrew Scotland
Paisley Renfrew Scotland
1779
07 Mar 1779
Birth of Adam Kelso in Saltcoats, Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Saltcoats, Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland
1779
11 Mar 1779
Adam Kelso was baptized in , Ardrossan, Ayr, Scotland
, Ardrossan, Ayr, Scotland
1852
20 Jul 1852
Age 73
Death of Adam Kelso in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Mar 1779
    Event Place: Paisley Renfrew Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Mar 1779
    Event Place: Saltcoats, Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1779
    Event Place: , Ardrossan, Ayr, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1852
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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