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Adam King 1811–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1811

Birth Location: Cranshaws Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: Jan 1873

Death Location: Balclutha, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Alexander King

Mother: Isabella Elliot

Spouse(s): Jean Laurie

Children(s): Mickel King, Agnes King, Adam King, Jane King, Alexander King, Mary King, James King, Beatrice King, John King, Isabella King, Helen King, Margaret King

In 1811, Adam King entered the world in Cranshaws Berwickshire, Scotland, born to Alexander King And Isabella Elliot. In 1841, Adam King resided in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland. In 1851, Adam King resided in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland. Adam King married Jean Jane Laurie, and had children including Adam King, Agnes King, Alexander King, Beatrice King, Helen King, Isabella King, James King, Jane King, John King, Margaret King, Mary King, Mickel King. Adam King passed away in 1873 in Balclutha, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1811, Adam King entered the world in Cranshaws Berwickshire, Scotland, born to Alexander King And Isabella Elliot.
  • In 1841, Adam King resided in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland.
  • In 1851, Adam King resided in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Adam King married Jean Jane Laurie, and had children including Adam King, Agnes King, Alexander King, Beatrice King, Helen King, Isabella King, James King, Jane King, John King, Margaret King, Mary King, Mickel King.
  • Adam King passed away in 1873 in Balclutha, Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander King
1773–1869
Birth Location: Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
AK
Isabella Elliot
1779–1812
Birth Location: Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
IE

Spouses(s)

Jean Laurie
1812–1860
Birth Location: Oldhamstocks, East Lothian, Scotland
JL

Children(s)

Mickel King
1851–
Birth Location: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
MK
Agnes King
1851–1923
Birth Location: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
AK
Adam King
1848–1882
Birth Location: Dunbar, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
AK
Jane King
1847–1906
Birth Location: Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland
JK
Alexander King
1834–
Birth Location: Bunkle and Preston, Berwickshire, Scotland
AK
Mary King
1838–1876
Birth Location: Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland
MK
James King
1840–1904
Birth Location: Redheugh Farm, Berwickshire, Scotland
JK
Beatrice King
1843–1928
Birth Location: Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
BK
John King
1845–1923
Birth Location: Spott, East Lothian, Scotland
JK
Isabella King
1836–1899
Birth Location: Bunkle and Preston, Berwickshire, Scotland
IK
Helen King
1832–1899
Birth Location: Bunkle and Preston, Berwickshire, Scotland
HK
Margaret King
1853–1914
Birth Location: Swinton & Simprin, Berwickshire, Scotland
MK

Adam King's Ancestors

Self
Adam King
1811–1873
Birth Place: Cranshaws Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander King
1773–1869
Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
Isabella Elliot
1779–1812
Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James King
1747–1855
Monimail, Fife, Scotland
Janet Gilles
1747–
, Duns, Berwick, Scotland
William Elliott
1737–1813
Mordington, Berwickshire, Scotland
Beatrix ("Betty") Oliver
–1811
Great-Grandparents
Andrew King
1721–
Margaret Robertson
1721–1747
George Elliot
1712–
Janet Guthrie
1709–1775
George Oliver
1720–
Agnes Balmer
1749–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James King
1685–1755
John Guthrie
1626–
John Guthrie
1680–1717

Adam King's Descendants

1.
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Adam King (ABT 1811–Jan 1873) m. Jean (( Jane )) Laurie (ABT 1812–14 Jun 1860)
  1. 1. Mickel King 1851–
  2. 2. Agnes King 1851–1923
  3. 3. Adam King 1848–1882
  4. 4. Jane King 1847–1906 m. Adam Houliston 1846–1921
    1. 1. Alexander Houliston 1881–1947
    2. 2. Adam Houliston 1883–1951
    3. 3. Jane (Lowrie) Houliston 1871–1942
    4. 4. Alice (Wright) Houliston 1876–1949
    5. 5. Clinton (King) Houliston 1874–1942
    6. 6. Robert Houliston 1874–1945
    7. 7. Isabella Houliston 1878–1953
  5. 5. Alexander King 1834– m. Alison Edgar 1837–1877
    1. 1. Ann King 1859–1919
      1. 1. Alice (Olga Edgar) Aitken 1884–1964
        1. 1. Nelly (Margaret) Jamieson 1919–2006
      2. 2. Andrew (Dundonald) Aitken 1900–1974
        1. 1. John (Earl) Aitken 1922–1997
    2. 2. Adam King 1868–1939 m. Sarah (Agnes) Clark 1876–1963
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Edgar) King 1906–1921
      2. 2. Muriel (Reynolds) King 1904–1987 m. Hubert (Oliver) Hunter 1902–1962
        1. 1. Noeline (Muriel) Hunter 1930–2000
      3. 3. Mavis (Emma) King 1909–1985
  6. 6. Mary King 1838–1876 m. Thomas Patterson 1833–1910
    1. 1. Jane Patterson 1859–1915
    2. 2. Archibald Patterson 1876–1963 m. Annie Corcoran 1882–1957
      1. 1. JOHN PATTERSON 1906–1959
      2. 2. PETER PATTERSON 1916–1984
    3. 3. John Patterson 1858–
    4. 4. Agnes Patterson 1864–1906 m. James Cowe 1864–1931
      1. 1. John Cowe 1903–1969 m. Robina Kerr 1911–1979
        1. 1. James (Alexander) Cowe 1932–1998
    5. 5. Alexander (King) Patterson 1873–
    6. 6. Jessie Patterson 1870–1944 m. William Elstone 1861–
      1. 1. Thomas Goodfellow 1899–1998 m. Audrey (Ruth) Watson 1906–1984
        1. 1. Keith (Thomas) Goodfellow –1998 m. Eileen (Muriel) Hill 1927–2007
        2. 2. Janice (Ruth) Goodfellow 1941–2013
        3. 3. Audrey (Joan) Goodfellow 1932–2024
    7. 7. Thomas (C.) Patterson 1868–
    8. 8. Adam (King) Patterson 1866–
    9. 9. Mary Patterson 1861–
  7. 7. James King 1840–1904 m. Christina Beattie 1841–1924
    1. 1. John King 1869–1962
    2. 2. Elizabeth King 1866–1926
    3. 3. Robert King 1872–1903
  8. 8. Beatrice King 1843–1928 m. Alexander Hughan 1836–1921
    1. 1. Betsy Hughan 1888–1961 m. Percy (Milsom Joseph) Oates 1881–1944
    2. 2. Jane (Laurie) Hughan 1863–1938 m. Christopher Hall 1850–1892
      1. 1. Alma Hall 1886–1959
        1. 1. Beatrice (Olive) Harvey 1919–2011
      2. 2. Beatrice ('Pearl') Hooper 1887–1927
      3. 3. Stanley Hall 1890–1965
    3. 3. Alexander (Stanley) Hughan 1881–1882
    4. 4. Helen Hughan 1871–1956
    5. 5. Beatrice Hughan 1869–1918
    6. 6. Gordon Hughan 1867–1959
    7. 7. Clara Hughan 1877–1965
    8. 8. Eliza (Alden) Hughan 1879–1928
    9. 9. Mary Hughan 1864–1893 m. Robert McLaren 1863–1930
      1. 1. Matthew (Alexander) McLaren 1896–1943 m. Barbara (Hamilton) McLaren 1897–1991
    10. 10. Adam Hughan 1866–1948
    11. 11. Margaret Hughan 1873–1934
    12. 12. Jessie Hughan 1875–1956
    13. 13. Agnes (marsden) Hughan 1883–
      1. 1. Rosalie Purdi 1917–1988 m. Robert (Curran) McKenzie 1917–1963
        1. 1. Robert McKenzie 1944–2017
    14. 14. Isabella Hughan 1885–1935
    15. 15. Lily (Grace) Hughan 1891–1961
  9. 9. John King 1845–1923
    1. 1. William (Robert Fawcett) King 1892–1973 m. Alma (Sarah) ARMSTRONG 1892–1989
      1. 1. Norma (Mary) King 1926–1991 m. James Terrey 1920–1976
      2. 2. Coral (Bessie KING) √√☼☻ 1920–1937
      3. 3. William (KING) √√?☻ 1922–1969
      4. 4. John (KING) √√☼☻ 1922–1961
  10. 10. Isabella King 1836–1899
  11. 11. Helen King 1832–1899 m. Donald Campbell 1830–1899
    1. 1. Lachlan Campbell 1857–1924 m. Emily (Elizabeth) Sanders 1868–1940
      1. 1. Allan Campbell 1902–1966
      2. 2. Helen (King) Campbell 1887–1960
      3. 3. Emily (Forrest) Campbell 1888–1936
      4. 4. Donald (Lachlan) Campbell 1890–
      5. 5. John (Sanders) Campbell 1891–1945
      6. 6. Thomas (Vernon Lachlan) Campbell 1895–1966
      7. 7. Jessie (Sanders Campbell) Miss 1897–1927
      8. 8. James (King Campbell) Mr 1904–1957
      9. 9. Agnes (Jane (Jean) Campbell) Miss 1907–1926
      10. 10. Flora (May) Campbell 1896–1946
    2. 2. Jane Campbell 1856–1902 m. David Gilbert 1853–1898
      1. 1. Helen (Elizabeth) Gilbert 1879–1947
      2. 2. Flora (Cambell) Gilbert 1888–
      3. 3. Albert (Gordon) Gilbert 1888–1969
      4. 4. Donald (Cambell) Gilbert 1885–1930
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Congdon) Gilbert 1883–1895
      6. 6. Ernest (William Lyne) Gilbert 1881–1928
    3. 3. Flora Campbell 1859–1923
    4. 4. Donald Campbell 1872–1898
    5. 5. Arthur (John Burns) Campbell 1877–1949
    6. 6. John Campbell 1865–1910
      1. 1. Errol (Donald Leslie) Campbell 1896–1939
    7. 7. Adam (King) Campbell 1861–1862
    8. 8. Isabella Campbell 1863–1902
    9. 9. Fiona Campbell 1858–1922 m. John (Sowden) McGuffog 1860–
    10. 10. Adam (Arthur) Campbell 1874–1941
    11. 11. Helen Campbell 1867–1902
    12. 12. Martha (Maenae) Campbell 1869–1903
    13. 13. Alfred (John Burns) Campbell 1873–1874
    14. 14. John Campbell 1878–1910
    15. 15. Burns CAMPBELL 1861–1862
  12. 12. Margaret King 1853–1914 m. John Nelson 1843–1908
    1. 1. Margaret Nelson 1882–1882
    2. 2. Hugh Nelson 1883–1884
    3. 3. Edgar Nelson 1878–1929
    4. 4. Jane Nelson 1874–1930
    5. 5. Adam Nelson 1880–1943
    6. 6. Margaret (Annie) Nelson 1889–1952
    7. 7. Kenneth (John) Nelson 1893–1904
    8. 8. James Nelson 1876–1925
    9. 9. Isobella Nelson 1882–1884
    10. 10. Beatrice Nelson 1887–1921
    11. 11. Agnes (Winifred) Nelson 1893–1928

Adam King's Timeline

4 Records

1811
ABT 1811
Birth of Adam King in Cranshaws Berwickshire, Scotland
Cranshaws Berwickshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 30
Adam King resided here in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 40
Adam King resided here in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
1873
Jan 1873
Age 62
Death of Adam King in Balclutha, Auckland, New Zealand
Balclutha, Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1811
    Event Place: Cranshaws Berwickshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Cockburnspath; ED: 4; Page: 6; Line: 560; Year: 1841
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Dunbar; ED: 4A; Page: 24; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1851_191; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Cockburnspath; ED: 4; Page: 6; Line: 560; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Dunbar; ED: 4A; Page: 24; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1851_191; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1873
    Event Place: Balclutha, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964
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