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Adam King 1849–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1849

Birth Location: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Oct 1882

Death Location: Eastern Southland, Southland, New Zealand, New Zealand

Father: Adam King

Mother: Jane Laurie

Spouse(s): Annie Carswell

Children(s): Agnes King, Jane King, Alexander King

Adam King was born in 1849 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Adam King And Jane Laurie. In 1851, Adam King resided in Farm Steading of Meckle Pinkerton, Dunbar, East Lo. Adam King married Annie Hogue Shaw Carswell, and had children including Agnes Shaw King, Alexander Campbell King, Jane Lawrie King. Adam King passed away in 1882 in Eastern Southland, Southland, New Zealand, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Adam King was born in 1849 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Adam King And Jane Laurie.
  • In 1851, Adam King resided in Farm Steading of Meckle Pinkerton, Dunbar, East Lo.
  • Adam King married Annie Hogue Shaw Carswell, and had children including Agnes Shaw King, Alexander Campbell King, Jane Lawrie King.
  • Adam King passed away in 1882 in Eastern Southland, Southland, New Zealand, New Zealand.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Adam King's Ancestors

Self
Adam King
1849–1882
Birth Place: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Adam King
1811–1873
Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland
Jane Laurie
1811–1860
Oldhamstocks, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander KING
1775–1869
Inverkeithing, Fife, , Scotland
Isabella Elliott
1779–1812
Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
James Laurie
1785–1822
, Currie, Midlothian, Scotland
Helen Johnston
1785–1850
East Lothian
Great-Grandparents
James King
1747–1855
Janet Gilles
1747–1810
William Elliott
1737–1813
Beatrix Oliver
1745–1811
John Laurie
1760–1825
Jannet Murray
1756–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew King
1721–
Jean Wilkie
1725–
William Gilles
1720–
Christian Trumble
1720–
George Eliot
1712–
Janet Guthrie
1709–1775

Adam King's Descendants

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Adam King (abt 1849–29 Oct 1882) m. Annie (Hogue Shaw) Carswell (27 January 1857–18 October 1925)
  1. 1. Agnes (Shaw) King 1878–1949
  2. 2. Jane (Lawrie) King 1873–1899
  3. 3. Alexander (Campbell) King 1876–1944 m. Helenor (Ann) Sutherland 1877–

Adam King's Timeline

4 Records

1849
abt 1849
Birth of Adam King in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 2
Adam King resided here in Farm Steading of Meckle Pinkerton, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Farm Steading of Meckle Pinkerton, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
1882
10 September 1882
Age 33
Death of Adam King in Gore, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand
Gore, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand
1882
29 Oct 1882
Age 33
Burial of Adam King in Eastern Southland, Southland, New Zealand, New Zealand
Eastern Southland, Southland, New Zealand, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1849
    Event Place: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Farm Steading of Meckle Pinkerton, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1882
    Event Place: Gore, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1882
    Event Place: Eastern Southland, Southland, New Zealand, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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