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David Adamson 1840–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 16, 1840

Birth Location: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: August 15, 1923

Death Location: Manly, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Alexander Adamson

Mother: Elizabeth Morton

Spouse(s): Mary Boyer

Children(s): William Morton, Andrew Morton, Emma Morton, Elizabeth Morton, Robert Morton

David Adamson was born in 1840 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland, the child of Alexander Adamson And Elizabeth Morton. David Adamson married Mary Frances Boyer, and had children including Andrew David Morton, Elizabeth Morton, Emma Ivanhoe Morton, Jessie Morton, Robert Morton, William David Morton. David Adamson passed away in 1923 in Manly, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • David Adamson was born in 1840 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland, the child of Alexander Adamson And Elizabeth Morton.
  • David Adamson married Mary Frances Boyer, and had children including Andrew David Morton, Elizabeth Morton, Emma Ivanhoe Morton, Jessie Morton, Robert Morton, William David Morton.
  • David Adamson passed away in 1923 in Manly, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Adamson's Ancestors

Self
David Adamson
1840–1923
Birth Place: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Adamson
1790–1866
St Monance, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth Morton
1799–1869
Linktown, Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Adamson
1762–
Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Janet Scott
1762–
St monance Fife
JAMES MORTON
1766–1843
Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
Isabell Blackwood
1771–1841
Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
JAMES MORTON
1729–
MARGARET DRYSDALE
1729–
ANDREW BLACKWOOD
1739–1829
Elizabeth Blackwood
1738–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JAMES MORTON
1688–
MARGARET SCOTT
1694–
DAVID DRYSDALE
1698–
Jean Gourly
1701–
Robert Blackwood
1720–1758
Helen Crawford
1709–1820
Robert Blackwood
1720–1758

David Adamson's Descendants

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David Adamson (June 16, 1840–August 15, 1923) m. Mary (Frances) Boyer (1838–28 December, 1915)
  1. 1. William (David) Morton 1868–1955 m. Ellen (Agnes Minnie) Arty 1871–
    1. 1. Gwendoline (Lilian Veronica) Morton 1909–1960
    2. 2. Mary (Marguerite Gladys) Morton 1900–1984
    3. 3. Kathleen (Clarice Melinda) Morton 1892–1946
    4. 4. David (Eric) Morton 1897–1958
    5. 5. Keith (William) Morton 1894–1962
  2. 2. Andrew (David) Morton 1882–1950
  3. 3. Emma (Ivanhoe) Morton 1878–1957 m. Arthur (John) Hardwick 1888–1964
    1. 1. George (Arthur) Hardwick 1910–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Morton 1870–1955
    1. 1. Myrtle (Malvuna) Price 1898–
  5. 5. Robert Morton 1872–1954 m. Naomi Morton 1881–1960
    1. 1. Ruth Morton 1898–1986 m. Orid (W) Stewart 1897–1965
      1. 1. William (R) Stewart 1924–1981
    2. 2. Sidney Morton 1900–1965 m. Doris (Hazel) Kidwell 1900–1985
      1. 1. Dorothy (Edna Morton Gleason) Butterfield 1919–2005 m. Daniel (Thomas) Fogarty 1917–2009 m. Donald (D) Butterfield 1919–2004 m. Melvin (Peter) Gleason 1915–1942
        1. 1. Dale (P.) Gleason 1940–2024 m. Dondus Marte 1940–2020 m. Carol (E) Gleason 1946–2017
    3. 3. Clarence (Robert) Morton 1899–1987 m. Jessie Morton 1894–
      1. 1. Kenneth (W) Bicho 1916–
    4. 4. Lester Morton 1905–1991 m. Norine (M) Harmon 1905–
      1. 1. Oral (May) Taylor 1918–
      2. 2. James (W) Taylor 1916–
    5. 5. Charles (R) Morton 1902–1985

David Adamson's Timeline

7 Records

1840
16 June 1840
Birth of David Adamson in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
1840
June 16, 1840
Birth of David Adamson in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
1840
July 11, 1840
David Adamson was christened in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 1
David Adamson resided here in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 11
David Adamson resided here in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
1923
15 Aug 1923
Age 83
Death of David Adamson in Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Manly, New South Wales, Australia
1923
August 15, 1923
Age 83
Death of David Adamson in Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Manly, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 June 1840
    Event Place: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 38 - St Catherines, Lincoln, Ontario; Page: 5; Family No: 63

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 16, 1840
    Event Place: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Pittenweem; ED: 2; Page: 13; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1851_93; Year: 1851
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: July 11, 1840
    Event Place: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Pittenweem; ED: 2; Page: 13; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1851_93; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1861
    Event Place: Melbourne, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Apr 1870
    Event Place: Melbourne, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1901
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Passenger List, State Archives NSW; Outward passenger lists [Shipping Master's Office]; Series: 13279; Items: X479; Reel: 3151

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1908
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 38 - St Catherines, Lincoln, Ontario; Page: 5; Family No: 63

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Plymouth
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1923
    Event Place: Manly, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sydney Morning Herald; Publication Date: 13 Sep 1923; Publication Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; ,0.715694,0.11680083,0.7496438&x

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 15, 1923
    Event Place: Manly, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985

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