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James Adam 1844–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1844

Birth Location: Aberdeen, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Dec 1917

Death Location: Halcombe, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: Alexander Adam

Mother: Jane Johnstone

Spouse(s): Jane Fuller

Children(s): Rebecca Adam

James Adam was born in 1844 in Aberdeen, Scotland, the child of Alexander Adam And Jane Johnstone. James Adam married Jane Fuller, and had children including Rebecca Louise Adam. James Adam passed away in 1917 in Halcombe, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • James Adam was born in 1844 in Aberdeen, Scotland, the child of Alexander Adam And Jane Johnstone.
  • James Adam married Jane Fuller, and had children including Rebecca Louise Adam.
  • James Adam passed away in 1917 in Halcombe, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Adam
1816–1900
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
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Jane Johnstone
1822–1844
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jane Fuller
1845–1891
Birth Location: Bury, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

Rebecca Adam
1881–1944
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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James Adam's Ancestors

Self
James Adam
1844–1917
Birth Place: Aberdeen, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Adam
1816–1900
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
Jane Johnstone
1822–1844
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
Grandparents
John Adam
1778–1864
Elgin, morayshire Inverness Scotland
Margaret (Adam \) Robertson
1778–1864
Parish Of Duffas, Moray, Elgin, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Adam
1744–
Margaret Smith
1750–
George Robertson
1752–
Margaret King
1758–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas ADAM
1716–
Dougal Robertson
1707–1772
Isobel Cruickshank
1711–

James Adam's Descendants

1.
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James Adam (6 May 1844–13 Dec 1917) m. Jane Fuller (4 May 1845–22 Feb 1891)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Louise) Adam 1881–1944 m. Wilfred (Samuel) Lucas 1874–1918
    1. 1. Rita (Helen) Lucas 1904–1983 m. Frederick (Josiah) Abbott 1900–1969
      1. 1. Norman (Keith "Pat" Abbott) Twin 1926–2009 m. Nancy (Jane) Milburn 1923–1999
        1. 1. Valerie (Ann) Abbott 1946–2022 m. Kevin (Edward) Pragnell 1949–2023
      2. 2. Wilfred ((Jack) Francis James) ABBOTT 1924–2014
      3. 3. Phyllis (Rebecca Abbott \ Burling. DNA proves her great grandparents were Josiah Abbott son of William James Burling and Mary Jane) Abbott 1923–1987
      4. 4. Harold (John Frederick) ABBOTT 1921–1984
      5. 5. Stillborn ((twin)) ABBOTT 1926–1926

James Adam's Timeline

2 Records

1844
6 May 1844
Birth of James Adam in Aberdeen, Scotland
Aberdeen, Scotland
1917
13 Dec 1917
Age 73
Death of James Adam in Halcombe, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Halcombe, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1844
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1917
    Event Place: Halcombe, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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