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Jane (Jean) Adamson 1828 – 1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1828

Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 Jul 1903

Death Location: Minnigaff, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: Hugh Adams

Mother: Margaret None

Spouse(s): James Wilson

Children(s): Archibald Wilson, Henry Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Hugh Wilson, Robert Wilson, David Wilson, William Wilson, Margaret Wilson, John Wilson, Matthew Wilson, Jane Wilson, Marion Wilson, George Wilson

The story of Jane (Jean) Adamson began in 1828 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom. In 1851, Jane (Jean) Adamson resided in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Jane (Jean) Adamson married James Wilson, and had children including Archibald "Archie" Robert Adamson Wilson, Henry James Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Hugh Wilson, Robert Wilson, David Wilson, William (John?) Wilson, Margaret Wilson, John Wilson, Matthew Wilson, Jane Wilson, Marion Wilson, George Wilson. Jane (Jean) Adamson passed away in 1903 in Minnigaff, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Jane (Jean) Adamson began in 1828 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • In 1851, Jane (Jean) Adamson resided in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
  • Jane (Jean) Adamson married James Wilson, and had children including Archibald "Archie" Robert Adamson Wilson, Henry James Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Hugh Wilson, Robert Wilson, David Wilson, William (John?) Wilson, Margaret Wilson, John Wilson, Matthew Wilson, Jane Wilson, Marion Wilson, George Wilson.
  • Jane (Jean) Adamson passed away in 1903 in Minnigaff, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Adams
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret None
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

James Wilson
1821 – 1908
Birth Location: Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
JW

Children(s)

Archibald Wilson
1850 – 1925
Birth Location: Shepherd's House, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Henry Wilson
1851 –
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
HW
Margaret Wilson
1852 – 1913
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
MW
Hugh Wilson
1853 – 1930
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
HW
Robert Wilson
1854 –
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
RW
David Wilson
1856 –
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Wilson
1856 – 1936
Birth Location: New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Margaret Wilson
1858 –
Birth Location: Sanquhar Dumfries Scotland
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John Wilson
1861 –
Birth Location: ______, Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
JW
Matthew Wilson
1862 –
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jane Wilson
1865 –
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
JW
Marion Wilson
1869 – 1903
Birth Location: Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
MW
George Wilson
1877 – 1893
Birth Location: Ballantrae, Ayreshire, Scotland
GW

Jane Adamson's Ancestors

Self
Jane Adamson
1828 – 1903
Birth Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Hugh Adams
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane Adamson's Descendants

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Jane ((Jean)) Adamson (29 Mar 1828 – 12 Jul 1903) m. James Wilson (18 Jun 1821 – 13 Dec 1908)
  1. 1. Archibald ("Archie" Robert Adamson) Wilson (8 Jul 1850 – 3 Mar 1925)
  2. 2. Henry (James) Wilson (1851 – )
  3. 3. Margaret Wilson (19 Feb 1852 – 13 Mar 1913)
  4. 4. Hugh Wilson (10 Nov 1853 – 18 Mar 1930)
  5. 5. Robert Wilson (1854 – )
  6. 6. David Wilson (1856 – )
  7. 7. William ((John?)) Wilson (23 Feb 1856 – 28 Jul 1936) m. Margaret ((Jean?}) Kelly (24 Sep 1858 – 14 Sep 1933)
    1. 1. Margaret (K) Wilson (Abt. 1877 – )
    2. 2. James (Adamson) Wilson (12 May 1883 – 15 oct 1958)
    3. 3. Bessie Wilson (23 Jun 1884 – 25 Mar 1885)
    4. 4. Archibald (William Watson) Wilson (17 Jan 1887 – 24 Aug 1969)
    5. 5. David Wilson (Abt. 1888 – )
    6. 6. John (Hugh) Wilson (13 Sep 1888 – 18 Jul 1965)
    7. 7. Jean (Marion) Wilson (16 Dec 1890 – 11 sep 1968)
    8. 8. Janet (Adamson) Wilson (19 Mar 1893 – 8 Feb 1972)
    9. 9. Samuel Wilson (1896 – 25 Aug 1971) m. Grace (Olive) O'Donnell (January 1910 – 1981)
      1. 1. Mavis (Jean) Wilson (25 Apr 1934 – 23/03/2019) m. Andrew (Muir) Shearer (27/04/1918 – 23/06/1979)
        1. 1. Norma Shearer m. Barry (James) O'Dea (9 Sep 1955 – 20 Jul 2015)
        2. 2. Shearer
        3. 3. Shearer
      2. 2. Margaret (Dawn) Wilson (20 Feb 1936 – 12 Dec 2021) m. Geddes
      3. 3. James (Samuel) Wilson (15 Jul 1937 – 04 Sep 2018)
      4. 4. Patricia (Ann) Wilson m. Alfred (Walter) Symonds (4 May 1940 – 02 Sep 2018)
        1. 1. Symonds m. Unknown
        2. 2. Sheena Symonds m. Flynn
        3. 3. Leianare Symonds m. Riki Wilson
        4. 4. Symonds
        5. 5. Karlenia Symonds m. Terry Flynn m. Tony Southon
      5. 5. Myrie Wilson m. Stopforth
    10. 10. Cedrick (William) Wilson (8 Sep 1895 – 3 Oct 1895)
    11. 11. Stewart (Gibson) Wilson (18 Sep 1895 – ) m. Annie (Elizabeth) Waugh ( – 1986)
    12. 12. Olga (Agnes) Wilson (21 Jun 1896 – 17 Feb 1934)
  8. 8. Margaret Wilson (1858 – )
  9. 9. John Wilson (1 Mar 1861 – )
  10. 10. Matthew Wilson (1862 – )
  11. 11. Jane Wilson (1865 – )
  12. 12. Marion Wilson (13 Jun 1869 – 19 Apr 1903)
  13. 13. George Wilson (1877 – 7 Feb 1893)

Jane Adamson's Timeline

9 Records

1828
29 Mar 1828
Birth of Jane (Jean) Adamson in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1828
29 Mar 1828
Birth of Jane (Jean) Adamson in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1851
1851
Age 23
Jane (Jean) Adamson resided here in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 33
Jane (Jean) Adamson resided here in Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 43
Jane (Jean) Adamson resided here in Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 53
Jane (Jean) Adamson resided here in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 63
Jane (Jean) Adamson resided here in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 73
Jane (Jean) Adamson resided here in Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
1903
12 Jul 1903
Age 75
Death of Jane (Jean) Adamson in Minnigaff, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Minnigaff, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1828
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Sanquhar; ED: 3A; Page: 3; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1851_210; Year: 1851
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Ballantrae; ED: 4; Page: 1; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1861_83
    [3] 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Minnigaff; ED: 6; Page: 1; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1901_439
    [4] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Ballantrae; ED: 4; Page: 2; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1871_107
    [5] 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Douglas; ED: 1; Page: 12; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1891_237
    [6] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Dumfries; ED: 1; Page: 11; Line: 23; Roll: cssct1881_322
    [7] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1828
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Sanquhar; ED: 3A; Page: 3; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1851_210; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Ballantrae; ED: 4; Page: 1; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1861_83

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Ballantrae; ED: 4; Page: 2; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1871_107

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Dumfries; ED: 1; Page: 11; Line: 23; Roll: cssct1881_322

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Douglas; ED: 1; Page: 12; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1891_237

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Minnigaff; ED: 6; Page: 1; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1901_439

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1903
    Event Place: Minnigaff, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Muirkirk, East Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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