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Joseph Adamson 1840 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1840

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 18 Oct 1899

Death Location: Ross, West Coast, New Zealand

Father: Joseph Adamson

Mother: Martha Mellor

Spouse(s): Jane Smith

Children(s): Joseph Adamson, Martha Adamson, Henry Adamson, Sarah Adamson, Elizabeth Adamson, Jane Adamson, William Adamson, Ellen Adamson

Joseph Adamson was born in 1840 in Yorkshire, England, the child of Joseph Adamson and Martha Mellor. Joseph Adamson married Jane Smith, and had children including Joseph Adamson, Martha Adamson, Henry John Adamson, Sarah Ann Adamson, Elizabeth Adamson, Jane Adamson, William Henry John Adamson, Ellen Blanche Adamson. Joseph Adamson passed away in 1899 in Ross, West Coast, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Joseph Adamson was born in 1840 in Yorkshire, England, the child of Joseph Adamson and Martha Mellor.
  • Joseph Adamson married Jane Smith, and had children including Joseph Adamson, Martha Adamson, Henry John Adamson, Sarah Ann Adamson, Elizabeth Adamson, Jane Adamson, William Henry John Adamson, Ellen Blanche Adamson.
  • Joseph Adamson passed away in 1899 in Ross, West Coast, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Adamson's Ancestors

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Joseph Adamson
1840 – 1899
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England
Parents
Joseph Adamson
1810 – 1862
Hartshead, Yorkshire, England
Martha Mellor
1805 – 1867
Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Adamson's Descendants

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Joseph Adamson (22 Oct 1840 – 18 Oct 1899) m. Jane Smith (1844 – 13 Jun 1933)
  1. 1. Joseph Adamson (19 Jun 1870 – 19 Jul 1881)
  2. 2. Martha Adamson (20 Apr 1871 – 08 Nov 1920)
  3. 3. Henry (John) Adamson (07 Feb 1873 – 26 Jun 1873)
  4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Adamson (11 May 1876 – 5 Nov 1925)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Adamson (28 Feb 1878 – 12 May 1947)
  6. 6. Jane Adamson (22 Oct 1881 – 14-Aug-1967) m. Cyril (Edwin) George (1884 – 29 October 1969)
    1. 1. Clara (Jane) George (9 Mar 1913 – 11 May 1977) m. Malcolm (Henry) Knight (6 Oct 1908 – 10 Aug 1973)
      1. 1. Maureen (Clare) Knight (12 Mar 1936 – 2012) m. Brian (John Weal) Fitzgerald (20 Apr 1930 – 25 Feb 1981) m. William (Edward) Arnold (14 Jan 1928 – Abt. 2 Jun 2000)
        1. 1. Terrance (John) Fitzgerald
        2. 2. Dianne Fitzgerald
        3. 3. Patricia Fitzgerald
        4. 4. Kathryn Fitzgerald
      2. 2. Bernice (Elaine) Knight (22 Aug 1939 – )
      3. 3. Carol (Mavis) Knight (21 Oct 1940 – )
  7. 7. William (Henry John) Adamson (27 October 1882 – 09 Aug 1953)
  8. 8. Ellen (Blanche) Adamson (27 Aug 1884 – 31 Oct 1939)

Joseph Adamson's Timeline

6 Records

1840
22 Oct 1840
Birth of Joseph Adamson in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
1840
22 Oct 1840
Birth of Joseph Adamson in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
1840
22 Oct 1840
Birth of Joseph Adamson in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1842
05 Jul 1842
Age 2
Birth of Joseph Adamson in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
1848
Jul 1848
Age 8
Joseph Adamson was baptized in Huddersfield, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
Huddersfield, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
1899
18 Oct 1899
Age 59
Death of Joseph Adamson in Ross, West Coast, New Zealand
Ross, West Coast, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1842
    Event Place: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships arriving at Port Phillip (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5318; Reel: 2144; Item: [4/4816]
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1840
    Event Place: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP32/68

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1840
    Event Place: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1840
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: Jul 1848
    Event Place: Huddersfield, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP32/68

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1849
    Event Place: Port Phillip Bay, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships arriving at Port Phillip (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5318; Reel: 2144; Item: [4/4816]
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1899
    Event Place: Ross, West Coast, New Zealand

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