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William Adamson 1744–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1744

Birth Location: Coniscliffe,Durham,England

Death Date: 27 Jun 1823

Death Location: Darlington, Durham, England

Father: William Adamson

Mother: Thomasin Gregory

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Barker

Children(s): William Adamson, Jacob Adamson, Humphrey Adamson

The story of William Adamson began in 1744 in Coniscliffe,Durham,England. In 1798, William Adamson resided in Darlington Ward North West Division, Durham, Engla. William Adamson married Elizabeth Barker, and had children including Humphrey Adamson, Jacob Adamson, William Adamson. William Adamson passed away in 1823 in Darlington, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Adamson began in 1744 in Coniscliffe,Durham,England.
  • In 1798, William Adamson resided in Darlington Ward North West Division, Durham, Engla.
  • William Adamson married Elizabeth Barker, and had children including Humphrey Adamson, Jacob Adamson, William Adamson.
  • William Adamson passed away in 1823 in Darlington, Durham, England.

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William Adamson's Ancestors

Self
William Adamson
1744–1823
Birth Place: Coniscliffe,Durham,England
Parents
William Adamson
1719–1769
Picktree, Chester le Street, Co Durham
Thomasin Gregory
–1781
Grandparents
Thomas Adamson
1679–1750
Durham, England
Anna Kirton
1685–1738
Gateshead, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Adamson
1652–
Ann Gray
1655–1737
Cuthbert Kirton
1645–1767
Georgiana
1650–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Adamson
1616–
Anne Brookes
1620–
Cuthbert Kirton
1615–

William Adamson's Descendants

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William Adamson (12 Dec 1744–27 Jun 1823) m. Elizabeth Barker (1744–)
  1. 1. William Adamson 1767–1832 m. Mabel ROBSON 1763–1826
    1. 1. Swainston ADAMSON 1791–1851 m. Elizabeth Marshall 1796–1864
      1. 1. Swainston ADAMSON 1824–1903 m. Faith Whitworth 1825–1893
        1. 1. John ADAMSON 1848–1913 m. Emma (Young (Hannah)) Brown 1852–1905
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) ADAMSON 1850–1898 m. John (W) Hopkins 1852–1933
        3. 3. William (Whitworth) ADAMSON 1869–
        4. 4. Swainston Adamson 1847–1918 m. Matilda (Jane (Lillie)) Thompson 1868–1932
        5. 5. Lillian (Whitworth) Adamson 1869–1945
        6. 6. Whitworth (Jervis) Adamson 1861–1917
        7. 7. Adamson 1859–
      2. 2. Frances Adamson 1822–1887
      3. 3. Elizabeth ((Bessie)) ADAMSON 1830–1878 m. John Wilson 1827–1920
        1. 1. Gladys Wilson 1873–
        2. 2. Bertha (Findlay) Wilson 1862–
        3. 3. Cecil (Bamford) Wilson 1869–1915 m. Annie Wilson 1877–1963
        4. 4. John (Adamson) Wilson 1855–1895 m. Sarah (Grace) Smith 1860–
        5. 5. Edith (Annie) Wilson 1860–1946 m. James Whelan 1849–1928
        6. 6. James Wilson 1865–1926 m. Estella (Gertrude) Golding 1865–1939
        7. 7. Leonard (Wiley) Wilson 1859–1933 m. Lillian Wilson 1867–1933 m. Margaret ("Maggie") Bridge 1857–1884
      4. 4. Lady (Annie) ADAMSON 1826–1884 m. George Findley 1829–1894
        1. 1. John (Adamson) FINDLAY 1857–1926 m. Kate Adamson 1858–1924
        2. 2. Helen FINDLAY 1852–1920 m. Charles (Magenis) Hagg 1838–1909
        3. 3. George (James) Findlay 1855–1927 m. Sarah Bishop 1855–1934
        4. 4. Annie (Clara Elizabeth Findlay) (Benham) 1858–1932 m. John (Henry Sirrell) Benham 1853–1923
        5. 5. Alexander Findlay 1869–
        6. 6. Robert Findley 1849–1879 m. Elizabeth Beach 1854–
        7. 7. Henry (Courtney) Findlay 1850–1901 m. Charlotte (Elizabeth) Tebbatt 1858–1911
        8. 8. Francis (Duncan) Findlay 1865–1936 m. Olivia (Margaret) Norman 1865–1956
      5. 5. Robert ADAMSON 1833–1834
    2. 2. Ann Adamson 1790–1835 m. Thomas (Maxwell) Graham 1792–1871
      1. 1. Elizabeth Graham 1820–1842
      2. 2. Arabella Graham 1818–1896 m. Reverend (William Thomas) Bowman 1817–1893
        1. 1. Mary (Eliza) Bowman 1853–1915
        2. 2. Emma (Jane) Bowman 1856–1929
        3. 3. Alfred (Graham) Bowman 1858–1929 m. Margaret (Mary (Calvert)) Bowman 1874–1955
        4. 4. Ferdinand (Ernest Bowman) Rev 1862–1941 m. Elizabeth (Ann (Milburn)) Bowman 1878–1966
        5. 5. Thomas (William) Bowman 1844–1914 m. Jessie Bowman 1845–1917
        6. 6. Robert (Graham) Bowman 1858–1927 m. Clara (Jane) Bowman 1865–1949
        7. 7. Arabella Bowman 1847–1882
      3. 3. Hannah Graham 1827–1904
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Graham 1822–1905
    3. 3. William Adamson 1799–1855 m. Ann Sinclair 1803–1882
      1. 1. Margaret Adamson 1829–1915 m. George Hardy 1829–1917
        1. 1. Frances (A) Hardy 1866–1923
        2. 2. Mary (Alice) Hardy 1866–1927
        3. 3. Louisa (Annie) Hardy 1858–1882
        4. 4. George (R) Hardy 1868–1951 m. Rosa (J) Hardy 1874–
        5. 5. William (Jas.) Hardy 1856–1914 m. Mary (Isabella) Dickinson 1862–1936
        6. 6. Henry (''Harry'') Hardy* 1869–1941 m. Margaret Daggett 1883–1956
      2. 2. John Adamson 1831–1916 m. Elizabeth (Mary) Moses 1845–1901
        1. 1. Swainston Adamson 1876–1944 m. Mary Adamson 1876–
        2. 2. John Adamson 1878– m. Jane (Elizabeth) Adamson 1880–
        3. 3. Ernest Adamson 1881– m. Mary Bailey 1886–
        4. 4. Septimus Adamson 1882–1968 m. Dora Laidler 1894–1916
        5. 5. Mable Adamson 1884–1953
        6. 6. Elenor Adamson 1887–1901
        7. 7. Frederick Adamson 1880–
        8. 8. Robert Adamson 1873–
        9. 9. William Adamson 1875–
        10. 10. William Adamson 1886–
      3. 3. Sinclair Adamson 1833–1902
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Adamson 1835–
      5. 5. Robert Adamson 1838–1913 m. Margaret McBryde 1841–
        1. 1. Ernest (Clifford) Adamson 1870–1952 m. Jane (Ann) Dawson 1875–1953
      6. 6. Swainston Adamson 1839–1889 m. Jane Hildreth 1845–
        1. 1. William Adamson 1868–1925
        2. 2. Annie Adamson 1881–
        3. 3. Jane Adamson 1873– m. Joseph Riddell 1875–1940
        4. 4. Mary (Clegg) (Adamson) 1875– m. Ernest (William) Urgg 1875–1961
        5. 5. Harry Adamson 1886–1942 m. Geraldine (Marguerite Flora) Angier 1889–1945
      7. 7. Arabella Adamson 1840–1886
      8. 8. Henry (Thomas) Adamson 1844–1912 m. Sarah Garbutt 1848–1896
        1. 1. Marion Adamson 1880–
      9. 9. Frederick Adamson 1848–1898 m. Catherine Chapman 1848–1939
    4. 4. Mary Adamson 1792–
    5. 5. John Adamson 1795–1837 m. Priscilla Grundy 1803–1877
      1. 1. Priscilla Adamson 1827–1894 m. Thomas Sheirtcliff 1799–1879
        1. 1. William (Grundy) Sheirtcliff 1863–1948 m. Jane Pope 1864–1942
        2. 2. George (James) Shirtcliff 1857–1919 m. Fanny Deakin 1856–1877 m. Henrietta Newman 1858–1915
        3. 3. John Adamson 1850–1918 m. Charlotte Reynolds 1852–1929
        4. 4. Priscilla (Eleanor) Sheirtcliff 1864– m. Edward (Watson) Gilbert 1860–
      2. 2. William Adamson 1824–1883 m. Martha ((Leroyd)) Adamson 1822–1894
        1. 1. Annie (Elizabeth) Adamson 1848–1919 m. Thomas (Pritchard) Pettigrew 1848–1925
        2. 2. Arthur (Learoyd) Adamson 1856–1944 m. Sarah (Breese) Adamson 1855–1936
        3. 3. John (Learoyd) Adamson 1849–1849
        4. 4. William (Robert) Adamson 1852–1894 m. Emily (J.) Jackson 1855–1929
      3. 3. Eleanor Adamson 1823–1823
      4. 4. Eleanor (Grundy) Adamson 1830–1880
      5. 5. Ann Adamson 1829–1832
    6. 6. Hannah Adamson 1793–1838
    7. 7. Robert Adamson 1802–1880 m. ANN Adamson 1797–
      1. 1. Isabella Dixon 1838–1910
      2. 2. John (H) Adamson 1829–1891
      3. 3. Margaret (Ann) Dines 1831–1900
      4. 4. Mary (Hannah) Adamson 1835–1908
      5. 5. Robert Adamson 1841–
      6. 6. William Adamson 1843–
      7. 7. Elizabeth Adamson 1837–
    8. 8. Henry Adamson 1804–1871 m. Elizabeth Dixon 1804–1879
      1. 1. Margaret Adamson 1826–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Adamson 1838–1880 m. Richard Woods 1846–
        1. 1. William (Henry) Woods 1870–
      3. 3. Henry Adamson 1833–1884 m. Mary Yates 1839–1904
        1. 1. Emma (Ann) Adamson 1868–1934 m. Robert Lamb 1866–1957
        2. 2. William (Henry) Adamson 1860–1940 m. Mary (Ann) Mayman 1860–1937
        3. 3. Mary (Alice) Adamson 1872–1960
        4. 4. Amelia ((Millie)) Adamson 1874–
      4. 4. John (Adamson) ? 1827–
    9. 9. Russell Adamson 1807–
    10. 10. Elizabeth Adamson 1806–
  2. 2. Jacob Adamson 1771–1852 m. Ann Robinson 1768–1822
    1. 1. Mary Dixon 1800–1851 m. Thomas Dixon 1799– m. Thomas Dixon 1799–
      1. 1. Lucilla Dixon 1821–
    2. 2. Thomas Adamson 1798–1851 m. Sarah Thompson 1798–1851
      1. 1. Susannah Adamson 1834–1904 m. Robert Arrowsmith 1831–1905
        1. 1. Mary Arrowsmith 1859–1940
        2. 2. Robert Arrowsmith 1872–1872
        3. 3. George Arrowsmith 1866–1866
        4. 4. Ralph Arrowsmith 1865–1865
        5. 5. Sarah Arrowsmith 1870–1870
      2. 2. Dorothy Adamson 1836– m. William Charlton 1830–1920
        1. 1. Thomas Charlton 1867–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Charlton 1861–1870
      3. 3. Ann Button 1819–1905 m. John Button 1816–1871
        1. 1. William (Adamson) Button 1843–1843
        2. 2. Jane Button 1854–1938 m. Thomas Thompson 1855–1884
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann) Button 1844–1932 m. George (Robert) Sheraton 1837–1909
        4. 4. Sarah Button 1849–1929 m. Joseph Morrow 1850–1933
        5. 5. Susannah Button 1858–1922 m. Joseph (Kipling) Alderson 1856–
        6. 6. Thomas (A) Button 1847– m. Jane (Ann) Blair 1857–1926
        7. 7. Mary Button 1852– m. George Cox 1858–1917
      4. 4. Thomas Adamson 1821–1854
      5. 5. Sarah Adamson 1829–1870 m. Thomas Graham 1832–
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Graham 1858– m. John (Thomas) Nelson 1860–1935
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Alice) Graham 1859– m. Thomas Leckenby 1856–1929
        3. 3. Sarah Graham 1866–1883 m. Joseph Wilson 1860– m. James (Edward) Riddle 1857– m. Thomas Mould 1860–
        4. 4. Thomas Graham 1870–1872
        5. 5. Joseph Graham 1863–1949 m. Mary Graham 1866–1944
      6. 6. Jacob Adamson 1831–1831
      7. 7. Mary Heathwaite 1826–1884 m. William Hethwaite 1824–1882
        1. 1. James Heathwaite 1863–1941 m. Frances 1863–1897 m. Mary Boyt 1865–1942
        2. 2. Annie Heathwaite 1850– m. George Mann 1855–
        3. 3. Thomas Heathwaite 1852– m. Sarah ((Cook)) Heathwaite 1850–1900
        4. 4. Joseph Heathwaite 1853–1906 m. Selina Owen 1850–1930
        5. 5. William Heathwaite 1857–1901 m. Mary (Jane) Caygill 1854–1935
        6. 6. Mary Heathwaite 1859–1884
        7. 7. John Heathwaite 1861–
      8. 8. Joseph Adamson 1822–1851
  3. 3. Humphrey Adamson 1768– m. Mary Hutchinson 1766–
    1. 1. William (Hutchinson) ADAMSON 1792–1851 m. Ann Hall 1801–1869
      1. 1. John Adamson 1826–1906 m. Ann Adamson 1839–
        1. 1. Elizabeth Adamson 1853–
        2. 2. Thomas (R.) Adamson 1865–
        3. 3. John (H.) Adamson 1867–1948 m. Jane Wylie 1867–1942
        4. 4. William (H.) Adamson 1869–
        5. 5. Mary (E.) Adamson 1875–
        6. 6. Grace Adamson 1863–
        7. 7. William Adamson 1860–
        8. 8. Mary (Ann) Adamson 1848–
      2. 2. Ann Adamson 1830–
      3. 3. Grace ADAMSON 1838–
      4. 4. William ADAMSON 1827–
      5. 5. Mary (Ann) ADAMSON 1834–
      6. 6. Elizabeth Adamson 1832–1852 m. George WAUGH 1827–1863
    2. 2. Mary ADAMSON 1794–
    3. 3. Robert Adamson 1796–

William Adamson's Timeline

5 Records

1744
12 Dec 1744
Birth of William Adamson in Coniscliffe,Durham,England
Coniscliffe,Durham,England
1744
12 Dec 1744
William Adamson was baptized in Coniscliffe,Durham,England
Coniscliffe,Durham,England
1798
1798
Age 54
William Adamson resided here in Darlington Ward North West Division, Durham, England
Darlington Ward North West Division, Durham, England
1823
abt 1823
Age 79
Death of William Adamson
None
1823
27 Jun 1823
Age 79
Burial of William Adamson in Darlington, Durham, England
Darlington, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1744
    Event Place: Coniscliffe,Durham,England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1744
    Event Place: Coniscliffe,Durham,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Darlington Ward North West Division, Durham, England
    Record Source: UK, Land Tax Redemption, The National Archives; Kew, Richmond; Surrey, Land Tax Redemption Office: Quotas and Assessments, IR23; Piece: 24

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1823
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1823
    Event Place: Darlington, Durham, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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