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William Adamson 1824–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1824

Birth Location: Isleworth, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England

Death Date: 22 Feb 1883

Death Location: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Adamson

Mother: Priscilla Grundy

Spouse(s): Martha Adamson

Children(s): Annie Adamson, Arthur Adamson, John Adamson, William Adamson

William Adamson was born in 1824 in Isleworth, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England, the child of John Adamson And Priscilla Grundy. In 1851, William Adamson resided in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England. In 1871, William Adamson resided in Gainford, Durham, England. William Adamson married Martha Leroyd Adamson, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Adamson, Arthur Learoyd Adamson, John Learoyd Adamson, William Robert Adamson. William Adamson passed away in 1883 in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Adamson was born in 1824 in Isleworth, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England, the child of John Adamson And Priscilla Grundy.
  • In 1851, William Adamson resided in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.
  • In 1871, William Adamson resided in Gainford, Durham, England.
  • William Adamson married Martha Leroyd Adamson, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Adamson, Arthur Learoyd Adamson, John Learoyd Adamson, William Robert Adamson.
  • William Adamson passed away in 1883 in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Adamson
1795–1837
Birth Location: England
JA
Priscilla Grundy
1803–1877
Birth Location: Richmond, Yorkshire, England
PG

Spouses(s)

Martha Adamson
1822–1894
Birth Location: Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
MA

Children(s)

Annie Adamson
1848–1919
Birth Location: Stockton, Durham, England
AA
Arthur Adamson
1856–1944
Birth Location: Stockton, England
AA
John Adamson
1849–1849
Birth Location: Stockton, Durham, England
JA
William Adamson
1852–1894
Birth Location: Stockton,Durham,England
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William Adamson's Ancestors

Self
William Adamson
1824–1883
Birth Place: Isleworth, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England
Parents
John Adamson
1795–1837
England
Priscilla Grundy
1803–1877
Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William Adamson
1767–1832
Coniscliffe, County Durham, England
Mabel ROBSON
1763–1826
Great-Grandparents
William Adamson
1744–1823
Elizabeth Barker
1744–
John Robson
1718–1799
Ann Swainston
1724–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Adamson
1719–1769
Thomasin Gregory
–1781

William Adamson's Descendants

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William Adamson (21 Oct 1824–22 Feb 1883) m. Martha ((Leroyd)) Adamson (17 July 1822–3 April 1894)
  1. 1. Annie (Elizabeth) Adamson 1848–1919 m. Thomas (Pritchard) Pettigrew 1848–1925
    1. 1. Allan (Nelson) Pettigrew 1879–1937 m. Moselle (Gregory) Pettigrew 1882–1965
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Pettigrew) Hundley 1907–1981 m. William (Puller Hundley) Sr 1906–1986
        1. 1. William (C) Hundley 1929–2017
      2. 2. Alan (Gregory) Pettigrew 1914–1967 m. Mary (Owen) Pettigrew 1917–1969
    2. 2. Margaret Robertson 1877–1945 m. Bernard (Benjamin) Robertson 1876–1942
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Aiken) Robertson 1914–1994
    3. 3. Arthur (Hamilton) Pettigrew 1882–1954 m. Lula (G) Pettigrew 1879–1956
      1. 1. Edith (Margaret) Pettigrew 1916–1977 m. Lester (William) Ritter 1912–1983
      2. 2. William (Hamilton) Pettigrew 1911–1997
      3. 3. Thomas (Pritchard) Pettigrew 1914–1982 m. Nancy Pettigrew 1916–2004
    4. 4. William (Herbert) Pettigrew 1873–1946 m. Maggie (Lee (Eggleston)) Pettigrew 1875–1914 m. Nancy Pettigrew 1882–1960
      1. 1. Laura (Irene) Pettigrew 1902–1982 m. John (Edwin Lumsden) Jr 1890–1929 m. Ralph (E) Hozelwood 1906–
        1. 1. John (Edwin Lumsden) III 1925–1961 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Lumsden 1929–2007
      2. 2. Burnell (Beatrice) Pettigrew 1896–1961
      3. 3. Vance (Melvin Pettigrew) Sr 1899–1963 m. Lucy Fisher 1891–1958
        1. 1. Vance (Melvin Pettigrew) Jr. 1922–2009 m. Dellie (Ramsey) Pettigrew 1912–1986
        2. 2. Iris Pettigrew 1930–2011 m. Frank (Risgard) Steinke 1929–1993
    5. 5. Archie (Adamson) Pettigrew 1874–1924 m. Mary (Virginia) Queensberry 1874–1929
      1. 1. Violet (May (Pettigrew)) Winchester 1897–1972 m. Raymond (Charles) Winchester 1891–1969
        1. 1. Raymond (Charles Winchester) jr 1916–1959 m. Marvis (Jane) Gee 1921–
        2. 2. Edward (Pierce) Winchester 1918–1997 m. Josephine (R) Ciango 1917–1994
        3. 3. Violet Winchester 1922– m. Merk (Francis) Pessagno 1919–
        4. 4. Virginia Winchester 1921–1995 m. Lewis (Allan Nicholson) Sr 1919–1978
      2. 2. Edward (Thomas) Pettigrew 1902–1997 m. Irene (E) Fielding 1904–1956
        1. 1. Edward (Thomas Pettigrew) Jr 1925–1998 m. Norma (Jean) Newby 1927–1996
      3. 3. Annie (Lucy) Pettigrew 1902–1992 m. Robert (McLelland) Cochran 1900–1978
        1. 1. Robert (McLellan Cochran) Jr 1941–2015
    6. 6. Thomas (Graham) Pettigrew 1886–1896
  2. 2. Arthur (Learoyd) Adamson 1856–1944 m. Sarah (Breese) Adamson 1855–1936
    1. 1. Arthur (Vincent) Adamson 1887–1963 m. Kathleen (Montgomery) Cassel 1891–1974
      1. 1. Judge (Vincent Cassel) Adamson 1915–1990 m. Elizabeth (Eggleston Stone) Perrow 1915–2011
        1. 1. Stephen (Perrow) Adamson 1944–1981
      2. 2. Leroy Adamson 1914–2004 m. Martha Emery 1914–1997
      3. 3. Catherine Adamson 1920–2005 m. David (B.) Montgomery 1918–1989
        1. 1. David (Garrad) Montgomery 1944–2012
    2. 2. Thomas (Darnley) Adamson 1890–1967 m. Kathleen ((Lade) (Baxter)) Adamson 1889–1972
      1. 1. Anne Taylor 1919–2001 m. Robert (Hay) Taylor 1913–1952
      2. 2. Thomas Adamson 1922–2015
    3. 3. Bertha (Learoyd) Adamson 1885–1963 m. James (Wilson) Hall 1873–1949
    4. 4. Alice (Barningham) Adamson 1881–1964 m. Samuel (Edwin) Cowin 1880–
      1. 1. Virginia (Baringham) Cowin 1903–1988 m. Andrew (Sproule) Ross 1895–1983
        1. 1. Jane (Sproule) Ross 1932–2006
      2. 2. Samuel (E Cowin) Jr 1910–1994 m. Ann Nesmith-Walmsley 1915–2009
  3. 3. John (Learoyd) Adamson 1849–1849
  4. 4. William (Robert) Adamson 1852–1894 m. Emily (J.) Jackson 1855–1929
    1. 1. Wilfred (J.) Adamson 1890–1898
    2. 2. William (Harold) Adamson 1881–1933 m. Ernestine Fowler 1882–1978
      1. 1. Ernestine (Coolidge) Adamson 1910–1987 m. William Yeo 1907–1982
      2. 2. Robert (William) Adamson 1915–2003
      3. 3. Charles (Fowler) Adamson 1923–2005
      4. 4. Emily (Fowler) Adamson 1917–1970 m. William (Snyder) Sherman 1918–2001
        1. 1. Emily (Martha) Sherman 1950–1970
    3. 3. Ethelwynne (Mary) Adamson 1884–1937 m. Herbert (William) Barker 1884–1941 m. Herbert (H) Munn 1879–

William Adamson's Timeline

6 Records

1824
21 Oct 1824
Birth of William Adamson in Isleworth, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England
Isleworth, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England
1851
1851
Age 27
William Adamson resided here in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England
Stockton on Tees, Durham, England
1871
1871
Age 47
William Adamson resided here in Gainford, Durham, England
Gainford, Durham, England
1880
1880
Age 56
William Adamson resided here in Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1883
22 Feb 1883
Age 59
Death of William Adamson in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
1885
28 Apr 1885
Age 61
William Adamson - Probate in Principal Registry
Principal Registry

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1824
    Event Place: Isleworth, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia; Roll: 1361; Page: 95B; Enumeration District: 068
    [2] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4942; Folio: 63; Page: 15; GSU roll: 848022
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2383; Folio: 557; Page: 17; GSU roll: 87061
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Stockton on Tees, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2383; Folio: 557; Page: 17; GSU roll: 87061

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Gainford, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4942; Folio: 63; Page: 15; GSU roll: 848022

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1875
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland
    Record Source: Baltimore, Passenger Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Records of the US Customs Service, RG36; NAI Number: 2655153; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia; Roll: 1361; Page: 95B; Enumeration District: 068

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool, England and Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Record Source: Baltimore, Passenger Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Records of the US Customs Service, RG36; NAI Number: 2655153; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1883
    Event Place: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1885
    Event Place: Principal Registry
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
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