George Stoneman Adams (1846 - 1931)

Born 1846 in Milton Abbot, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 18 Feb 1931 at about age 85 in Duntroon, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Biography

George was born in 1846. He is the son of John Adams and Jane Spry.

By age 15, George had left home and been apprenticed as a carpenter to John Spey in Milton Abbot.

In 1872 he married Annie Cant in Wellington, New Zealand.

Children:

1. Mary Jane Adams, 1873-
2. George Adams, 1874-
3. Ellen Louisa Adams, 1877-
4. Charles Edward Adams, 1879-
5. Florence Cecilia Ann Adams, 1878-
6. Maria Alice Adams, 1880-
7. Thomas Henry Adams, 1885-
8. Margaret Elizabeth Adams, 1886-
9. Mabel Adams, 1889-
10. Beatrice Adams, 1891-

He passed away in 1931 and was buried at Duntroon, Canterbury.

Sources

• Birth:
  • "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26RS-FR4 : 1 October 2014), George Adams, 1846; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Tavistock, Devon, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
  • "England, Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCSJ-S1M : 29 July 2021), George Adams, 1846.
• Census 1851: "England and Wales Census, 1851", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJ4-2N5 : Sat Mar 09 02:37:30 UTC 2024), Entry for John Adams and Jane Adams, 1851.
• Census 1861: "England and Wales Census, 1861", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7BN-7YM : Sat Mar 09 02:36:04 UTC 2024), Entry for John Spey and Jane Spey, 1861.
• Marriage: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua, Marriage Registration. Accessed 21 March 2024: 1872/8744 Annie Cant George Adams
• Death: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua, Death Registration. Accessed 21 March 2024: 1931/2165 Adams George 84Y
• Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183777135/george-adams: accessed March 21, 2024), memorial page for George Adams (1846–18 Feb 1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 183777135, citing Duntroon Cemetery, Duntroon, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand; Maintained by JjH (contributor 48491654).