William Adamson (1835 - 1912)

Born May 1835 in Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Clifford) Adamson — married 1863 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died 30 Jul 1912 at age 77 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

William Adamson was born in Ireland.

William Adamson migrated from Ireland to United States.

William was born in Ireland, (believe Down, Northern Ireland), in May of 1835. He immigrated to the United States in 1847 aboard the ship "Glenmore", out of Belfast. The ship docked on February 9, 1847 in New York, New York, United States. The final destination listed on the manifest was Philadelphia. The family settled in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. In 1863, William married Margaret (Margueretta) Clifford. The couple had eight children, all born in Philadelphia. William passed away in 1912, and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 January 2021), memorial page for William Adamson (1847–30 Jul 1912), Find A Grave: Memorial #39863357, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Margaret Orthodox (contributor 47080490).

• Irish Immigrants: New York Port Arrival Records, 1846-1851: Departed Belfast January, 1847. Arrived New York 9 February 1847, ship "Glenmore". Final destination, Philadelphia. [1]

• United States Federal Census 1850: Kensington, Ward 8, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

• United States Federal Census 1870: Philadelphia, 59th District, (no street name or address). Residing with wife, and three children. Note** family name mistranscribed as "Adams.

• United States Federal Census 1880: 171 West Kensington Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Age 39, occupation, "Laborer".

• Pennsylvania & New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985: Burial, 3 August, 1912, Greenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CD-RKQ : accessed 18 July 2015)], William Adamson in household of James Adamson, Kensington, ward 8, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 216, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ5G-VB3 : 17 October 2014), Josephine Adams in household of William Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 45, family 351, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,904.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWJK-7R4 : 13 November 2020), William Adamson, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; citing enumeration district ED 380, sheet 448A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,179.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M37R-5Q5 : accessed 18 July 2015)], William Adamson, Philadelphia city Ward 19, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 8A, family 140, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,461.

• Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 846 (Free Ancestry Image)