George Gammon Adams (1821 - 1898)

Born 21 Apr 1821 in Staines, Middlesex, England

Husband of Ellen Euphemia (Ryder) Adams — married 7 Mar 1851 (to 1881) in St Elphin's Church, Warrington, Lancashire, England

Died 14 Mar 1898 at age 76 in Acton Green Lodge, Acton, Middlesex, England

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Biography

George Adams is Notable.

George Gammon Adams (1821-1898) was the son of James Adams and his wife Sarah née Goode.

He was an English portrait sculptor and medallist noted for his statue of General Charles Napier in Trafalgar Square.

He entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1840 on the recommendation of the medallist William Wyon. He won a silver medal at the Academy in the same year.[4] He was also taught to model and cut medals and coin dies by Benedetto Pistrucci.

After a year in Rome studying under John Gibson in 1846, he returned to London and worked for Wyon at the Royal Mint on Tower Hill.

He was a Major in the 1st London Artillery (Volunteers).

He married firstly on the 7th of March 1851 in St Elphin, Warrington, Lancs. Ellen Euphemia, only child of John Bromfield Ryder, Esq., of Sloane-street, London. Ellen Euphemia died aged 47 in 1881.

He married secondly Ada Janet Lambert in 1889

He died aged 76 on the 14th of March 1898 in Acton Green Lodge, Acton, Middlesex and was buried in The family vault of James Adams in St Mary's Churchyard, Staines

Census

1881 census of England, Wales & Scotland
126, Sloane Street, Chelsea, London & Middlesex, England

NB.This household had 2 domestic servants.

Sources

The Peerage.com (M, #354665).

Wikipedia entry for George Gammon Adams (1821-1898).

Middlesex Baptisms

First name(s) George Gammon

Last name Adams

 :Baptism year 1821

Baptism date 03 May 1821

Place Staines

Residence Staines

Relationship Son

Father's first name(s) James

Mother's first name(s) Sarah

Occupation Upholsterer

County Middlesex

Country England:

Received Into The Church 16 Sep 1823

Record set Middlesex Baptisms

freeBMD Marriages Mar Q 1861 Warrington 8c 147 ADAMS George Gammon to RYDER Ellen Euphemia

Marriage: "England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973"
Original data: England, Marriages, 1538-1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1562971
Ancestry Record 9852 #10476048 (accessed 27 September 2023)
George Gammon Adams (39) marriage to Ellen Euphemia Ryder on 7 Mar 1861 in Warrington, Lancaster, England.

freeBMD Marriages Jun Q 1889 Hampstead 1a 1242 ADAMS George Gammon to LAMBERT Ada Janet.

UK GRO Deaths Mar Q 1898 Brentford 3a 114 ADAMS George Gammon Age 76.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 August 2020), memorial page for George Gammon Adams (21 Apr 1821–14 Mar 1898), Find a Grave Memorial no. 102226897, citing St Mary Churchyard, Staines, Spelthorne Borough, Surrey, England ; Maintained by NWO (contributor 46583762) .