Biography

Census enumerations

1881 census (Scotland)

• Ann Kerr, head, age 61, female; born at Baltgroan, Inverness-shire; occupation: shop keeper (grocer)
• George Adams, son-in-law, age 26, male, born at Aberdeen, occupation: iron moulder
• Mary A. Adams, daughter-in-law [sic], age 25, female; born at Kilmarnock, Ayrshire; occupation: iron moulder’s wife
• Ann Adams, granddaughter, age 5, mother: Mary A. Adams; born at Greenock, Renfrewshire
• George Adams, grandson, age 3, mother do.; born at Greenock
• Andrew Adams, grandson, age 7 mos., mother do., born at Greenock
• census place: 17 Baker Street, Greenock East, Renfrewshire. ^[2]

1911 census

• Elizabeth Dinning, head, age 54, W6 [widow], born in Ireland
• Margaret, daughter, age 14, SR [single]; occupation: millworker, Merino Mills; born at Greenock
• Andrew Adams, boarder, age 32, Mar2; occupation: caulker, shipyard, born do.
• Annie L. [sic] Adams, boarder, age 27, Mar5, married 4 years, 1 child born and 1 living, born do.
• Andrew Adams, boarder, age 2, born do.
• census place: 19 Ingleston Street, Greenock East, Renfrewshire. ^[4]

Research notes

• Unknown infant child:—The gravestone inscription suggests a second child who died in infancy. The name of this child and its years of birth and death have not yet been discovered. ~Kilpatrick-1128 (2022-11-06]]

Sources

1. ↑ National Records of Scotland. Statutory Registers. Index of Civil Registrations of Births. Index entry: Andrew Adams, male, born in 1880, registration district: Greenock East, ref. no. 564/2 521. Index online at ScotlandsPeople, hosted by National Records of Scotland, scotlandspeople.gov.uk (accessed 2022-08-25).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Scotland 1881 Census. Household of Ann Kerr, age 61, with son-in-law, George Adams (26), and daughter-in-law, Mary A. Adams (25), with the Adams children, in Greenock East, Renfrewshire. Original record: Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1-338. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Archival ref. film no. CSSCT1881-165, registration district and civil parish of Greenock East, registration district no. 564/2, enumeration district no. 23, household schedule no. 139. Transcript online at ancestry.ca (accessed 2022-11-05).
3. ↑ National Records of Scotland. Statutory Registers. Index of Civil Registrations of Marriages. Index entry: Annie Elizabeth Dinning and Andrew Adams, married in 1907, registration district: Greenock East, ref. no. 564/1 38. Index online at ScotlandsPeople, hosted by National Records of Scotland, scotlandspeople.gov.uk (accessed 2022-08-25).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Scotland 1911 Census. Household of Elizabeth Dinning, age 54, with daughter, Margaret (14), and boarders, Andrew Adams (32) [son-in-law], Annie L. [sic] Adams (27) [daughter], and Andrew Adams (2) [grandson], in Greenock East, Renfrewshire. Original record held by National Records of Scotland (Edinburgh). Archival ref. ward of city: third, ecclesiastical parish of East Parish, burgh of Greenock, Renfrewshire; household schedule no. 57, ref. 564/1 44/8, pg. 8 of 20. Digital image online at ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk (purchased by Alison Kilpatrick, 2022-08-25).
5. ↑ National Records of Scotland. Statutory Registers. Index of Civil Registrations of Deaths. Index entry: George Dinning Adams, aged 0 years, mother’s maiden name: Dinning, died in 1915, registration district: Greenock East, ref. no. 564/1 15. Index online at ScotlandsPeople, hosted by National Records of Scotland, scotlandspeople.gov.uk (accessed 2022-08-25).
6. ↑ National Records of Scotland. Statutory Registers. Index of Civil Registrations of Deaths. Index entry: Andrew Adams, aged 58 years, died in 1935, Greenock West RD, ref. 564/2 208. Index online at ScotlandsPeople, hosted by National Records of Scotland, scotlandspeople.gov.uk (accessed 2022-11-05).
7. ↑ Renfrewshire, Scotland. Greenock Cemetery and Crematorium. Gravestone inscription for Annie Dinning and Andrew Adams. Image online at BillionGraves.com; photograph of gravestone by “Navigator,” 27th July 2013.