John Adamson (abt. 1848 - 1913)

Born about Oct 1848 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Young (Brown) Adamson — married 19 Jun 1873 in St Luke, West Holloway, Islington, England.

Descendants

Died 27 Feb 1913 at about age 64 in Farm Adamsonsvlei, Blaauwdrift, Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa

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Biography

John ADAMSON was born in October 1848 in Rugeley, Stafford, Staffordshire, England. The second son of Swainston Adamson and Faith Whitworth.

He married Emma Young (aka Hannah) BROWN on 19 June 1873 at St Luke, West Holloway, Islington, England. The had 8 children together.

In 1880 John followed in his fathers’ footsteps and went to South Africa to work on the railways. He arrived in Cape Town on 25 Sep 1880 on his way to Algoa Bay, sailing on the SS Balmoral Castle which left London 31/8/1880 & Dartmouth 3/9/1880. (Ref. 3/8/2. Passenger lists). As an Engineer he built railways in Cape Province, Free State and the Transvaal.

As well as working on the railways John was a farmer and when he died on 27 Feb 1913 Blaauwdrif, Orange Free State, South Africa, he was buried on his farm Adamsonsvlei previously Dupreez laager in Winburg, Free State, South Africa. (Which is in the Welkom area)

• Fact: Residence (1851) Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
• Fact: Occupation (1880) Engineer
• Fact: Probate (1913) Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
• Fact: Burial (1913) Adamsonsvlei, Winburg, Free State, South Africa
• Fact: Residence Farm Adamsonsvlei, Winburg, Free State, South Africa

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 March 2023, 06:34), entry for John Adamson (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L2ZN-XQD ); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 26 August 2019, 14:53), entry for John Adamson(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L2ZN-XQD); contributed by various users.

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Source Citation Class: HO107; Piece: 2015; Folio: 339; Page: 18; GSU roll: 87418 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Source Citation Class: RG10; Piece: 3406; Folio: 18; Page: 9; GSU roll: 839402 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

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Place of Burial: Adamsons Vlei Farm, Blaudrif, Orange Free State, South Africa