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Record #9872
Name :
: James Balfour ADAMSON (1892 - 1964)
  aka : Ian Adamson


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: Nov 1892

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 8 Feb 1964   Notes : Colon Cancer
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Lanark, Glasgow

119 Henderson Street, Kinning Park
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Ontario, Simcoe, Penetanguishene General Hospital
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 8 May 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corinthian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Quarriers
NotesParents: John Robert Balfour Adamson and Margaret Davidson Daniel, married July 14, 1891, at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

On January 22, 1903, Margaret Davidson Daniel Adamson died at 119 Henderson Street, Kinning Park, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, of Phthisis Pulmonalis.

In 1905, James (incorrectly transcribed on the LAC Index as Ian) Adamson, 12, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 102 Quarrier children en route to Brockville, Ontario, Canada.

On October 24, 1916, his father, John Robert Balfour Adamson died in the Combination Poorhouse, Thornton, Markinch, Fifeshire, Scotland, at the age of 50 of Cirrhosis of Liver, Ascites, and Heart Failure.

On September 6, 1922, at Stayner, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between James Balfour Adamson, 27, mechanic, born in Scotland to James Adamson and Christina Daniels; and another home child, Muriel Worthington, 19, household duties, born in England to Arthur and Mary Ann Eliza Worthington.

James Balfour and Muriel Worthington Adamson had at least 6 children: Eric Albert Adamson, born 1929; Bernard Arthur Adamson, born 1933; and 4 children still living.

On February 8, 1964, James Balfour Adamson died at the age of 71, of colon cancer. On January 15, 1989, Muriel Worthington Adamson died of gangrene and heart failure. They are both buried at Stayner Union Cemetery, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-09-22 18:46:48 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-09-22 19:50:16 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3076 ABERCROMBIE, William1855SCT, LKS, Glasgow Aug 1872 : St. Andrew CAN Unknown  
6389 ADAMSON, Christina Alison1894SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
9872 ADAMSON, James Balfour1892SCT, LKS, Glasgow May 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
3147 ADIE, Gregor McGregor1880SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1894 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
5358 AITKEN, Lawrence Gray1909SCT, LKS, Glasgow Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
3156 AITON, William Lyle1888SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
5679 ALCORN, Agnes Maxwell1894SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1913 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
5680 ALCORN, Margaret-Ann Irwin1897SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
10339 ALEXANDER, Beatrice Carlisle1889SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
3917 ALEXANDER, Janet Murray1896SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1906 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
14545 ALLAN-VALLIS, Agnes1916IRL,    , Glasgow Jun 1930 : Duchess of York CAN Crusade of Rescue  
10486 ANDERSON, Ernest Adolphus1904SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Quarriers  
13168 ANDERSON, George Bennie1901SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
13169 ANDERSON, Mary Gordon Inglis1899SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
2959 ANGUS, Alexander1899SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
13295 ANGUS, Margaret1893SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jul 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
17093 ARMOUR, Andrew 1891SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1901 : Dominion CAN MacPherson Homes  
17094 ARMOUR, Margaret Fleming1887SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1901 : Dominion CAN MacPherson Homes  
3641 BAXTER, Agnes1891SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
3642 BAXTER, Elizabeth1894SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
3640 BAXTER, Esther1893SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
10496 BELL, Thomas M1906ENG,    , Glasgow Apr 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Quarriers  
10498 BERESFORD, William1905SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Quarriers  
4345 BIRCHALL, Ann Johnson1899SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jul 1908 : Ionian CAN Quarriers  
4347 BIRCHALL, Maggie1897SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jul 1908 : Ionian CAN Quarriers  
4346 BIRCHALL, Mary Ellen1898SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jul 1908 : Ionian CAN Quarriers  
4348 BIRCHALL, Sarah1901SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jul 1908 : Ionian CAN Quarriers  
13155 BLACK, Aitken1895SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
22224 BLACK, Annie1900SCT, LKS, Glasgow May 1888 : Corean CAN Quarriers  
13157 BLACK, Isabella1898SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers tlupinski  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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