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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
3127 ACKERMAN, Charles1904ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
18027 ADAMS, Albert1894ENG,     May 1911 : Corinthian CAN Unknown  
9872 ADAMSON, James Balfour1892SCT, LKS, Glasgow May 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
22565 ADSHEAD, John William1901ENG,     Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
22935 AIRD, Albert1904ENG,     Sep 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
9729 AITCHISON, Isabella1900ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
10026 AITCHISON, Margaret1903ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
23736 ALDERSON, Florence1898ENG,     Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
22577 ALDERSON, Lillie1901ENG,     Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
16539 ALDRED, Albert1904ENG, SRY, Balham Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
10892 ALDRIDGE, Rose1902ENG,     Sep 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
21339 ALESIA, Frances Elizabeth1897ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
3916 ALEXANDER, Agnes Barbour1888SCT,    , Coatbridge Aug 1906 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
3917 ALEXANDER, Janet Murray1896SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1906 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
3915 ALEXANDER, Mary Eliza1897SCT,    , Coatbridge Jul 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
3918 ALEXANDER, Sarah Stewart1890SCT,    , Coatbridge Jun 1906 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
10689 ALLCORN, Frank Noel1901ENG, LND, Hampstead Oct 1911 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
6257 ALLCORN, Laurence Stanley1903ENG, LND, Hampstead Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
6444 ALLEN, Frederick John1901ENG,     Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
13347 ALLISON, George1889SCT,     May 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
20710 ALLWORTH, Winnifred1903ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
8814 ALLWRIGHT, William Ernest1903ENG, LND, Islington Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
23767 AMBROSE, Mary E1902ENG,     Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
6259 AMEY, Elizabeth1904ENG, LDN, London Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
7362 ANGOLD, Dorothy May1900ENG, LND, Hackney Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
13294 ANGUS, Agnes Crawford1892ENG, YKS, Ecclesall Bierlow Jul 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
13293 ANGUS, Jennie Anderson1893ENG, YKS, Ecclesall Bierlow Jul 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
13295 ANGUS, Margaret1893SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jul 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
20651 ANKETT, Fanny1901ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
20630 ANSELL, Dorothy1903ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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