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Record #3164
Name :
: Allan Devrix ADAM (1885 - )


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Date of Birth
: 24 Mar 1885

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Govanhill, Glasgow

21 Langside Road
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 Apr 1897
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Quarriers
NotesA birth registration was found for Allan Devrix Adam: Born: March 24, 1885 at 12:55 a.m.; Place of Birth: 21 Langside Road, Govanhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Parents: Goerge Schleselman Adam and Agnes Holliday Devrix, married October 19, 1881, at Glasgow, Scotland.

In 1897, Allan Adam, 12 (along with brother, William Adam, 13), arrived in Quebec, Canada, from Glasgow, Scotland, in a group of 117 Quarriers children en route to Brockville, Ontario, Canada.

Allan and William Adam, laborers, returned to the United Kingdom on the ship Yorkshire on May 18, 1898.

Allan Adam, 32, Engineer / Shipwright, returned to Canada on April 28, 1914, on the ship Corsican.

On December 17, 1914, Allan Devrix Adam, 28, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Glasgow, Scotland; that his birthdate was March 24, 1886; that he was a commercial traveller; that he had served 5 years in the 48th Highlanders of Toronto Light House; and that his next of kin was his wife, Florence May Adam, who resided at Floydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was described as 5 foot 9-1/2 inches in height; fair complexion; gray eyes; brown hair; and Presbyterian by faith. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-02-19 20:27:33 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-06-25 21:19:38 /

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5126 ABBOTT, Emily1886ENG,     May 1898 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3011 ABBOTT, Frederick1896ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3012 ABBOTT, George1893ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3058 ABBOTT, Herbert William1893ENG, WAR, Aston, Erdington Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3164 ADAM, Allan Devrix1885SCT,    , Govanhill, Glasgow Apr 1897 : Siberian CAN Quarriers  
3175 ADAM, William Butter1884SCT,    , Govanhill, Glasgow Apr 1897 : Siberian CAN Quarriers  
7357 ADDISON, Hugh1876SCT,    , Jamestown Apr 1887 : Siberian CAN Quarriers  
10057 ADIE, Henry1896ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
10056 ADIE, Mary1895ENG,     Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
17060 ALLEN, Edward1887ENG,     Jun 1899 : Siberian CAN Middlemore hlomiller  
3860 ALLEN, Florence Elizabeth1891ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3804 AMES, Frank1894ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3805 AMES, Henry1896ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3803 AMES, Lizzie1893ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3806 AMES, Sarah1890ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
17073 ANSCOM, John1891ENG,     Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3699 ANSON, John1889ENG,     Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3698 ANSON, Kate1887ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
11066 ASTLEY, Emma1891ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
11065 ASTLEY, Rosina1887ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
2880 AUSTIN, Frederick George1883ENG, WAR, Aston, Birmingham Jun 1894 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
2881 AUSTIN, James1879ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1894 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
17100 BAGGALLAY, Arthur Rodney1884ENG,     Jun 1900 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
16771 BAGLEY, Annie Dorothy1894ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
16774 BAGLEY, Leonard 1899ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
16772 BAGLEY, Richard Charles1889ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
16773 BAGLEY, Walter Ambrose1892ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
16770 BAGLEY, William Henry1896ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
17273 BAILEY, Thomas1889ENG,     Jun 1899 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3696 BALL, George Alfred1891ENG, NTH, Northampton Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
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