Edwin Adams

1835 - 1876  (41 years)

• Name	Edwin Adams
  Birth	1835	Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  1861 Census	1861	Newburgh, Fife, Scotland   [1]
  	1861 Scotland Census
  	Age 24 yrs General labourer
  1871 Census	1871	Springfield, Cults, Fife, Scotland   [2]
  1871 Scotland Census
  Age 36 yrs Ag labourer
  Name	Edward Adams
  Death	11 Aug 1876	Mugdrum Island, Abernethy, Perth, Scotland   [3]
  	Cause: Drowning
  Person ID	I1125	wilkie
  Last Modified	10 May 2018

  
  

  Father	T. Adams
  Mother	H. Eadie
  Family ID	F399	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Wilkie,   b. Abt 1845, BurntIsland, Fife, Scotland d. 29 Aug 1899, Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 54 years)
  Marriage	12 Feb 1863	Orwell, Kinross, Scotland   [4]
  	Marriage Certificate: 1863-463-04 Date: Feb 12, 1863 at Orwell Manse , After Banns, According to the Forms of the Established Church of Scotland Groom: Signed, Edwin Adams, Ploughman, Bachelor Age 26 Residence: Arlase, Parish of Orwell Parents: Thomas Adams, Back Binder, Deceased & Helen Adams MS Eadie Bride: Signed Agnes Wilkie, her mark of 'x', Domestic Servant, Spinster Age: 17 Residence: Mawcarse, Parish of Orwell Parents: Charles Wilkie, Shepherd & Agnes Wilkie, MS, Paton Walter Little, Minister Witnesses: Hugh Buress & John Adams Registered: Feb 11, 1863 at Milnathort, Hugh Forfar, Registrar
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Adams,   b. 30 Nov 1863, , Orwell Parish, Kinross, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Agnes Wilkie Adams,   b. 26 Jun 1865, , Orwell Parish, Kinross, Scotland d. 29 Nov 1949, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 84 years) + 3. Helen Adams,   b. 5 May 1867, Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland d. 13 Mar 1948, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 80 years)   4. Mary Ann Adams,   b. 21 Jun 1869, Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland d. 25 Jul 1885, Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 16 years)   5. Charlotte Adams,   b. 4 Aug 1871, Cults, Fifeshire, Scotland d. 17 Apr 1872, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland (Age 0 years)   6. Charles Adams,   b. 7 May 1873, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland d. 9 Oct 1875, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2011

  
  

• Notes

  1861 Scotland Census - Newburgh Parish, ED:1, Pg 1, Line 25, Roll CSSCT1861_60 Edwin Adams, Age 24, est birth 1837, Brother, Born Auchtermuchty, Fife, Address High St Moon's, General labourer This entry is in the household of John Adams, Age 41 Linen Weaver and his Wife Jane, Children Christina , Helen, Thomas & Alexander. The names certainly are similar pattern, thus I believe this to be Edwin Adams who latter married Agnes Wilkie HW 2011 1871 Census, Springfield Cults, Fife, Scotland Page 18; Dunfermline Library 1871-2-419 #4 Hospital Hill Edwin Adams, Head, Married, Age 36, Ag Lab, Born Fifeshire Auchtermuchty Agnes Wilkie Wife, Married, Age 26, Born Fifeshire Burntisland Thomas Adams, Son, Unmarried, Age 7, Scholar, Born Kinrossshire, Orwell Agnes Adams, Daug, Unmarried, Age 5, Scholar, Born Kinrossshire, Orwell Hellen Adams, Daug, Unmarried, Age 3, Born Fifeshire Auchtermuchty Margaret Adams, Dau, Unmarried, Age 1, Born Fifeshire Strathmiglo Edwin Nanton, Boarder, Unmarried, Age 7, Visitor, Born Kinross Orwell Dundee Courier Newspaper, Saturday 12 Aug 1876 MAN DROWNED IN THE TAY Yesterday afternoon Edward Adams, a labourer and ballastman, was drowned in the Tay, near Newburgh. Engaged with three other men loading a ship with sand, on the Nosey Nell sandbank, at the north side of Mugdrum Island, the tide coming up upon them, one of them with Adams left to reach the long dyke running out from the Island, but the latter insisted on crossing a lade running between the sandbank and the dyke, and in doing so sank in a deep part. The two men left behind saw him disappear and ran to the spot, but the body did not come to the surface, and up to a late hour last night, had not been recovered. Adams leaves a wife and large family, all of them being young. ** ** At the time of this tragedy, Edwin Adams was survived by his Wife Agnes and 6 children, ages 13, 11, 9, 7, 5, 3 - a most difficult time for all of them Death Certificate: 1876-326-31 Name: Edward Adams, Labourer, Married to Agnes Wilkie Date: 1876, August 11, at back of Mugdrum Island, Abernethy, Perth, Scotland Sex: Male Age: 42 years Parents: Thomas Adams, Stationer, Deceased & Helen Adams, MS Crawford, Deceased Cause of Death: Found Drowned, No medical Certificate Informant: John Adams, Brother, Easthal, Newburgh Registered: 1876, August 18th at Abernethy; James Bennett, Registrar ** Note: Mother's name mentioned here is Helen Crawford but on marriage cert. in 1863 it is Helen Eadie. I believe this is our Edwin(Edward) Adams, as mentions Agnes Wilkie as his wife and on 1881 census Agnes Adams is lised as a widow, living with 3 daughters.

  
  

• Sources

  [S692] Scotland 1861, Scotland Census, Reels 1-150, General Registry Office Edinburgh Scotland, 1861 Scotland Census, Parish Newburgh, Ed:1, pg 1, Line 25; roll CSSCT1861_60 (Reliability: 4). [S708] General Registry House for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1871 Scotland Census, 1871-2-419 cults Pg 18 (Reliability: 4). [S489] Death for Edwin Adams 1876, National Registry 1876-326-31 (Reliability: 3). [S642] Registrar Office,, Statutory Marriages, ScotlandsPeople website - Marriage extraction (Reliability: 4).