My Scottish "Wilkie" Family
Thomas Adams
1863 - Yes, date unknown-
Name Thomas Adams [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth 30 Nov 1863 , Orwell Parish, Kinross, Scotland Gender Male 1871 Census 1871 Springfield, Cults, Fife, Scotland 1891 Census 1891 Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland 1891 Scotland Census - Age 29 yrs Farm Servant & Married
1901 Census 1901 St Martins, Perthshire, Scotland 1901 Scotland Census - Age 38yrs - Shepherd
1911 Census 1911 St Martins, Perthshire, Scotland 1911 Scotland Census Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I1129 wilkie Last Modified 3 Jan 2017
Father Edwin Adams, b. 1835, Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland d. 11 Aug 1876, Mugdrum Island, Abernethy, Perth, Scotland (Age 41 years) Mother 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 [5] - 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
Family ID F362 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Thornton, b. Abt 1868, Boness, Linlithgowshire, Scotland d. 17 Sep 1937, Yew Tree Cottage, Wolfhill, Cargill District, Perth, Scotland (Age ~ 69 years) Marriage 29 Nov 1889 Balhepburn, Parish Of Rhynd, Perth, Scotland [6] - Marriage Certificate; 1889-381-01
Date: 1889, November 29th at Balhepburn, Rhynd, Perth, After Banns, according to the Forms of the Established Church of Scotland
Groom: Signed, Thomas Adams, Farm Servant, Bachelor
Age: 27 years
Residence: Aberdayne
Parents: Edwin Adams, Ploughman, deceased & Agnes Adams, MS Wilkie
Bride: Signed, Elizabeth Thornton, Farm Servant, Spinster
Age: 26 years
Residence: Fortiviot, Perth
Parents: John Thornton, Sailor , & Janet Thornton, MS Bell
Minister: James Ballinger, Parish Minister of Rhynd
Witnesses: John Henderson & Jane Walker
Registered: Dec 2nd, 1889 , at Rhynd, James McLeish, Registrar
Children 1. Allison Adams, b. Abt 1885, , Perth, Perth County, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown 2. Edwin Adams, b. 23 Jul 1890, Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland d. 27 Feb 1967, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 76 years) 3. Agnes Wilkie Adams, b. 31 Mar 1892, Scone Parish, Perth, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown 4. Jane Adams, b. 1894, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown 5. Margaret (Maggie) Adams, b. 1897, St. Martins, Perthshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown 6. John Adams, b. 1900, St. Martins, Perthshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F364 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Apr 2009
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Notes - BIRTH: Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
Name: Thomas Adams
Male
Birth Date: 30 Nov 1863
Birthplace: Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
Father: Edwin Adams
Mother: Agnes Wilkie
Indexing Project Number: C11463-1
System Origin: Scotland - ODM
Source Film Number: 6035516
Also Scotlands People June 2015 research - birth cert. 1863-463-71
1871 Census, Springfield Cults, 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
1891 Census , Forgandenny, Perthshire East, Page 6
Household # 26
Thomas Adams, Head, Married, Age 29, Farm Servant, Employed, Born Cuthil,
Kinrosshire, Living in residence with rooms of 2 windows
Elizabeth Adams, Wife, Married, Age 29, Wife of Farm Servant, Born Linlithgowshire, Boness
Allison Adams, Daughter, Unmarried, Age 5, Born Perth, Perthshire
Edwin Adams, Son, Unmarried, Age 3 mos., Born Rhynd, Perthshire
1901 Census, St. Martins, East Perthshire, Page 5
Household # 31, Ploughman's House
Thomas Adams, Head, Married, Age 38, Shepherd, Worker, Born Orwell, Fifeshire, Living in 3 rooms with one or more windows
Elizabeth Adams, Wife, Married, Age 40, Born Linlithgowshire
Edward Adams, Son, Age 10, Scholar, Born Rhynd, Perthshire
Agnes Adams, Daughter, Age 9, Scholar, Born Scone, Perthshire
Jane Adams, Daughter, Age 7, Scholar, Born Scone, Perthshire
Maggie Adams, Daughter, Age 4, Born St Martins, Perthshire
John Adams, Son, Age 1, Born St. Martins, Perthshire
Did not find a death for Thomas on ScotlandsPeople under the years of 1901-1950 or 1901 - 1960. When I did the search 7 or so Thomas Adams came up - but none in Perth - all Glasgow, Midlothian etc - which still could be him, but thought I would wait for 1911 census release in April 2011
1911 Scotland Census, St Martins, East Perth, Page 5, Lines 25-29 Loansfold Farm House, 3 rooms with one or more windows
Adams, Thomas; 5 living in the house, Head, Age 48, Married, Farm Mgr, Employer, Birthplace Orwell Kinrossshire
Adams, Elizabeth, Wife, Age 47, Married x 22 yrs, 6 births & 6 living, Birthplace Linlithgow, Carrieden
Adams, Margaret, Dtr, Age 14, School, Birthplace St Martins, Perthshire
Adams, John; Son, Age 11, School, Birthplace St Martins, Perthshire
Sneddon, Robert, Vis, Age 46, Miner at Kincel Coal, worker, Birthplace Linlithgow, Bowness
Still haven't found his death, he is not noted on his Wife's Elizabeth death registration - the informant at that time was a Son Edward Adams.
- BIRTH: Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
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Sources - [S468] 1871 Scotland Census for Thomas Adams, 1871 -2 Springfield 419 Cults (Reliability: 3).
Family # 4
Thomas Adams, Son, Age 7, Scholar, Born Orwell, Kinrosshire - [S469] 1881 Census Scotland Cleish, Kinross, Film 0203533 Vol 462, Dist 5, Page 1, (Reliability: 3).
Thomas Adams, Unmarried, Age 18, Servant, Ag. Labourer, Born Orwell, Kinross - [S470] 1891 Census Scotland for Thomas Adams, Forgandenny, Page 6 (Reliability: 3).
Family # 26
Thomas Adams, Head, Married, Age 29, Farm Servant, Born Kinrossshire, Cuthil - [S471] 1901 Census Scotland for Thomas Adams, 1901 St Martins, 393 (Reliability: 3).
Page 5 Family # 31
Thomas Adams Head, Married, Age 39, Shepherd, Borth Fifeshire* Orwell - [S642] Registrar Office,, Statutory Marriages, ScotlandsPeople website - Marriage extraction (Reliability: 4).
- [S473] Elizabeth Thornton & Thomas Adams Marriage 1889, National Registry 1889-391-01 (Reliability: 3).
- [S468] 1871 Scotland Census for Thomas Adams, 1871 -2 Springfield 419 Cults (Reliability: 3).