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Mary Ann Adams

Female 1869 - 1885  (16 years)


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  • Name Mary Ann Adams  [1
    Birth 21 Jun 1869  Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    1871 Census 1871  Springfield, Cults, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1881 Census 1881  Creich, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1881 Scotland Census 
    • scholar
    Occupation 1885  Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 25 Jul 1885  Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1133  wilkie
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2017 

    Father Edwin Adams,   b. 1835, Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1876, Mugdrum Island, Abernethy, Perth, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Agnes Wilkie,   b. Abt 1845, BurntIsland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1899, Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Marriage 12 Feb 1863  Orwell, Kinross, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • 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

  • Notes 
    • BIRTH: Scotland Births & Baptisms: 1564-1950
      Name: Mary Ann Adams
      Female
      Birth date: 21 Jun 1869
      Birthplace: Strathmiglo, Fife Scotland
      Father: Edwin Adams
      Mother: Agnes Wilkie
      Indexing Project Number: C11457-1
      Source Film Number: 6035516

      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
      Mary Ann Adams, Dau, Unmarried, Age 1, Born Fifeshire Strathmiglo
      Edwin Nanton, Boarder, Unmarried, Age 7, Visitor, Born Kinross Orwell

      On 1881 Census:
      Dwellilng, Parbroath Cotton, Creich, Fife, Scotland
      Film 0203518, GRO, Vol 418, Enum Dist 1, Page 10

      Agnes Adams, Head, Widow, Field Worker, Female, Age 34, Birthplace Burnt Island
      Agnes Adams, Daughter, Field Worker, Female, Age 15, Birthplace, Orwell, Kinross
      Helen Adams, Daughter, Female, Age 13, Birthplace, Auchertmuchty, , Fife
      Mary Adams, Daughter, Scholar, Female, Age 11, Birthplace, Strathmiglo, Fife

      Scotlands People research Jun 2015

      Vital Statistics - Death Registration: Scotlands People 1885-353-11
      Name: Adams, Mary Ann
      Sex - Female, Single
      Occupation: Domestic Servant
      Date of Death: 25 Jul 1885, 1H 0m AM
      Place of Death: Station Cottages, Forgandenny Parish, Perth, Scotland
      Age: 16 yrs
      Parents: Edwin Adams, Labourer, Deceased & Agnes Williamson, formerly Adams MS Wilkie
      Informant: W. Williamson - stepfather
      Registration: 27 Jul 1885 at Forgandenny, Signed Thomas Moffatt Registrar
      ** There was a note of a corrected entry Page 27 -

      Corrected Entries, states Mary Ann Adams death was suicidal - caused by poisoning. The material / drug used was not mentioned.

  • Sources 
    1. [S446] 1871 Scotland Census for Mary Ann Adams, 1871-2 419 Cults (Reliability: 3).
      Page 18, Family #4
      Mary Ann Adams, Dau, Age 1, Born Strathmiglo, Fifeshire

    2. [S642] Registrar Office,, Statutory Marriages, ScotlandsPeople website - Marriage extraction (Reliability: 4).



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