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Robert Blair Adams

Male 1881 - 1954  (73 years)


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  • Name Robert Blair Adams 
    Birth 10 Jun 1881  Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Dec 1954  Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 18 Dec 1954  Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2308  wilkie
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2019 

    Family Christina Wilkie,   b. 1 Dec 1875, , , New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1954, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 24 Apr 1902  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 

    • Source for Marriage record comes from Robert Blair Adams' Attestation Papers

      Marriage:
      Christina Wilkie (Spinster) on 24 Apr 1902 at Dunedin, Registry Office
    Children 
     1. Robert Thomas James Adams,   b. 27 Jul 1903, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Leslie Ralph Adams,   b. 25 Mar 1905, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1946, , , New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
    +3. William Eric Adams,   b. 14 Sep 1906, , , New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1983, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. George James Adams,   b. Abt 1908, , , New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F775  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2019 

  • Notes 
    • Research related to finding Robert's parents:
      Per his military Attestation papers, stated birthplace was Greenock, Renfrewshire Scotland
      1891 Census locates a family - Parents Andrwe Adams & Jane Adams
      Children Names: Andrew -14;Mary Ann - 13; Robert - 9; Jane -7; and David 5.


      Vital Records, New Zealand, Deaths
      1954/27928 Adams, Robert Blair 75 years

      Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
      Name: Robert Blair Adams
      Age: 75 years
      Male
      Date of Burial, Saturday 18 Dec 1954
      Location: Soldiers Avenue Block 2/ plot 311

      Grave Marker Inscription:
      34786
      Pte RB Adams
      Otago Regt
      Died 16 Dec 1954
      1st NZEF
      Aged 76 years

      Attestation Papers WWI
      Name: Robert Blair ADAMS
      Military #: 34786
      Infantry
      Birthplace: Greenock Scotland
      Birth Date: 10 Jun 1881
      Trade: Cook
      Last Address: Makarewa
      Married & has 3 children
      enlisted: 25 Aug 1916
      Discharged 21.3.19 - no longer physically fit for war service - on account of wounds and gas poisoning



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