Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Adams was born on 27 February 1847, in Darley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Adams, was 50 and her mother, Rachel Robinson, was 42. She married George Guest on 24 May 1866, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Laughton en le Morthen, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901. She died in 1932, in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 85.
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Sources (14)
- Mary J Guest in household of George Honeytone, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Mary Jane, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Jane Adams, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
Spouse and Children
1839–1910 Male
1847–1932 Female
Children (9)
1868–1916 Female
1871– Female
1874– Female
1876– Male
1877– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1796–1875 Male
1804–1881 Female
Siblings (7)
1827–1919 Male
1833–1899 Male
1840–1889 Male
1844–1922 Female
1847–1932 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 7
1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened
Age 16
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 33
Name Meaning
English, Dutch, and German (mainly northwestern Germany): patronymic from the personal name Adam . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Greek Adamopoulos , Serbian and Croatian Adamović (see Adamovich ), Polish (and Jewish) Adamski .
Irish and Scottish: adopted for McAdam or a Scottish variant of Adam , with excrescent -s.
History: This surname was borne by two early presidents of the US, father and son. They were descended from Henry Adams, who settled in Braintree, MA, in 1635/6, from Barton St. David, Somerset, England. The younger of them, John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) derived his middle name from his maternal grandmother's surname (see Quincy ). — Another important New England family, established mainly in NH, is descended from William Adams, who emigrated from Shropshire, England, to Dedham, MA, in 1628. James Hopkins Adams (1812–61), governor of SC, was unconnected with either of these families, his ancestry being Welsh; his forebears entered North America through PA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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