Brief Life History of John Adamson
When John Adamson Fife was born in May 1835, in Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Fife, was 28 and his mother, Mary Meek Nicol, was 26. He lived in Tulliallan, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1841. He died in United States, and was buried in United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- John Fife in household of May Nicol, "Scotland Census, 1841"
- Scotland, 1851 Census in Dysart for John Fife
Parents and Siblings
1807–1874 Male
1809–1850 Female
Siblings (7)
1831–1914 Male
1833–1863 Female
1835– Male
1838–1897 Female
1840–1850 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 1
1843
Age 8
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 31
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from the province and former kingdom of Fife in East Scotland, a name of obscure etymology. Tradition has it that the name is derived from an eponymous Fib, one of the seven sons of Cruithne, legendary founding father of the Picts.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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