David William Adamson

Brief Life History of David William

When David William Adamson was born on 1 October 1871, in Brighton, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Alexander Gillespie Adamson, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Shaw Mcgill, was 31. He married Margret Ann Hawkes in 1891, in West Weber, Weber, Utah, United States. He died on 10 February 1944, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in West Weber, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

David William Adamson
1871–1944
Sarah Elizabeth Hawkes
1872–1925
Marriage: 8 November 1904
Nathan Welby Adamson
1905–2003
Elizabeth Hawkes Adamson
1908–1984
David William Adamson Jr
1911–1998
Adrienne Adamson
1912–1971
Julia Adamson
1914–2002

Sources (52)

  • David Wm Adamson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • David W Adamson, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"
  • David William Adamson, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"

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Name Meaning

English and Scottish: patronymic from the personal name Adam + Middle English son, meaning ‘son of Adam’. The surname is especially common in Scotland, where it is borne by a sept of clan McIntosh. In North America, this surname has absorbed some Polish and possibly also other European patronymics and other derivatives from the personal name Adam. Compare Adams .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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