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Andrew Chapman

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Andrew Report 24 Jun 2007 14:29

I am researching my great grandmothers family,who were the ADAMSONS,I beleive that they all came from the DURHAM area. I know very little about my 5xgt grandfather Thomas Adamson,except that he had a son Robert Henry Jefferson ADAMSON dob c1839-40. Robert married a jane smith and they had 11 children(7 girls,4 boys),he was a builder/mason and died c1889 in St Oswald Durham. His son,my 3x gt grandfather,Henry was dob may 1853 penshaw durham,he married Mary Thompson sept 1889 all saints church newcastle-on-tyne.He was a railway clerk for the sunderland railway company.He died 01/08/1897 in sunderland , leaving a will dated 20/02/1893,value £295.0.0 to wife. Jeannie (my gt gt grandmother 1890-1921) married Joseph Wise june 1914,and had Joan Dec 1914.Who married Wiliam Crosby june 1938 bishopwearmouth durham,and they had my mum Jennifer Adamson Crosby 1941-91. Any help would be very gratefully received. Many thanks Andy Chapman