William Adams
b. circa 1836
- Father: Hugh Adam b. 4 February 1796, d. 21 September 1845
- Mother: Isobel Philip b. 19 March 1795, d. 1879
- William Adams was born circa 1836 in Midlothian, Scotland.
- Hugh Adam and Isobel Philip appeared in the British census of 6 June 1841 in Newton Engine, Parish of Newton, Midlothian, Scotland. Other members of the household included William Adams, John Adam, David Adam, Hugh Adams and Christian Adam. Also in the household were children John (age 19), David (12), Christian (7) and William (5).
- Hugh Adams and Barbara Lyall appeared in the 14 January 1861 provincial census of "Canada" in Toronto, York County, Canada West (later Ontario), at Sayre Street, St. John's Ward. Other members of the household included William Adams, Isabella Adams, Margaret Adams and William Phillip Adams. It seems very likely that servant William Adams (age 25) is Hugh's brother William, enumerated as a five-year-old in the family's 1841 household.
- He was a servant in the household of grocer Hugh Adams, according to the 1861 census.
- Last Edited: 23 Aug 2015