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William Adamson                                    1848-1895           (1st Husband)
William was born on 3 December 1848, the son of William Adamson and Mary Ann Robinson, at Sunderland, County Durham.
Eliza Bage                                               1853-1918
Eliza was born on 1 June 1853, the daughter of Robert Bage and Barbara Ann Horn, at East Rainton, County Durham.
I have identified the following children.
  Robert Randolph Born abt 1883   Sunderland  
William Born abt 1885   Sunderland KIA 24 Apr 1917, WW I

Birth of Parents
William Adamson b: 3 Dec 1848             Sunderland, County Durham       1848 4Q Sunderland 24 302
son of William Adamson and Mary Ann Robinson

Eliza Bage b: 1 Jun 1853           East Rainton, County Durham       1853 2Q Houghton 10a 241
daughter of Robert Bage and Barbara Ann Horn

Marriage
7 Mar 1882
William Adamson
Eliza Bage 		Bishopwearmouth Parish Church       1882 1Q Sunderland 10a 675
Age 33, Bachelor, Father: William Adamson, Shipowner
Age 28, Spinster, Father: Robert Bage, Tailor
Wit: James Adamson, Mary A. Mail

Children
Robert Randolph Adamson b: abt 1883               Sunderland, County Durham       1883 1Q Sunderland 10a 582
son of William Adamson and Eliza Bage
William Adamson b: abt 1885               Sunderland, County Durham       1885 1Q Sunderland 10a 583
son of William Adamson and Eliza Bage

1891 Census RG12-4134 4 April 1891 Bishopwearmouth, County Durham
2 Elms North
William Adamson
Eliza (Wife)
Robert R.
William
Plus 1 Servant 		Age 42
Age 35
Age 5
Age 3 		Shipowner & Merchant Sunderland
Rainton
Sunderland
Sunderland 		Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham 		3 Dec 1848
1 Jun 1853
abt 1883
abt 1885

Victor Mervyn Adamson b: abt 1892               Sunderland, County Durham             1892 2Q Sunderland 10a 700
son of William Adamson and Eliza Bage

Death
William Adamson Died 8 Apr 1895, Age 37,           at Conishead Priory         1895 2Q Ulverston 8e 581
Burial: 11 Apr 1895, originaly at ward 5-CC-plot 17 next to his father,
then later moved to Ward 3-c-plot 57 where his wife Eliza was buried in 1909

DURHAM   6 July 1895                         Probate
ADAMSON, William, of of Langham Tower, Sunderland, Shipowner, died 8 April 1895, at Conishead priory, Ulverston, Lancashire, Probate Durham, 6 July, to Eliza Adamson, widow.   Effects £21,403 19s. 6d.


James Hedley Henderson             1852-                     (2nd Husband)
James was born about 1852, at Gatehouse-of-Fleet, Galloway, Scotland.
I have not identified any children.

Birth of New Husband
James Hedley Henderson b: abt 1852         Gatehouse-of-Fleet, Galloway, Scotland

Marriage
abt 1897
James Hedley Henderson
Eliza Adamson 		      1897 3Q Hexham 10b 487

1901 Census RG13-4826 1 April 1901 Humshaugh, Northumberland
Heatheridge House
James H. Henderson
Eliza (Wife)
Plus 2 Servants 		Age 48
Age 40 		Retired Master Mariner Gatehouse-of-Fleet Scotland
Durham 		abt 1852
abt 1853

1901 Census RG13-2008 1 April 1901 Sherborne, Dorset
School House
Robert R. Adamson (Boarder)
William Adamson (Boarder)
Plus 71 Other Boys 		Age 18
Age 16 		Pupil
Pupil 		Sunderland
Sunderland 		Durham
Durham 		abt 1883
abt 1885

1901 Census RG13-4823 1 April 1901 Corbridge, Northumberland
Springfield
Victor M. Adamson (Boarder) Age 8 Pupil Sunderland Durham abt 1892

Death
Eliza (Bage) Henderson Died 2 Jul 1909, Age 55,                     1909 3Q Sunderland 10a 261

DURHAM   8 Sep 1909                         Probate
HENDERSON, Eliza, of the Esplanade, Sunderland (wife of James Hedly Henderson), died 2 July 1909, Probate, Durham, 8 September, to Robert Randolph Adamson and William Adamson, Shipowners.   Effects £673 5s.

1911 Census RG14-171 3 April 1911 West Derby, Lancashire
21 Deane Road, Liverpool   (12 Rooms)
Emma Mayor (Head) (s)
Sydney H. Leyh (Boarder) (s)
Walter Leyh (Boarder) (s)
 James Hedley Henderson (Boarder) (W)
Emile Bachelot (Boarder) (s)
Plus 1 Servant 		Age 43
Age 41
Age 43
 Age 58
Age 61
Tea Merchant
Tea Merchant
 Master Mariner
Pharmicist 		Poulton-le-Fylde
Liverpool
Liverpool
 Gatehouse-of-Fleet
Boedeaux 		Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire
 Scotland
France 		abt 1867
abt 1869
abt 1867
 abt 1852
abt 1849

Death
James Hedley Henderson Died 11 Feb 1914, Age 61,       1914 1Q West Derby 8b 806
 

LIVERPOOL   30 May 1914                         Probate
HENDERSON, James Hedley, of 36 Laurel-road, Fairfield, Liverpool, master mariner, died 11 February 1914, administration Liverpool, 30 May, to Edith Marian Wildeblood (wife of Henry Seddon Wildeblood).
  Effects £3 15s.

IN Memory of
CAPTAIN WILLIAM ADAMSON
6th Bn., The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Who Died Age 31
ON 24 APRIL 1917

SON OF WILLIAM and ELIZA ADAMSON,
of LANGHAM TOWER, SUNDERLAND
REMEMBERED WITH HONOR
BASRA MEMORIAL, IRAQ

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION
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