Private 2267 William Adamson

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: France
Date Entered Therein: 13/02/1915

Age at death: 27
Date of death: 7th of September 1916 (Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 7 A and 7 B.

BMD details:
Marriage: 28/09/1912 Gulielmum ADAMSON to Rebecca GEE at St Mary's (Lowe House) RC.

Family details:
Son of William James and Ann Adamson, of 1, Peel St., St. Helens; husband of Rebecca Adamson of 24, Nuttall St., St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1891 - 2 years old William is living at back 6, Peel Street, St Helens with parents William (33), Annie (30) and three siblings: Anne (10), Robert (8), Elizabeth (5). 1901 - 12 years old William is living at 1 Peel Street, St Helens with parents William (42), Ann (40) and seven siblings: Annie (20), Robert (18), Elizabeth (15), Mary Jane (10), Peter (8), Isabella (3), Maggie (1). 1911 - Sees 22 years old glass worker William living at 1 Peel Street, St Helens with his widowed father William James (53) and five siblings Mary Jane (20), Peter (17), Isabella (13), Maggie (11) and Maud (9).

[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/2267AdamsonWilliam.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/2267AdamsonWilliam2.jpg[/pic][caption]A memorial to Private William Adamson at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/JT_AbbottW_AdamsonH_Ashall_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private William Adamson on the Thiepval Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/LoweHouseMem4.jpg[/pic] [caption]William is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]