Swainston Adamson
Swainston Adamson (1824-1903) of Adamson and Clowser Civil Engineer, Churchdale House, Rugeley, and Bhore Ghaut and Sholapore, India.
1824 Born the son of Swainston Adamson (1792-1889), Stone Mason, and his wife Elizabeth
1846 July 2nd Married in Rugeley to Faith Whitworth, the daughter of Abraham Whitworth. Swainston is an engineering draughtsman of Lichfield.[1]
Contractor on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway
1870 formerly of Armitage, near Rugeley, in the County of Stafford, and now of Franklands, Lindfield, in the County of Sussex,
1871 Living at The Cottage, Armitage, Staffs.: Swainston Adamson (age 46 born Longdon, Staffs.), Dividends and Interest of Money. With his wife Faith Whitworth Adamson (age 46 born Rugeley) and their two children Mara Elizabeth Adamson (age 20 born Rugeley) and William Whitworth Adamson (age 2 born Brighton). One servant.[2]
1903 August 19th. Died at Churchdale, Rugeley, aged 79. 'Mr. Adamson was a native of Longdon, and in early life was engaged the construction of the Trent Valley Station and railway, when it was first laid at Rugeley. He afterwards proceeded to India to take engineering work under the Government. While in India he became civil engineer, and later took up contract work on the Bhore Ghant Incline and Great Indian Peninsular Railway. He remained in India fourteen years. On his return to England he resided for some time at the Running Hills, Armitage, and for the last twenty years at Churchdale House, Rugeley.'[3][4]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal - Friday 10 July 1846
- ↑ 1871 Census
- ↑ Lichfield Mercury - Friday 28 August 1903
- ↑ The Engineer 1903/09/04, p237.