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Adam Meiklejohn

Male 1839 - 1916  (77 years)


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  • Name Adam Meiklejohn 
    Born 24 Feb 1839  Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1841  Back Street, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1851  Back Street, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1861  14, Cowdenfoot, Dalkeith Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1862  [4
    Coal Miner 
    Residence 1862  Cowdenfoot, by Dalkeith, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Immigration July 1865  Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation RETIREMENT  [6
    Railway Engine Cleaner foreman 
    Residence 1916  3 Sunnybank Place Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Died 2 Nov 1916  Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Association Janet Brown (Relationship: Witness at event _EVN 386) 
    Person ID I860  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2013 

    Father John Meiklejohn,   b. C 1811, not E Lothian Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Janet Brown,   b. 18 May 1806, Cranston Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1885, 2 Craigside Place, Edinburgh Newington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 11 Jan 1829  Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1841  Back Street, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1851  Back Street, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1861  14, Cowdenfoot, Dalkeith Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1870  Gardner, Grundy, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F239  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Henderson,   b. C 1841, Gladsmuir, Haddington, E Lothian Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1918, 17 Hillend Place Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1862  15 Buccleugh Place, St Giles, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1870  Gardner, Grundy, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 1881  Stoneyhill, Inveresk, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Census 1891  2 Salmond Place, Canongate, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Census 1901  3 Meadowbank, Canongate, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Census 1911  18 Hillend Place, Canongate, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Children 
     1. John Meiklejohn,   b. C 1865, Inveresk with Musselburgh Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1936  (Age 71 years)
     2. Margaret Meiklejohn,   b. C 1868, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1958, 1 Glenlockhart Road, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     3. Thomas Meiklejohn,   b. C 1870, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1965  (Age 95 years)
     4. William Meiklejohn,   b. C 1874, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1952, Edinburgh, 52 Elm Row Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     5. James Henderson Meiklejohn,   b. 1880, Inveresk, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F414  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S517] 1841 Census, Registrar Tranent, (Freecen), ED 9, F 6, p 2 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S373] 1851 Census, (FreeCEN), ED 5, P13, Sched 53 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S686] 1861 census, Registrar Gladsmuir, ED 13 p34 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S404] Marriage Certificate, Registrar, St Giles Edinburgh, (Scotlands People), 0011 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1032] Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, (Ancestry.com), T-479 to T-520, T-4689 to T-4874, T-14700 to T-14939, C-4511 to C-4542 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S287] Death certificate, Registrar, St Giles, Edinburgh, (Scotland's People), 1233 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S1030] 1870 Census, United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com), M593_225; Page: 322B; Image: 132; (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S1030] 1870 Census, United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com), M593_225; Page: 323A; Image: 133; (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S405] 1881 British Census, LDS, ED13 P5.

    10. [S880] 1891 Census, General Register Office, (Scotland's People), ED14 p5 (Reliability: 2).

    11. [S421] 1901 Census, General Register Office, (Scotland's People), ED 038/03 P 001 (Reliability: 2).

    12. [S1281] 1911 Census, Registrar Edinburgh Canongate, (Scotlands People), 073/00 03 (Reliability: 2).