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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Fife => Topic started by: Chiad Fhear on Thursday 30 April 20 11:00 BST (UK)
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Hi Rootschatters
I am up against the proverbial brick wall again. This time I'm looking for information about a cousin:
Margaret Drummond born 19 January 1920 at North Lambieletham, Parish of Cameron, Fife, second (Illegitmate) daughter of my late aunt 'Jen' (Janet) Lundie Pearson Drummond (1898-1972). The Register of Birth for Margaret does not show the name of her father, although I believe it may have been Michael Smith who aunt 'Jen' married on 24 Feb 1923 in Strathkinness, Fife and they had four sons and three daughters between August 1923 and December 1939.
On 25 December 1939, Margaret married Lewis John Adams, a Grenadier Guardsman, based at Hampton Park, Sudbury on Thames, at Lundie Cottage, Strathkinness, Fife. Lewis's parents were Alfred Robert George Adams, a Railwayman, and Kate Wallace. Although listed as "Lewis John Adams", he signed the Register as "J. L. Adams" (see image attached).
Christmas Day 1939 is when the trail runs dry!
Can anyone help fill in the rest of Margaret's life for me?
Stay home - stay safe
Chiad Fhear
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Spent a few minutes searching and did not find anything new on Scotlandspeople or Ancestry.
I did an Ancestry search for surname Adams, Mothers maiden Name Drummond with a birth year of 1949 +-10 years and there were five results, one each in Cambridge, Stoke and Lambeth and two in Pancras.
Maybe if you did such a search and follow up on these possible children of theirs they could lead you to them.
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Thanks Colin, I'll have a look.
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Chiad Fhear
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Lew Adams ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Adams
ev
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The Lambeth birth I stated in my prior was
Lewis D Adams
Born Q3 1939 Lambeth
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Thanks both
An interesting read Ev and a name to follow up Colin
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Chiad Fhear
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The Lambeth birth I stated in my prior was ... Lewis D Adams ... Born Q3 1939 Lambeth
Hi again Colin
Just browsed Ancestry with your find and notice what appears to be the same registration in Jan-Feb 1940. It's all a bit close to the marriage date for comfort, but possible none the less.
There's also a UK, Electoral Register entry for 2005-2008 for Lewis D Adams with an address in Impington, Cambridgeshire. The same person?
Although I've had it for some years, I've just noticed some confusion on the Register of Marriage where Margaret's parents are entered as her grandparents - Andrew Drummond and Janet m.s. Pearson
I may, also, have mislead everyone on this thread by not reading the Register of Marriage properly :-[
Lewis's mother is listed as "Kate Wollard" and I've found a very tangible link on Ancestry for the family through what I believe are his father's WW1 Army Pension Records where he's been wrongly listed as "Louisa John Adams" :-\
Stay home - stay safe
Chiad Fhear
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Hi all
Regret to say this looks like it's going to remain a brick wall. My letter to Lewis Drummond Adams has gone unanswered.
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Chiad Fhear