William McAdie1,2,3

(3 April 1830 - 30 July 1882)
FatherGeorge MacAdie4,5,6 (cir. May 1803 - Sep 1883)
MotherElizabeth Rosie5,4,6 (cir. 1806 - bet. 1871 - 1881)
Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Lorna Henderson

BMDB data

     William McAdie was born on 3 Apr 1830 Killimster, Par. of Wick, CAI, SCT.1,4,3 He was baptized on 24 Feb 1832 Wick, CAI, SCT; entries for 24th Feb (IGI has 2 Mar 1832) include these two baptisms for children of George McAdie and Elizabeth Rosie, reading:
McAdie George, Grieve at Killimster, had by his wife Elizabeth Rosie a son born Decr 14th 1831 & bapd James. - Witt. David Farqhuar, Farm Servant at Killimster & Margaret Leith there. - Also a son born April 3rd 1830, & bapd William - Witt. Jean McAdie in Windlass & Donald Scott, Servant in Ackergill.1,7
     William McAdie married Euphemia Couper, daughter of John Cooper and Ann MacAdy, on 21 Nov 1850 Leith South, MLN, SCT, entry for McADDIE & COUPER reads: William McAddie, Joiner residing No 47 Yardhead Leith, and Euphemia Ann Couper also residing there; daughter of John Couper farmer at Newton in Caithness, were three times proclaimed in order to marriage in the Parish Church of South Leith 17th Novr 1850 & were married at Leith 21st Novr 1850 by the Revd Ebenezer Kennedy
(William and Euphemia were second cousns.)8,9
     William McAdie married Sarah Jane Abbott on 3 Jun 1857 in the District Ch of St Peter, Par. of Stepney, MDX, ENG, cert. shows William as 26, HM Customs, s/o George McADIE, farmer; Sarah Jane as 21 d/o Charles Carrell ABBOTT, clerk Inland Revenue; Both were resid. 2 Maria Terrace; Wit: Charles C & Rebekah ABBOTT (Kate advises father and sister to Sarah.)10,11,12
     William McAdie died on 30 Jul 1882 Boleyn Rd (7), Upton, Dist of West Ham, ESS, ENG, at age 52; cert. shows William George as 52, Custom House Officer; c.o.d. cancer of stomach 9 mths & ?dropsy?; Inf. son C McADIE present at death, 7 Boleyn Rd, Upton.13,14
     With a marriage cert. showing William's father as George McADIE, farmer, it is highly likely that William married to Sarah ABBOTT is indeed the unaccounted for son of George & Elizabeth (ROSIE) McADIE of Hillhead.
DNA matches have begun to arrive between descendants of William and descendants of other McADIE families, so I've bitten the bullet and joined the family up.
But where was he in the 1851 census?
The only two candidates born Wick or Caithness, of an age anywhere in the UK were both joiners: the William son of George & Margaret (LEVACH) MxcADIE, who has been elminated from inquiries, and a married joiner in Glasgow, lodging with a family with no obvious connections.
His marital status and occupation of joiner (which seemed a bit of a leap between farmer's son to HM Customs Offficer) is no longer considered a problem given the marriage entry in Nov 1850 for a William McAddie and Euphemia Ann Cooper where William is described as a joiner, both being resident 47 Yardhead, Leith.
In the Mar 1851 census this address is occupied by William's brother Robert, a joiner, with his wife Ann and family.
He can be forgivien for saying he was single when he married Sarah as his first wife Euphemia had died within two years of their marriage.

Read the blog post "Families unite

The other, now rejected, candidates were:
William son of George & Margaret (LEVACH) McADIE. Although his brother Robert was also a Customs Officer, he couldn't be in two places in 1861, and it's rather hard to appear in the 1871 and 1881 census if you've died in 1865 (single, from Wick).
William, in Australia in Ararat (VIC), 1874 where Harold Henderson McADIE was born to Jessie McADIE, dtr of Robert & Ann (MEASON) McADIE.
This William may, or may not, be the one supposedly marrying a Janet MURRAY in 1853 - where? VIC?15,16,17

Census/Where lived/Occupations

     William McAdie appeared on the census of 1841 Hillhead, Par. of Wick, CAI, SCT, in the household of George MacAdie and Elizabeth McAdie and is assumed to be a son.18,4
     William McAdie appeared on the census of 30 Mar 1851 Margaret St (18), Glasgow St David, LKS, SCT, enumerated as William McCADIE 21 marr. joiner b. Wick, lodger iin hsehold of John MacKAY (41 breaksman on rail b Bover Fa, SUT) and wife Janet (40 b Thurso, CAI) and their family; The other lodger was a James BAIN 22 shoemaker b Bower.19,20,21
     In Dec 1852 William was a joiner Louisburgh, Par. of Wick, CAI, SCT.2
     William McAdie appeared on the census of 7 Apr 1861 Mile End Old Town, Par. of Trinity, LND, ENG, with Sarah Jane Abbott, enumerated as McADIE: William 31 outdoor officer HMC b Caithness, SCT; wife Sarah I 25 b Deal, KEN; Children: Ellen A 3 b Ratcliffe, MDX, Alice L A 3 mos b Bow, MDX; Visitor: DARACHA, gentleman's servant b Bombay.22
     William McAdie was shown as the head of the household in the census of 1871 2 Longfellow Rd East, Mile End Old Town, Par. of Trinity, LND, ENG, with Sarah enumerated as McADIE: William 40 outdoor officer H M Customs b Edin SCT; wife Sarah A 35 b Deal, KEN; Children: Elizabeth A 13 b Stepney MDX, Alice I A 10 scholar, Charles 6 scholar, William G 3, Laura M M 6mos, all b Mile End.10
     The census of 1881 showed William with his wife Sarah, their sons Charles, Albert and William, their dtrs Louisa and Ada Boleyn Rd 7 Margaret Tce, West Ham, ESS, ENG, household enumerated as McADIE: William 51 officer customs, b Caithness, SCT; wife Sarah Jane 45 b Deal, KEN: Children: Charles 16, William G 13 scholar, Louisa 6 scholar, all b Mile End MDX; Alfred 2 b Plaistow ESS; Ada M 6mos b ?Upton?, ESS.23

Names

     In 1850 his surname was recorded as McAddie.8 As of 1882, William McAdie was also known as William George McAdie.13

All the other info

     William outlived his wife Euphemia Couper who died on 26 Dec 1852.2

External links

     Click here to see William's page on WikiTree, a (free) collaborative on-line tree.24

Family 1

Euphemia Couper (cir. 1822 - Dec 1852)
Child
  • George McAdie2 (cir. Jan 1851 - )

Family 2

Sarah Jane Abbott (cir. 1836 - aft. 1881)
Children
  • Elizabeth Ann McAdie10 (bet. Jan 1858 - Mar 1858 - aft. 1891)
  • Alice Jane Abbott McAdie10 (cir. Jan 1861 - aft. 1911)
  • Charles McAdie23 (cir. 1865 - aft. 1891)
  • William George McAdie25 (bet. Sep 1867 - Dec 1867 - aft. 1911)
  • Laura M M McAdie10 (cir. Oct 1870 - aft. 1871)
  • Louisa McAdie23 (cir. 1875 - aft. 1881)
  • Albert McAdie23 (cir. 1879 - aft. 1881)
  • Ada Maud McAdie23 (Aug 1880 - Jun 1960)
ChartsDescendants of my direct McADIE line (#1)
Descendants of my direct McADIE line (#2)
Last Edited10 Jun 2022

Citations

  1. Danielle ROSS, "EM McADIE/ROSIE ex Danielle R," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Bap. 24 Feb 1832 William (born 3 Apr 1830) & James (born 14 Dec 1831) sons of George McADIE & Elizabeth ROSIE, Par. of Wick, CAI 032/0040 0265, copy rcvd Feb 2010.
  2. Newspaper clippings, Dth 26 Dec 1852 Euphemia COUPER, wife of Mr William McADIE, joiner, Louisburgh, Wick, Dth notice John O'Groat Journal 31 Dec 1852, p/copy on tree of mukwaman 2019, https://www.ancestry.com.au/mediaui-viewer/tree/20054/…, extracted May 2022.
  3. Kate TERRY, "EM McADIE, William (Wick) ex Kate T," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Birth1830 (Wick) William McADIE, s/o George McAdie, m. Sarah Abbott, from Family of Maud Caroline McADIE, rcvd Mar 2009.
  4. FreeCensus, UK online at http://www.freecen.org.uk/, 1841 Wick, CAI SCT1841/43 ED 4 Pg 15 hsehold of George & Elisabeth McADIE, extracted May 2006.
  5. MacADIE and variants: births christenings marriages, International Genealogical Index (IGI).
  6. Ian AITCHISON, "EM CAI families ex AITCHISON," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Jan 2001 McADT002.
  7. MacADIE and variants: births christenings marriages, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Birth 3 Apr 1830 Bap. 2 Mar 1832 William s/o George Mc ADIE & Elizabeth ROSIE, batch C110432, Wick, extracted pre 1999, rechecked Feb 2010.
  8. Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Marr. 21 Nov 1850 William McADDIE (joiner 47 Yardhead Leith) & Euphemia Ann dtr of John COUPER (farmer Newton, CAI), Leith South, MLN 692/2 250 240, copy d/loaded May 2022.
  9. 1851 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Newton, Civil Par. Wick, CAI; Par. 043; ED 7A; Pg 35; Sched. 127; hsehold of John & Ann COUPER, extracted May 2022.
  10. 1871 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, Par. of Trinity, Mile End Old Town, LND RG10/560 ED 6 F 132 Pg 23 Sched 145, hsehold of William & Sarah McADIE, extracted Mar 2009.
  11. Www FreeBMD ENG online at http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl, Marr. 1857 Q2 William McADIE & Sarah Jane ABBOTT, reg. Stepney, LND 1c/922 , extracted Mar 2009.
  12. Kate TERRY, "EM McADIE, William (Wick) ex Kate T," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Marr. 3 Jun 1857 William s/o George McADIE (farmer) & Sarah Jane d/o Charles Carrell ABBOTT (Clerk Inland Revenue Office), District Church of St Peter, Par. of Stepney, MDX, copy rcvd Apr 2009.
  13. Www FreeBMD ENG online at http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl, Dth 1882 Q3 William George McADIE, aged 52, reg. West Ham, ESS, 4a/32, extracted May 2013.
  14. Ancestry.com - Family Trees online at http://search.ancestry.com, Dth 30 Jul 1882 William George McADIE, aged 52, reg. West Ham, ESS, copy d/loaded from kateterry_1 tree, Jun 2013.
  15. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Mar 2009, updated Sep 2018 and May 2022.
  16. Rob MacADIE (34329), "EM MacADIE, Rob," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Dth 1 May 1865 William MacADIE, Sunnyside, Montrose Asylum, Forfar, rcvd Mar 2009.
  17. BDM: VIC, AUS, Birth 1874 Harold Henderson McADIE, reg. Ararat #13336, copy d/loaded May 2006.
  18. Sue Collins nee McIntyre, "EM McADIE/BREMNER ex Sue C," e-mail to L Henderson (1), 1841 Census, Hillhead, Wick, hsehold of George & Elizabeth McADIE, extract rcvd May 2006.
  19. 1851 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Glasgow St David, LKS Par. 644/1 ED 14 Pg 15 Sched 99, hsehold of John & Janet MacKAY, extracted Feb 2010.
  20. FreeCensus, UK online at http://www.freecen.org.uk/, 1851 Census: Glasgow St Davids, LKS; Par. 644; ED 14 ; Folio 547; Pg 24 Sched. 99; William MCEADIE, Lodger in hsehold of James & Janet MacKAY, extracted May 2022.
  21. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Mar 2009, reviewed Feb 2010, updated May 2022.
  22. 1861 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, Par. of Trinity, Mile End Old Town, LND RG9/295 ED 16 F 153 Pg 17 Sched 79, hsehold of William & Sarah J McADIE, extracted Mar 2009.
  23. 1881 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, West Ham, ESS RG11/1720 ED 37 F 138 Pg 35 Sched 177, hsehold of William & Sarah Jane McADIE, extracted Mar 2009.
  24. WikiTree online at http://WikiTree.com/, Jun 2013.
  25. Kate TERRY, "EM McADIE, William (Wick) ex Kate T," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Family of Maud Caroline McADIE, rcvd Mar 2009.

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