Robert Robertson Adam

b. 8 May 1851, d. 2 Mar 1917
Father*John Adam b. 1825, d. 1893
Mother*Agnes Robertson b. 1823, d. 1888
      Robert Robertson Adam was born on 8 May 1851 in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire.

Robert Robertson Adam married Margaret Hillcoat Preston on 25 Feb 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire.

Robert Robertson Adam and Margaret Hillcoat Adam immigrated on 29 Feb 1884 to Sydney, New South Wales, having departed from Glasgow and then Liverpool on the "Stirlingshire" in January 1884.
Robert was Proprietor of a General Store at 412 Melville Street in The Junction, New South Wales, a 1903.

Robert Robertson Adam died on 2 Mar 1917 in Granville, New South Wales, at the age of 65.
He was buried at the Presbyterian Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: Section: 5D, Row: 4, Grave: 243) in Rookwood, New South Wales, at the age of 66 years.

Family

Margaret Hillcoat Preston b. about 1851, d. 12 May 1925
Children

Margaret Hillcoat Preston

b. about 1851, d. 12 May 1925
      Margaret Hillcoat Preston was born about 1851 a daughter of Robert and Margaret (Hillcoat) Preston.

Margaret Hillcoat Preston married Robert Robertson Adam, son of John Adam and Agnes Robertson, on 25 Feb 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire.

Margaret Hillcoat Adam and Robert Robertson Adam immigrated on 29 Feb 1884 to Sydney, New South Wales, having departed from Glasgow and then Liverpool on the "Stirlingshire" in January 1884.

Margaret Hillcoat Adam died on 12 May 1925 in Burwood, New South Wales, at the age of 74 years, late of Waratah.
She was buried at the Presbyterian Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: Section: 5D, Row: 4, Grave: 243) in Rookwood, New South Wales, at the age of 75 years.

Family

Robert Robertson Adam b. 8 May 1851, d. 2 Mar 1917
Children

Robert Robertson Adam

b. 1880, d. 7 Jul 1958
Father*Robert Robertson Adam b. 8 May 1851, d. 2 Mar 1917
Mother*Margaret Hillcoat Preston b. about 1851, d. 12 May 1925
      Robert Robertson Adam was born in 1880 in Lancashire.

Robert Robertson Adam married Jean Greig Laurie, daughter of James Laurie and Flora Ann Sherwood, in 1912 in Clarence Town, New South Wales.

Robert Robertson Adam died on 7 Jul 1958 in Newcastle, New South Wales, late of Waratah.

Family

Jean Greig Laurie b. 1878, d. 6 Dec 1949
Children

Mary Preston Adam

b. 1887, d. 1964
Father*Robert Robertson Adam b. 8 May 1851, d. 2 Mar 1917
Mother*Margaret Hillcoat Preston b. about 1851, d. 12 May 1925
      Mary Preston Adam was born in 1887 in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales.

Mary Preston Adam died in 1964 in Hamilton, New South Wales.

Elizabeth Adam

b. 1888, d. 1968
Father*Robert Robertson Adam b. 8 May 1851, d. 2 Mar 1917
Mother*Margaret Hillcoat Preston b. about 1851, d. 12 May 1925
      Elizabeth Adam was born in 1888 in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales.

Elizabeth Adam married Leslie G. Stronach in 1912 in Hamilton, New South Wales.

Elizabeth Stronach died in 1968 in Burwood, New South Wales.

Family

Leslie G. Stronach b. about 1885, d. 1962
Child

Leslie G. Stronach

b. about 1885, d. 1962
      Leslie G. Stronach was born about 1885 a son of William and Margaret Stronach.

Leslie G. Stronach married Elizabeth Adam, daughter of Robert Robertson Adam and Margaret Hillcoat Preston, in 1912 in Hamilton, New South Wales.

Leslie G. Stronach died in 1962 in Burwood, New South Wales.

Family

Elizabeth Adam b. 1888, d. 1968
Child

Margaret Winchester Stronach

b. 1913, d. 21 Jul 1963
Father*Leslie G. Stronach b. about 1885, d. 1962
Mother*Elizabeth Adam b. 1888, d. 1968
      Margaret Winchester Stronach was born in 1913 in Hurstville, New South Wales.

Margaret Winchester Stronach married John William Robinson in 1945 in Burwood, New South Wales.

Margaret Winchester Robinson died on 21 Jul 1963 in Wollongong, New South Wales, late of Figtree.

Jean Greig Laurie

b. 1878, d. 6 Dec 1949
Father*James Laurie b. about 1840, d. 1917
Mother*Flora Ann Sherwood b. 1845, d. 1917
      Jean Greig Laurie was born in 1878 in Paterson, New South Wales. Jean Greig Laurie was also known as Jean Greig Lawrie.

Jean Greig Laurie married Robert Robertson Adam, son of Robert Robertson Adam and Margaret Hillcoat Preston, in 1912 in Clarence Town, New South Wales.

Jean Greig Adam died on 6 Dec 1949 in Newcastle, New South Wales, late of Waratah.

Family

Robert Robertson Adam b. 1880, d. 7 Jul 1958
Children

Beryl Margaret Adam

b. 1911, d. 18 Jun 1977
Father*James Adam b. 1884, d. 20 Jan 1959
Mother*Edith Lucy Sivyer b. 1883, d. 26 Dec 1967
      Beryl Margaret Adam was born in 1911 in Goulburn, New South Wales.

Beryl Margaret Adam married Ernest Harold Palfreyman in 1936 in Newtown, New South Wales.

Beryl Margaret Palfreyman died on 18 Jun 1977 in Melbourne East, Victoria.

James Clive Adam

b. 20 Jan 1917, d. 26 May 1945
Father*James Adam b. 1884, d. 20 Jan 1959
Mother*Edith Lucy Sivyer b. 1883, d. 26 Dec 1967
      James Clive Adam was born on 20 Jan 1917 in Drummoyne, New South Wales.

He began military service on 11 Jun 1944 in Paddington, New South Wales, in 2/20 Australian Infantry Battalion, Service No: NX30008. As a member of Rose Force he was captured by Japanese Forces and died as a Prisoner of War.

James Clive Adam died on 26 May 1945 at the Prisoner of War Camp in Sandakan at the age of 28 as a prisoner of the Japanese Army.
He was buried at the War Cemetery in Lebuan, Sabah, and his memorial plaque is on Panel 13.

Ernest Harold Palfreyman

b. 1906, d. 24 Aug 1977
      Ernest Harold Palfreyman was born in 1906 in Woonona, New South Wales, a son of Clifford and Margaret J. Palfreyman.

Ernest Harold Palfreyman married Beryl Margaret Adam, daughter of James Adam and Edith Lucy Sivyer, in 1936 in Newtown, New South Wales.

Ernest Harold Palfreyman died on 24 Aug 1977 in Parkville, Victoria, late of Camberwell.

John William Robinson

b. about 1910
      John William Robinson was born about 1910.

John William Robinson married Margaret Winchester Stronach, daughter of Leslie G. Stronach and Elizabeth Adam, in 1945 in Burwood, New South Wales.

Paul John Berry

b. 1914, d. 21 Dec 1987
      Paul John Berry was born in 1914 in Balmain South, New South Wales, a son of David and Sarah L. Berry.

Paul John Berry died on 21 Dec 1987 in Sydney, New South Wales.

John Adam

b. 1825, d. 1893
      John Adam was born in 1825 in Paisley Low, Renfrewshire.

John Adam married Agnes Robertson about 1845.

John Adam died in 1893 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire.

Family

Agnes Robertson b. 1823, d. 1888
Children

Agnes Robertson

b. 1823, d. 1888
      Agnes Robertson was born in 1823 in Paisley Low, Renfrewshire.

Agnes Robertson married John Adam about 1845.

Agnes Adam died in 1888 in Possilpark.

Family

John Adam b. 1825, d. 1893
Children

Agnes Robertson Adam

b. 18 May 1858
Father*John Adam b. 1825, d. 1893
Mother*Agnes Robertson b. 1823, d. 1888
      Agnes Robertson Adam was born on 18 May 1858 in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire.

Margaret Hillcoat Adam

b. 14 Dec 1876, d. 17 Jun 1943
Father*Robert Robertson Adam b. 8 May 1851, d. 2 Mar 1917
Mother*Margaret Hillcoat Preston b. about 1851, d. 12 May 1925
      Margaret Hillcoat Adam was born on 14 Dec 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire.

Margaret Hillcoat Adam married Hilton Scarborough Smith in 1907 in Hamilton, New South Wales.

Margaret Hillcoat Smith died on 17 Jun 1943 in Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, at the age of 66.

Hilton Scarborough Smith

b. 1884, d. 1936
      Hilton Scarborough Smith was born in 1884 in Windsor, New South Wales, a son of John J. and Sophia J.M. (Gambrill) Smith.

Hilton Scarborough Smith married Margaret Hillcoat Adam, daughter of Robert Robertson Adam and Margaret Hillcoat Preston, in 1907 in Hamilton, New South Wales.

Hilton Scarborough Smith died in 1936 in Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui.

John Adam

b. 29 Apr 1878, d. 24 Dec 1956
Father*Robert Robertson Adam b. 8 May 1851, d. 2 Mar 1917
Mother*Margaret Hillcoat Preston b. about 1851, d. 12 May 1925
      John Adam was born on 29 Apr 1878 in Mary Hill, Lanarkshire.

John Adam died on 24 Dec 1956 in Chatswood, New South Wales, at the age of 78 late of Balgowlah.

Agnes Robertson Adam

b. 1880
Father*Robert Robertson Adam b. 8 May 1851, d. 2 Mar 1917
Mother*Margaret Hillcoat Preston b. about 1851, d. 12 May 1925
      Agnes Robertson Adam was born in 1880 in Lancashire.

Agnes Robertson Adam immigrated on 17 Feb 1884 to Sydney, New South Wales, having departed from Glasgow in January 1884.

Flora Mary Adam

b. 1917, d. 21 Sep 2009
Father*Robert Robertson Adam b. 1880, d. 7 Jul 1958
Mother*Jean Greig Laurie b. 1878, d. 6 Dec 1949
      Flora Mary Adam was born in 1917 in Newcastle, New South Wales. Flora Mary Adam was known by her family and friends as Popp.

Flora Mary Adam died on 21 Sep 2009 in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Robert Lawrie Adam

b. 1915, d. 1964
Father*Robert Robertson Adam b. 1880, d. 7 Jul 1958
Mother*Jean Greig Laurie b. 1878, d. 6 Dec 1949
      Robert Lawrie Adam was born in 1915 in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Robert Lawrie Adam married Nell Irving in 1941 in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Robert Lawrie Adam died in 1964 in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Nell Irving

b. about 1921, d. 12 Jun 2006
      Nell Irving was born about 1921.

Nell Irving married Robert Lawrie Adam, son of Robert Robertson Adam and Jean Greig Laurie, in 1941 in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Nell Adam died on 12 Jun 2006 in Sydney, New South Wales, at the age of 85 years, late of North Ryde.

James Adam

b. 1883, d. 1884
Father*Robert Robertson Adam b. 8 May 1851, d. 2 Mar 1917
Mother*Margaret Hillcoat Preston b. about 1851, d. 12 May 1925
      James Adam was born in 1883 in Lancashire.

James Adam died in 1884 at at sea during the voyage to Australia on board the "Stirlingshire."