Elizabeth "Lizzy" Adamson

1852 - 1936  (84 years)

• Name	Elizabeth "Lizzy" Adamson
  Born	25 Sep 1852	Stapleford, , Nottingham, England   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225232562
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Baptist
  Residence	1877	Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-125882
  Died	15 Dec 1936	Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States   [4]
  Buried	Pomona Valley Memorial Park, Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States   [4]
  Person ID	I125882	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Adamson,   b. 15 Mar 1829, Woodborough, , Nottingham, England ,   d. 6 Oct 1910, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Lydia Shepherd,   b. 1823, , Nottinghamshire, England ,   d. 28 Mar 1892, Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F31159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MRS. ELIZABETH A. REID Mrs. Elizabeth A. Reid, 1368 Arroyo avenue, passed away this morning at 12:30 o'clock, following three years of failing health. Mrs. Reid, 84 years of age, was born in Stapleford, Eng., September 25, 1852, and came to Canada with her parents when only a year old. In September, 1889, she came to California from Canada and had made her home in Pomona since. that time. She was a devout member of the William Street chapel and was a member of the Women's Community club until her health began to fail and she was unable to attend. She is survived by a son, Gordon A. McCarter, Ontario; a daughter, Mrs. Daisy M. Spurgeon, Pomona: a stepdaughter, Mrs. Margaret Adamson, Pomona; a stepson, W.. A. Reid, Riverside; and sister, Mrs. Miriam Wallace, Kingston, Wash.; a brother, J. E. Adamson, Pomona: two grandsons, Gordon W. Mashmeyer, Bakersfield, and Jack B. McCarter, Upland; two great grandchildren, Barbara Jean Mash- meyer and Jackie McCarter. Funeral services will be held in Todd & Reeves chapel Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Interment will be made in Pomona cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S250] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1871, Page 29. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 3 Page 18. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 1283 (1877), McCarter-Adamson. John McCarter, 23, laborer of Walkerton, b Ramsay, Ontario, s/o Alexander McCarter & Elizabeth Young, married Elizabeth Adamson, 24, res. Walkerton, b. Stapleford, England, d/o Thomas Adamson & Lydia Shepherd, witnesses: Thomas Adamson & William McCarter both of Walkerton, married 24 Apr 1877 Walkerton [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225232562.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Sep 1852 - Stapleford, , Nottingham, England Residence - Baptist - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1877 - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Dec 1936 - Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States Buried - - Pomona Valley Memorial Park, Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth