James Currie Adamson ww1 Pte

[LjaLja]

My great grandfather served as a private in ww1, I have found his silver badge / cards and that is it. I know he married a Janet call in 1913 but I don't know who is parents are, where he is from, when he passed away. I ordered his marriage certificate but his fathers name was not on there :-(  Does anyone have any advice ?

[crisane]

Hello and welcome to Rootschat
What is James' age on his marriage certificate? The address he is living at and the names of the witnesses? Anything that may give us a clue to his origins. If no father is named on the certificate it usually indicates an illegitimate birth but the middle name of Currie could be an indication of his father's name.
I see he was married in Staffordshire and his wife died there in 1953

[crisane]

Doing a basic search on Findmypast's 1939 register there is a Janet Adamson in Staffordshire but I can't place a James C there in the same registration district.

[LjaLja]

He was 34yrs old on his marriage certificate and his profession was a iron dresser. Their address was 49 shepherd street, Wolverhampton.
The witness's were D N Adamson and Robina Patterson (otherwise adamson) it says. Thank you

[LjaLja]

He had my grandad whose name was also "James Currie Adamson" he was born 1915 and he also had a "robina Currie Adamson" born 1912.

[flst]

Have you looked for him in the 1911 census? You would then know where he was born!
Regards,
flst

[MonicaL]

Trying to make sense of this in the context of what you mention:

 ROBINA CURRIE WRIGHT (born CALL), 1912 - 1991
ROBINA CURRIE WRIGHT (born CALL) was born on month day 1912, at birth place, to JAMES CURRIE ADAMSON and JANET ADAMSON (born BRITTON).
JAMES was born in 1879, in Scotland.
JANET was born in 1881, in KILSYTH, SCOTLAND.
ROBINA had 7 siblings: GEORGINA W SAYERS (born CALL) and 6 other siblings.
ROBINA married JOHN WILLIAM WRIGHT.
JOHN was born on April 17 1907, in 51, GROVE STREET, HEATH TOWN.WOLVERHAMPTON.
They had 3 children: john william wright and 2 other children.
ROBINA passed away on month day 1991, at age 79 at death place.
www.myheritage.com/names/robina_wright

There is a birth for this Robina I think showing as: 2nd Qrt 1912 - CALL Robina C - mother's maiden name Britton in Wolverhampton - Vol 6b/ Pg 1110.

Monica

[LjaLja]

Yes I have but I've had no luck unless I've missed something. The only suggested documents from ancestry are his enlistment card and silver badge card. To which he enlisted 1914 and discharged in 1919 due to sickness his age was 40. But then I'm stuck again. So I know he was alive in 1919 but can't find nothing after that. And I can't find nothing before he was married.
And yes Monica that is the correct robina

[MonicaL]

Enlistment papers normally give a place of birth. Was there nothing showing for him when he enlisted in 1914?

Monica