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The Family of Stevenson Macadam

Stevenson Macadam married Jessie Andrew J Ivison   For details of Stevenson Macadam, go back here   Jessie Andrew J Ivison was born on 16 December 1834 in Charlotte Street, Glasgow. She died on 3rd February 1912 at 11 East Brighton Crescent, Portobello, Edinburgh. Jessie was the daughter of Michael Wheelright Ivison (chr. 21st December 1801 in Stanwix, Cumberland, England) and Ann(e) Cochran, who were married on 1st August 1825, very probably at the High Church in Paisley, Anne living at Neilston in Renfrew at the time.   Stevenson and Jessie were married on 23 April 1855 in Neilston, Renfrew, Scotland.   They had five children:   William Ivison Macadam was born 27th January 1856, 11 Brandon Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian and died 24th June 1902, Surgeon's Hall, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh. He married Sarah McConnichie MacDonald, 28 Mar 1879, 12 Lee Cresent, Portobello. She was born 27th May 1856, Bridges Park, Urray, Ross-shire and died 4th April 1941, Craig House, Edinburgh. Helen Anne Cochran Macadam was born 23 Jan 1859, 11 Brandon Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian. She married Dr John St Clair Boyd, 1st November 1887 at Duddingston Parish Church. Jessie Margaret Mary Macadam was born on the 4th May 1862, 25 Brighton Place, Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland and died 20 Jan 1943, 2 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh. She married Alexander William Gordon Price on the 5th July 1913, St Mark's Episcopal Church, Portobello. Stevenson John Charles George Macadam was born 30th January 1866 at 25 Brighton Place, Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland. He died 26 Jan 1939, Kevock Tower, Lasswade. Constance Elizabeth Louise Macadam was born on the 6th September 1867 at 25 Brighton Place, Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland  and died on the 28th August 1871 at Brighton House, Portobello.   William Ivison Macadam Born: 27th January 1856 at 11 Brandon Street, Edinburgh. Died: 24th June 1902 at the Surgeon's Hall, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh Buried at Portobello Cemetery, plot E157 Career Highlights: Lecturer, Edinburgh School of Medicine Professor, New Veterinary College, Edinburgh (Chemistry) Analytical & Consulting Chemist, Edinburgh Assistant Lecturer, Edinburgh School of Medicine 1878 - Fellow of the Chemical Society of London Council member of the Institute of Chemistry GBI Member of the Society of Public Analysts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Professor of Chemistry at Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons. By 1902 his full name and title was: Professor William Ivison Macadam,  FRS., FCS Brigade Major, with the rank of Colonel, in the 4th Volunteer Brigade of the Royal Scots Shot dead in his laboratory in 1902 by one of his staff, described as a "lunatic" in a contemporary account of the incident.   For William Ivison's family, see below   Helen Anne Cochran Macadam Born:   23rd January 1859 at 11, Brandon Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian. Died:  10th October 1937 Married:  Dr John St Clair Boyd MD, 1st November 1887 at Duddingston Parish Church. Known to the family as Nellie or Nel.   Jessie Margaret Mary Macadam Born:  4th May 1862 at 25, Brighton Place, Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland Died:  20th January 1943 at 2, Strathearn Road, Edinburgh. Married:  Alexander William Gordon Price on the 5th July 1913, at St Mark's Episcopal Church, Portobello.   Stevenson John Charles George Macadam  Born:  30th January 1866 at 25, Brighton Place, Portobello.  Died:  26th  January 1939 at  Kevock Tower, Lasswade, Scotland. Known to the family as Stevie   Constance Elizabeth Louise Macadam Born:  6th September 1867 at 25, Brighton Place, Portobello. Died:  28th August 1871 at Brighton House, Portobello.   The 1881 Census shows the family, excluding William Ivison, living at 11 East Brighton Crescent, Duddingston, Edinburgh, together with three female servants.     DUDDINGSTON      Duddingston Village and Loch, with Kirk above Duddingston Kirk Duddingston Village is situated on the lower slopes of Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh on the eastern edge of Holyrood Park and overlooking Duddingston Loch, which was the setting for Sir Henry Raeburn's famous painting of the skating figure of the Rev. Robert Walker.  The natural topography of the area has meant that, despite being only a mile from Edinburgh's City Centre, it has retained its individuality and its distinct village character. PORTOBELLO Portobello beach about 1880 By the 18th century the area became the haunt of smugglers and seamen In 1742 Portobello Hut was built by an old seaman who served under Admiral Vernon in the West Indies in 1739 and so the name Portobello comes from a port in central America. By 1765 William Jamieson discovered a valuable source of Clay near to the Figgate Burn and erected a brick and tile works afterwards he dealt in earthenware. By 1801 The Edinburgh Light horse used to drill on the sand at Portobello and this is where Sir Walter Scott was kicked by a horse but while recovering he completed the “The lay of the last Minstrel”. Portobello developed throughout the 19th century with the manufacture of Brick, Lead, Glass, and soap, now all unfortunately gone. By 1833 it was created a Parliamentary Burgh governed by a Provost, two Bailies and seven councillors. A number of famous people are connected to Portobello such a Sir Harry Lauder, Hugh Millar famous as a thinker, social reformer, but mostly as someone who put Geology onto a scientific footing, and David Laing, Librarian of the Signet Library in Edinburgh, who was one of the greatest historians of the 18th century. Portobello is now famous for its beaches and sea bathing and although the area became run down after the second World War,  it is now being improved.   copied from:  http://www.leithhistory.co.uk/2004/05/29/the-story-of-portobello/

The Family of William Ivison Macadam

William Ivison married Sarah McConnichie MacDonald on 28th March 1879, following which they are thought either to have lived at 12 Lee Cresent, Portobello, Edinburgh, or that is where she lived before her marriage.   Sarah McConnichie MacDonald was born 27 May 1856 in Bridges Park, Urray, Ross-shire, and died 4th Apr 1941 in Craig House, Edinburgh. Sarah was the daughter of John MacDonald and Mary MacConnichie.   In  July 1911 it is recorded that William and Sarah, together with three of their children, Mary, Sarah and Ivison, were resident at 88 Thirlestane Road, Edinburgh.   They had six children (3 boys and 3 girls):   Mary Janetta Macadam Born:  3rd February 1880 at Stanley Road, Portobello, Edinburgh. Died:  5th April 1948. She was known by the family as Myra. She never married, and was buried at Kirkby Cemetery, Frinton, Essex.   Elison Ann Macadam Born:  6th May 1882 at 6 East Brighton Crescent, Portobello. Died:  1909. Married:  Dr. Cecil Henry Desch in 1909 Cecil Henry Desch (1874-1958), Professor of Metallurgy. Publications: "Francis Sidney Marvin, 1863-1943", Isis, XXXVI, 1945-46, Science and the Social Order, London, 1946   Stevenson Macadam Born:  24th April 1884 at 6 East Brighton Crescent, Portobello. Died:  22nd November 1884 at Portobello.   John Barkly Macadam Born:  15th November 1885 at 6 East Brighton Crescent, Portobello. Died:  ? Married: Janie B Babbage on 3rd October 1912 The only Jane Babbage I have so far traced about this time was born in 1866 in Teignmouth, Devon, England, but this seems unlikely to be her -emlm.   Sarah Constance Macadam Born:  29th January 1889 at 6 East Brighton Crescent, Portobello. Died:  ? Married:  Robert Wheatley on 27th January 1917 at St John's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh.   Sir Ivison Stevenson Macadam Born:  18th July 1894 at Silach, Lady Road, Edinburgh. Died:  22nd December 1974 in the Parish of Westminster. He was cremated and his ashes buried in Portobello. Married:  Caroline Ladd Corbett on 1st January 1936 (or 36?) in Portland, Oregon, USA [IGI gives 1934] Caroline Ladd Corbett was born 20th September 1910 in Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, USA, her parents being Elliott Ruggles Corbett (1884-1963) and Alta Smith (1886-1976), both of whom were born in, and died in, Portland, Oregon, USA.  She died on 28th August 1989 in East Runton, Cromer, Norfolk, England. James L. CORBETT, of 736 Chatsworth Dr., Newport News, Va 23601, USA, has traced the Corbett family tree back to England in about 1640.  See the details on an IGI Ancestral file here.   Ivison and Caroline had four children: Ivison was awarded the OBE in 1919 at the age of only 25. He was the first President of the National Union of Students, President of King's College London Students' Union,  and he was one of the original trustees of the National Union of Students, being elected their first President in 1922 when the Inter-Varsity Association and the International Students Bureau merged at a joint meeting held at the University of London. He was appointed Director General of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, at Chatham House, in 1946, retiring in 1955. Knighted in 1955.