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Macadam History 3
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Name Index
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Stevenson Macadam married
Jessie Andrew J Ivison
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For details of Stevenson Macadam,
go back here
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Jessie
Andrew J Ivison was born on 16 December 1834 in Charlotte Street, Glasgow. She died on
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February 1912 at 11 East Brighton Crescent, Portobello, Edinburgh.
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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.
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Stevenson and Jessie were
married on 23 April 1855 in Neilston, Renfrew, Scotland.
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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.
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William Ivison Macadam
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Born: 27th January 1856 at
11 Brandon Street, Edinburgh. |
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Died: 24th June 1902 at
the Surgeon's Hall, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh |
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Buried at Portobello
Cemetery, plot E157 |
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Career Highlights:
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Lecturer, Edinburgh School of
Medicine |
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Professor, New Veterinary College,
Edinburgh (Chemistry) |
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Analytical & Consulting Chemist,
Edinburgh |
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Assistant Lecturer, Edinburgh School
of Medicine |
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1878 - Fellow of the
Chemical Society of London |
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Council member of the Institute of
Chemistry GBI |
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Member of the Society of Public
Analysts |
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Fellow of the Royal
Society of Edinburgh |
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Professor of
Chemistry at Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons. |
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By 1902 his full name and
title was: Professor William Ivison
Macadam, FRS., FCS |
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Brigade Major, with the
rank of Colonel, in the 4th Volunteer Brigade of
the Royal Scots |
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Shot dead in his
laboratory in 1902 by one of his staff,
described as a "lunatic" in a contemporary account of the incident.
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For William Ivison's family,
see below
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Helen Anne Cochran Macadam
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Born: 23rd January 1859 at 11, Brandon
Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian. |
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Died: 10th October 1937 |
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Married: Dr John St Clair Boyd MD, 1st November
1887 at Duddingston Parish Church.
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Known to the family as Nellie or Nel.
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Jessie Margaret Mary Macadam
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Born: 4th May 1862 at 25, Brighton Place,
Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland |
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Died: 20th January 1943 at 2, Strathearn
Road, Edinburgh. |
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Married: Alexander William Gordon Price
on the 5th July 1913, at St Mark's Episcopal Church, Portobello.
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Stevenson John Charles George Macadam
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Born: 30th January 1866 at 25,
Brighton Place, Portobello. |
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Died: 26th January 1939 at
Kevock Tower, Lasswade, Scotland.
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Known to the family as Stevie
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Constance Elizabeth Louise Macadam
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Born: 6th September 1867 at 25, Brighton
Place, Portobello. |
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Died: 28th August 1871 at Brighton House,
Portobello.
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The 1881 Census shows the family,
excluding William Ivison, living at 11 East Brighton Crescent,
Duddingston, Edinburgh, together with three female servants.
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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/ |
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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.
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Sarah
McConnichie MacDonald
was born 27 May 1856 in Bridges Park, Urray,
Ross-shire, and died 4th Apr 1941 in Craig House, Edinburgh.
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Sarah
was the daughter of John MacDonald and
Mary MacConnichie.
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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.
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They
had six children (3 boys and 3 girls):
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Mary Janetta Macadam
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Born: 3rd February 1880 at Stanley Road,
Portobello, Edinburgh. |
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Died: 5th April 1948. |
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She was known by the family as Myra. |
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She never married, and was buried at Kirkby Cemetery,
Frinton, Essex. |
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Elison Ann Macadam
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Born: 6th May
1882 at 6 East Brighton Crescent, Portobello. |
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Died: 1909. |
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Married: Dr. Cecil Henry Desch in 1909
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Cecil Henry Desch (1874-1958), Professor of Metallurgy.
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Publications:
"Francis Sidney Marvin, 1863-1943",
Isis, XXXVI, 1945-46,
Science and the Social Order, London, 1946 |
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Stevenson Macadam
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Born: 24th April 1884 at 6 East Brighton
Crescent, Portobello. |
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Died: 22nd November 1884 at Portobello. |
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John Barkly Macadam
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Born: 15th November 1885 at 6 East Brighton
Crescent, Portobello. |
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Died: ? |
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Married: Janie B Babbage on 3rd October 1912
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far traced about this time was born in 1866 in
Teignmouth, Devon, England, but this seems unlikely to
be her -emlm.
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Sarah Constance Macadam
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Born: 29th January 1889 at 6 East Brighton
Crescent, Portobello. |
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Died: ? |
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Married: Robert Wheatley on 27th January
1917 at St John's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh. |
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Sir Ivison Stevenson Macadam
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Born:
18th July 1894 at Silach, Lady Road, Edinburgh. |
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Died: 22nd December 1974 in the Parish of
Westminster.
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He was cremated and his ashes buried in Portobello.
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Married: Caroline Ladd Corbett on 1st
January 1936 (or 36?) in Portland, Oregon, USA
[IGI gives 1934]
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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.
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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.
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Ivison and Caroline had four children:
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Ivison was awarded the
OBE in
1919 at
the age of only 25. |
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He was the first
President of the
National Union of Students, President of
King's College London Students' Union, and |
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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. |
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He was appointed
Director General of the
Royal Institute of International Affairs, at Chatham House, in 1946,
retiring in 1955. |
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Knighted in 1955.
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