Events
Date of Baptism: 19 August 1677.
Place of Baptism: Kirby Underdale, Yorkshire.
The baptism is recorded in the parish register.
Date of Burial: 24 October 1753.
Place of Burial: Kirby Grindalythe, Yorkshire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: Samuel Beale.
Mother: Margery.
See the Commentary section below.
Spouse: Arthur Adamson. Married 27 November 1705 in Birdsall, Yorkshire.
The marriage is recorded in the parish register.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Grace Adamson (baptized 24 September 1706 in Birdsall) married Thomas Wilson in York (licence dated 3 October 1728).
Arthur Adamson (baptized 2 May 1708 in Birdsall).
Samuel Adamson (baptized 7 March 1709/10 in Birdsall) married Elizabeth.
Mary Adamson (baptized 1 April 1712 in Birdsall - buried 18 August 1728)
Sarah Adamson (baptized 2 February 1713 in Birdsall)
Elizabeth Adamson (baptized 15 April 1718 in Birdsall) married William Horsley 14 February 1744/5 in Langton, Yorkshire.
Evidence
From the parish register for Kirby Underdale:
August 1677 Katharin the daughter of Samuell & Margery Beale of Hunkleby - 19
From the Birdsall parish register:
1705
Arthur Adamson & Katharine Beal marryed the twenty seventh of November.
From the Kirby Grindalythe parish register:
1753
10ber 24th Buryed Catherine Adamson Widow
Commentary
Katherine was married in 1705 in Birdsall. The only plausible baptism for her in the area in the time period is in 1677 in Kirby Underdale. The baptism entry records her parents as Samuel and Margery. Additional evidence that this baptism is correct is that Katherine names her second son Samuel.
References
Parish register for Birdsall, Yorkshire. Digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 3 December 2025.
Parish register for Kirby Grindalythe, Yorkshire. Digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 3 December 2025.
Parish register for Kirby Underdale, Yorkshire. Digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 3 December 2025.