Events
Date of Birth: about 1759.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Sarah’s age at death is given as 77 in her 1836 burial record.
Date of Burial: 13 March 1836.
Place of Burial: Norton, Yorkshire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Samuel Adamson. Married 1 April 1781 in Burythorpe, Yorkshire.
The marriage is recorded in the bishop’s transcripts to the parish register.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Thomas Adamson (baptized 29 September 1782 in Norton - buried 21 December 1782 in Norton)
Elizabeth Adamson (baptized 25 October 1783 in Norton - buried 9 February 1787 in Norton)
Thomas Adamson (baptized 12 May 1786 in Norton - buried 28 October 1835 in Beverley, Yorkshire) married Isabella Grant.
Elizabeth Adamson (baptized 7 September 1789 in Norton - buried 20 December 1791 in Norton)
Sarah Adamson (baptized 27 December 1791 in Norton - buried 23 December 1857 in Old Malton, Yorkshire) married James Thompson 30 November 1812 in Old Malton, Yorkshire.
John Adamson (baptized 8 November 1799 in Norton - died 31 July 1856 in Canada West) married Elizabeth Sadler 1 June 1828 in Thornton Dale, Yorkshire.
Evidence
From the Norton parish register:
[1836]
Name: Sarah Adamson
Abode: Norton
When buried: March 13th
Age: 77
By whom the Ceremony was performed: Charles Turner Off. Mn.
Commentary
Sarah was probably related to the John Norton who was married in Norton in 1778, and whose son Robert was a witness at the wedding of Sarah’s daughter. She was also probably related to the Samuel Sanderson who had a daughter baptized in Norton in 1794. However, I have not identified their family.
References
Bishop’s transcripts for the parish register of Kirby Grindalythe, Yorkshire. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk accessed 2 December 2025.
Parish register for Kirby Grindalythe, Yorkshire. Digital images on Ancestry.com
Bishop’s transcripts for the parish register of Burythorpe, Yorkshire. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk accessed 2 December 2025.
Parish registers for Norton by Malton, Yorkshire. Digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 2 December 2025.