Peerage Record – 34696

     William Booth was born on 28 April 1881.¹ He was the son of Thomas Booth and Mary Ellen Leigh.¹ He married Mary Alice Blundell, daughter of William Blundell and Hannah Mary Fairhurst, on 3 January 1906.¹ He died on 27 June 1941 at age 60.¹
     He lived at Booth’s Hill, Lymm, Cheshire, England^G.¹

     William Blundell was born in 1857. He married Hannah Mary Fairhurst.² He died in 1919.
     He held the office of Member of the Lancashire County Council. He lived at Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, England^G.¹

     Mary Alice Blundell was the daughter of William Blundell and Hannah Mary Fairhurst.¹ She married William Booth, son of Thomas Booth and Mary Ellen Leigh, on 3 January 1906.¹ She died on 4 January 1954.¹
     From 3 January 1906, her married name became Booth.

     Hannah Mary Booth was born on 24 April 1906.¹ She was the daughter of William Booth and Mary Alice Blundell.¹ She married Donald Adamson, son of Thomas Adamson and Dorcas Mary Hands, on 1 June 1938.¹ She died on 26 May 1994 at age 88.¹
     From 1 June 1938, her married name became Adamson.

     Thomas Adamson was born on 27 April 1873. He was the son of George Adamson and Alice Pimblett. He married Dorcas Mary Hands, daughter of John Hands, on 9 February 1896. He died on 18 July 1939 at age 66.
     He lived at Hurst Hall, Glazebury, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He also had five daughters.

     Donald Adamson was born on 24 October 1907 at Hurst Hall, Glazebury, Lancashire, England^G. He was the son of Thomas Adamson and Dorcas Mary Hands.¹ He married Hannah Mary Booth, daughter of William Booth and Mary Alice Blundell, on 1 June 1938.¹ He died on 3 January 1982 at age 74.¹
     He lived at The Homestead, Lymm, Cheshire, England^G.

     Dr. Donald Adamson was born on 30 March 1939.¹ He is the son of Donald Adamson and Hannah Mary Booth.¹ He married Helen Freda Griffiths, daughter of Frederick Percival Griffiths and Winifred Mary Atherley, on 24 September 1966.¹
     He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, Manchester, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Letters (M.Litt.)¹ He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the City of London.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Historical Society (F.R.Hist.S.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (F.R.S.L.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.)¹ He was awarded the Order pro Merito Melitensi.¹ He was awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques. He was appointed Knight of Justice, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.J.St.J.) in 1998.¹

     Frederick Percival Griffiths was born on 27 October 1905 at Penyffordd, Flintshire, Wales^G. He married Winifred Mary Atherley on 16 July 1936. He died on 10 April 1970 at age 64.
     Frederick Percival Griffiths usually went by his middle name of Percival.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Army Educational Corps. He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He lived at Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G.¹

     Helen Freda Griffiths was born on 21 October 1940. She is the daughter of Frederick Percival Griffiths and Winifred Mary Atherley.¹ She married Dr. Donald Adamson, son of Donald Adamson and Hannah Mary Booth, on 24 September 1966.¹
     From 24 September 1996, her married name became Adamson.

     Richard Henry Egerton Adamson was born on 17 January 1970.¹ He is the son of Dr. Donald Adamson and Helen Freda Griffiths.¹ He married Sarah Helen Myfanwy Covill, daughter of Richard Vernon Covill and Sian Mary Prichard, on 31 January 2004.¹
     He was educated at Gravesend Grammar School, Gravesend, Kent, England^G.¹ He graduated from Warwick University, Warwick, Warwickshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was a director of R. A. Chartering Ltd (Howe Robinson Shipbrokers.)¹ He was appointed Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.)¹