George Adams

1808 - 1857  (49 years)

• Name	George Adams
  Born	1808	Knottingley, nr Pontefract
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	1 Jan 1809	St Giles and St Mary, Pontefract   [1]
  Occupation	Mariner
  Died	1857	At sea
  Person ID	I39981	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	William Adams
  Mother	Mary Duram,   b. 1782, Knottingley, nr Pontefract
  Married	23 Sep 1805	St Peter, Leeds   [1]
  Family ID	F12798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Crabtree,   b. 1814, Knottingley, nr Pontefract ,   d. 21 Jan 1842, Knottingley  (Age 28 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1831	St Giles and St Mary, Pontefract   [1]
  Children	1. William Adams,   b. 1832, Knottingley, nr Pontefract   2. Mary Adams,   b. 1834, Knottingley, nr Pontefract ,   d. 1854, Knottingley  (Age 20 years)   3. Thomas Adams,   b. 1836, Knottingley, nr Pontefract ,   d. 1838, Knottingley  (Age 2 years)   4. Harriet Adams,   b. 1838, Knottingley, nr Pontefract ,   d. 5 Aug 1861, Knottingley  (Age 23 years)   5. Thomas Adams,   b. 1839, Knottingley, nr Pontefract   6. George Adams,   b. 1841, Knottingley, nr Pontefract ,   d. 1841, Knottingley  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2026
  Family ID	F12797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Not found in censuses. Master's certificate issued Feb 12 1851 at the Customs House, Hull, after serving 24 years in the British Merchant Service as boy, mate and master, coasting and foreign trades. Lost at sea aboard sloop Truth off Cromer ('Mariners of Knottingley' book).

  
  

• Sources

  [S286486] Parish record.