Researching James Mcadam
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 98 people with the Mcadam surname? In that year Mcadam was ranked number 3481 for popularity in the UK. |
The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Mcadam on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Mcadam and the Mcadam Family History
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James McAdam
James MacAdam (1801, Belfast – 1861) was an Irish naturalist and geologist.
Mcadam was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, and then at Trinity College Dublin. He had a private geological museum, which included specimens collected during excavations made during the construction of the Irish railways. In 1849 he was appointed the first librarian of Queen's College, Belfast. He was a Fellow of the Geological Society, founder member and President of the Belfast Natural History Society and one of the founders of Belfast Botanic Gardens.
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