Named as the father of John Adamson on the latter's 1851 birth record.
In 1861 James Adamson was the farmer of 8 acres at Lochiedoo in the parish of Watten. He was living there with his wife and children.
Sources
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBML-GPG : 2 January 2015), John Adamson, 22 Jun 1851; citing WATTEN,CAITHNESS,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 990,557.
1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Watten; ED: 3; Page: 13; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1861_6, accessed via Ancestry.com, 21 January 2018.
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