Adam HOPEKIRK was the son of James HOPEKIRK and Agnes PATERSON.
Adam was born around 1826 or 1827. Adam was a printer and a bookseller.
On 4 July 1853 he married Helen Graham CROALL, in Edinburgh.
From Gary Stegerwalt we have the following information: "Helen Graham Croall's family owned coach manufacturing companies dating back to the early 1800's. Around 1830 J. Croal and Co. won a contract to supply coaches for the mail delivery between Edinburgh and surrounding points, and later the company branched into passenger service routes emanating in several directions from the capital city. Around 1860, they diversified once more to include funeral undertaking, a business in which they prospered well into the 20th century."
Adam HOPEKIRK and Helen Graham CROALL had the following known children, all of whom may have been born in Portobello, a fashionable beach resort area along the coast of the Firth of Forth, 3 miles from the Edinburgh city centre.
James HOPEKIRK, born 6 June 1854, Portobello. His birth is recorded in Edinburgh parish.
Helen HOPEKIRK, born
20 May 1856, Portobello. Her birth is recorded in Duddingston, which is the
same area as Portobello.
Helen married William A. WILSON on
4 August 1882 in Edinburgh.
Helen passed away on 19 November 1945
in Boston.
Peter HOPEKIRK, born 31 October 1858, Portobello.
His birth is recorded in Duddinston.
Peter passed away on 25 November 1858
in Portobello.
Adam HOPEKIRK, born 29 March 1860, Portobello. His
birth is recorded in Duddingston.
Adam is probably the "corn merchant &
salesman" living at 52 Cairns Street, Toxteth Park,
Lancashire, England in 1881, as a lodger
with the Magnus Thomson family.
Walter HOPEKIRK, born 27 June 1862, Portobello. His
birth is recorded in Duddingston.
Walter married Alice North PILLANS on
1 November 1894 in Cheshire.
Walter is probably the "clerk to a grain
merchant", living at 16 Hatherley Street, Toxteth Park,
in Lancashire, England in 1881, as a lodger
with the Thomas W. Wells family..
Margaret Graham HOPEKIRK, 2 September 1865, Portobello.
Her birth is recorded in Duddingston.
Margaret married John Gordon Munro on12
December 1895 in Edinburgh.
Margaret passed away on 4 January 1948
at Trinity.
Agnes Morham HOPEKIRK, 8 February 1868, Portobello.
Her birth is recorded in Duddingston.
Agnes married William McCulloch on 22
November 1894, in Edinburgh.
Agnes passed away on 22 Janaury 1941,
in Edinburgh.
Wilhelmina Croall HOPEKIRK, 21 December 1870, Portobello.
Her birth is recorded in Duddingston.
Wilhelmina passed away on 23 Janaury
1871 in Portobello.
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