Laurence Adamson
1830–70
Cape Colony civil servant. Son of James Constantine Adamson, a Scottish-born Presbyterian minister, and Catherina Hendrika Auret. Colonial office clerk, circa 1850–70. Chief clerk, Colonial Office, Cape of Good Hope, 1865–70.
Sources
Biographical database of southern African science s.v. Adamson, James Constantine (https://www.s2a3.org.za/bio/Biograph_final.php?serial=20, accessed 24 September 2022)
Colonial Office list 1869–71
South Africa, Cape Province, probate records of the Master of the High Court, 1834–1989 (familysearch.org, accessed 24 September 2022)
Bibliography
Colonial Office list: The Colonial Office list … or, general register of the colonial dependencies of Great Britain. London: Edward Stanford; Harrison & Sons. 1862–99.
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