Adam Nathan CLAY

1825 - 1884  (59 years)

• Name	Adam Nathan CLAY  [1]
  Birth	1825	Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island   [2]
  Baptism	24 Apr 1825	, Presbyterian Church; Richmond Parish, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [3]
  	the officiating clergyman was Rev. McGregor.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1851	, Rodick St., Much Woolton, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Adam was single, a labourer, a lodger in the household of Jona Shaw Buchill, his wife and 4 children.
  Census	30 Jun 1870	, East Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA   [5]
  	Enumerated in the household of Adam Clay (age 45) were his wife, Catherine Carruthers (age 51) and their daughter Mary (age 15).
  Name	Adam Clay  [6]
  Name	Nathan Clay  [3]
  Death	4 Sep 1884	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA   [7, 8]
  	"At his residence East Boston, on the 4th inst., Adam Clay in the 60th year of his age. Deceased was a native of Lot 19, P.E.I. and was the only surviving brother of John Clay Esq., of this town." [The Pioneer Sep 9, 1884; Summerside Journal Sep 11, 1884]
  Person ID	I96440	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John CLAY, Sr.,   b. Abt 1795, Dalswinton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 12 Aug 1831, Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age ~ 36 years)
  Mother	Mary GLOVER,   b. 1806, Scotland d. 10 May 1869, , Lot 13, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1821	Richmond Parish, Prince County, Prince Edward Island   [9]
  Family ID	F23456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine CARRUTHERS,   b. 1823   d. 30 Jul 1893, , East Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	17 Jul 1851	, St. John's Church, Liverpool Parish, Lancashire, England   [10]
  AltMarrDate	19 Jul 1851	, St. John's Church, Liverpool Parish, Lancashire, England   [11]
  	Adam was 26 years old, a bachelor, labourer and living in Sr Thomas' Buildings. His father was a millwright. Catherine was 28 years old and a spinster. Her father was a grocer.
  Children	1. Mary Jane CLAY,   b. 29 May 1855, , Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 29 Mar 1876, , East Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 20 years)
  Family ID	F23766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S3309] Thomas William Brown, personal communication, 3309. (Reliability: 3). [S3309] Thomas William Brown, personal communication, 3309. (Reliability: 2). [S3778] Baptismal Record - Adam Nathan Clay, 3778. (Reliability: 3). [S13965] 1851 Census - Adam Clay, 13965. (Reliability: 3). [S13958] 1870 U.S. Census Records, 13958. (Reliability: 3). [S11290] Marriage Record - James Ira Green & Mary Keough, 11290. (Reliability: 3). [S13959] Death Record - Adam Clay, 13959. (Reliability: 2). [S14639] Century of Immigration, Marriage and Death Records, 14639. (Reliability: 3). [S2540] Descendants of William Glover, 2540. (Reliability: 2). [S13960] Marriage - Adam Clay & Catherine Carruthers, 13960. (Reliability: 3). [S13966] Marriage - Adam Clay & Catherine Carruthers, 13966. (Reliability: 3).