James Hazell Adamson b1829 (Scotland) - d1902 (Adelaide) (Relationship great uncle)
Portrait and marine painter, lithographer and professional photographer. Worked mainly around Adelaide and Melbourne. 1857 awarded a prize of 10 guineas at the inaugural exhibition of the South Australian Society of Arts. Victorian Industrial Society 1857 awarded a certificate of merit for ambrotypes (Pictures on glass). Early 1870's, Adelaide Society of Arts awarded the society's major annual prize of 10 guineas. to J.H. Adamson for an oil painting of the 'Ladybird' steamer near the wreck of the 'Admella'. Awarded a certificate of merit in 1875 by the NSW Academy of Art for a 'still life of melons'.

Gwen BARRINGER, (née ADAMSON, Gwendoline l'Avance) b1882 (Adelaide) - d1960 (Adelaide) (Relationship: great aunt) Painter | Printmaker | Teacher of Art | Artist (painter)
Painted mostly water colours, still life and landscape. Stood up for artists rights around the end of the second world war, claiming that artist's incomes should be averaged over a few years, similar to farmers.

Ross Fifeshire Adamson (Relationship grandfather) b1852 (Kapunda) - d1952 (Adelaide)
Drew cartoons for The Bulletin, The Express, The Journal, (latter two merged), The Register and the Prince Alfred College Chronicle. Studied painting under Hans Heysen (later Sir) . My family still holds some of his paintings and he sold several.