▁Pen ic u ik . ▁ ▁The ▁birth ▁dates ▁of ▁their ▁five ▁younger ▁daughters ▁are ▁not ▁recorded . ▁In ▁addition ▁another ▁son , ▁named ▁William , ▁and ▁two ▁daughters ▁died ▁in ▁inf ancy . ▁ ▁After ▁William ▁Adam ' s ▁death , ▁his ▁oldest ▁son ▁John , ▁inherited ▁the ▁family ▁business , ▁and ▁immediately ▁took ▁his ▁brothers ▁Robert ▁and ▁James ▁into ▁partners hip , ▁which ▁would ▁last ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 7 5 0 s ▁when ▁Robert ▁established ▁himself ▁in ▁London . ▁William ▁Adam ' s ▁ob itu ary ▁in ▁the ▁C aled onian ▁Mercur y ▁noted ▁that ▁" it ▁is ▁fort un ate ▁he ▁has ▁left ▁behind ▁him ▁some ▁prom ising ▁young ▁men ▁to ▁carry ▁on ▁what ▁he ▁has ▁so ▁happ ily ▁begun ". ▁John ▁Adam ▁passed ▁Bla ir ▁Adam ▁on ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁son , ▁lawyer ▁and ▁politician ▁William ▁Adam ▁K C , ▁whose ▁descend ants ▁continue ▁to ▁own ▁the ▁estate , ▁and ▁have ▁included ▁several ▁notable ▁polit icians , ▁soldiers ▁and ▁civil ▁servants . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁: Category : Will iam ▁Adam ▁buildings ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Col vin , ▁Howard ▁( 1 9 7 8 ) ▁A ▁Bi ographical ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁British ▁Arch itect s , ▁ 1 6 0 0 – 1 8 4 0 , ▁John ▁Murray ▁ ▁Dun bar , ▁John ▁( 1 9 7 8 ) ▁Architecture ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁ 2 nd ▁edition , ▁B . T . ▁B ats ford . ▁ ▁Fen wick , ▁Hub ert ▁(