, ▁brother ▁Dr . ▁John ▁Mac ad am ▁and ▁two ▁sons , ▁William ▁I vis on ▁Mac ad am ▁and ▁Stevens on ▁J . ▁C . ▁G . ▁Mac ad am ▁and ▁grand d augh ter ▁El ison ▁ ▁A . ▁Mac ad am . ▁ ▁Stevens on ▁Mac ad am ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁North ▁Bank ▁in ▁Glasgow ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 8 2 9 , ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁sons ▁and ▁four ▁daughters ▁( the ▁el dest ▁being ▁a ▁half ▁brother ). ▁He ▁married ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁in ▁Neil ston , ▁Ren f rew , ▁Scotland ▁Jess ie ▁Andrew ▁I vis on ▁ ▁His ▁Father ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁William ▁Mac ad am ▁( 1 7 8 3 – 1 8 5 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Burg ess ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁B ail ie ▁[ mag istr ate ] ▁of ▁Glasgow . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁third ▁generation ▁Burg ess ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ten ▁Burg esses ▁and ▁Gu ild ▁brothers ▁of ▁Glasgow . ▁William ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁John ▁Mc Ad am , ▁John ▁in ▁turn ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁Alexander ▁Mc Ad am . ▁Alexander ▁was ▁in ▁turn ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁an ▁earlier ▁John ▁Mc Ad am , ▁T anner , ▁of ▁Glasgow . ▁ ▁William ▁was ▁a ▁Glasgow ▁business man ▁who ▁owned ▁a ▁mill ▁and ▁text ile ▁printing ▁works ▁at ▁Green hol me , ▁Kil mar no ck . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁fellow