Brief Life History of Lavinia
When Lavinia Anderson was born in 1796, in Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, James Anderson, was 35 and her mother, Hannah Bishop, was 28. She married David Gough on 3 January 1817, in Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Lavinia Goff in entry for Warren Copp, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
- Cevania Anderson in entry for Harriett Copp, "New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938"
- Levina Goff in household of David Goff, "Canada Census, 1871"
Spouse and Children
1795– Male
1796– Female
Children (10)
1818– Male
1820–1903 Male
1822– Female
1824–1911 Male
1827– Male
+5 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1761–1822 Male
1768–1856 Female
Siblings (12)
1790–1874 Male
1792–1871 Female
1793–1856 Male
1796– Female
1799–1868 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (3)
1867 · British North America Act
Age 71
1869
Age 73
1901 · Hartland Covered Bridge
Age 105
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew , + son ‘son’. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there. Legend has it that the saint's relics were taken to Scotland in the 4th century by a certain Saint Regulus. In North America, this surname has absorbed many cognate or like-sounding surnames in other languages, notably Scandinavian (see 3 and 4 below), but also Ukrainian Andreychenko etc.
German: patronymic from the personal name Anders , hence a cognate of 1 above.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Andersson , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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