Brief Life History of George William
When George William Anderson was born about 1862, in Colchester, Essex, England, his father, James Anderson, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Mills, was 31. He lived in Essex, England, United Kingdom in 1871.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- George William Anderson in household of James Anderson, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
Parents and Siblings
1830–1913 Male
1832–1898 Female
Siblings (9)
1852– Female
1853– Male
1857– Female
1859–1932 Female
1862– Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 18
1884
Age 22
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 42
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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