Brief Life History of James
James Anderson was born about 1830, in Fingringhoe, Essex, England. He married Elizabeth Mills about 1850, in Colchester St Giles, Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Essex, England, United Kingdom in 1871. He died about January 1913, in Colchester St Giles, Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 84.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- James Anderson, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- James Anderson, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
Spouse and Children
1830–1913 Male
1832–1898 Female
Children (9)
1852– Female
1853– Male
1857– Female
1859–1932 Female
1862– Male
+4 More Children
World Events (7)
1830
Age 0
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 3
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 24
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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