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Letter from Hazel Anderson of Toronto, Ontario to James C. Anderson, dated July 31, 1976.
• Residence, 1871, Manvers twp, Durham East, Ontario. 13 • Residence, 1879, Manvers twp, Durham County, Ontario. 10 Ellen married William Anderson, son of John Anderson and Ann Campbell, on 7 Jan 1827 in Fortingall, Perth, Scotland.14 15 (William Anderson was born in 1800 in Weem, Perth, Scotland 14 16 17 18 19, christened on 4 Jul 1800 in Weem, Perth, Scotland 14 20 and died on 28 Jan 1879 in Manvers twp, Durham County, Ontario 13 21.) The cause of his death was Softening of brain? about 3 months.10
Note that a detailed search of the LDS IGI files find no children born to the couple of William Anderson and Helen Kennedy in Perthshire, Scotland giving support to this being the couple that appear in Canada and have an extensive family in 1851 in South Monaghan, Ontario. note by jca |
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Anderson, Heather, letter of Sept 27, 2001, Anderson, Heather, N. Battleford, Sask. :
Sept 27, 2001, Hi Jim,
Saw your posting on the Family Tree on Ancestry.com. It really caught my attention as I have been trying to find information on Helen Kennedy and William Anderson. I read your notes and found that you referred to a Hazel Anderson. I have letters that she wrote to my great aunt, Bessie Anderson back in 1967. I also have a letter from (looks like) Thomas Anderson from Sth. Monaghan to the same Bessie Anderson in 1924. In both letters there is mention of Catherine Kennedy and Helen Kennedy being sisters. If so, then I can supply you with more information on the William Anderson/Helen Kennedy line if you are interested. It gets complicated, but I shall try to make it understandable. (If you are not interested, you best stop reading now-----grin.)
William Anderson married Helen Kennedy Jan 7, 1827 in Fortingall, Scotland. They had a son born in Scotland in 1829 named Alexander. They came to Canada (Sth Monaghan, Ont.) sometime shortly after that. Once in Canada, they had 4 more children, all girls. Christy b. 1832 - d. 1920 - buried in Chesley, Ont.
Ellen b. 1835 - d. 1911 - buried in Chesley, Ont.
Annie b. 1837 - d. 1903 - buried in Chesley, Ont.
Catherine b. 1840 or 41 - d 1920 - buried in Chesley, Ont.
Their brother Alex is buried in Chesley also, alongside them. On his tombstone it says he died May 24, 1883 at age 53. From letters that we have from past generations, it appears he drowned.
According to the Bruce Atlas, 1880, William Anderson (married to Helen Kennedy) and Alexander Anderson (married to Catherine Kennedy) owned farms beside each other in Sth Monaghan. I do not believe that this William and Alexander were related in any way except that they married sisters. So, now saying, I shall proceed to William Anderson, who I am a gggg niece of. William was born in Weem, Scotland to John Anderson and Annie Campbell. He was christened July 4, 1800 in the Weem Parish. He had a number of siblings but one in particular was a Donald Anderson, his brother, who I am a direct descendant of. Donald had a number of children also, among them 3 boys named John, Duncan and William. To keep it straight, these 3 boys were William Anderson (and Helen Kennedy's) nephews. Have I lost you yet? These 3 nephews came to Canada. John was my great great grandfather, and Duncan married Annie Anderson (daughter of William Anderson and Helen Kennedy.) Seeing as how William Anderson and Helen Kennedy were Duncan's uncle and aunt, that means when he married their daughter Annie, he married his cousin.
John Anderson married Ann Campbell - 1799 - Scotland
Children of John & Ann
i. William b. 1800 Scotland d. Ont. ?
married Helen Kennedy b. 1797 Scotland d. Ont. ?
Children of William & Helen:
---Alexander b. 1829 Scotland d. 1883 Ontario (drowned)
---Christy b. 1832 Ont. d. 1920 Ont.
---Ellen b. 1835 Ont. d. 1911 Ont.
---Ann b. 1837 Ont. d. 1903 Ont.
married Duncan Anderson b. 1828, Fortingall, Scotland, son of Donald Anderson & Elizabeth McGregor
---Catherine b. 1840-41 Ont. d. 1920 Ont.
ii. Alexander b. 1803 Scotland
iii. Donald Anderson b. 1805 Scotland d. 1874 Scotland
married Elizabeth McGregor b. 1803 Scotland d. 1888 Scotland
Children of Donald Anderson & Elizabeth McGregor
-----John b. 1826 Scotland d. 1907 Ontario
married Isabella McGregor in 1857 in Ontario, Canada
Children of John & Isabella
---Donald b. 1858 d. 1957
---Elizabeth b. 1859 d. ?
---Alexander b. 1861 d. 1947
married Elizabeth Thomas
Children of Alexander & Elizabeth
---William Anderson married Evelyn McMullen
Children of William & Evelyn
----Maurice Anderson married Shirley Gessner
Children of Maurice & Shirley
---Heather Anderson (me)
----Duncan b. 1829 Scotland d. 1905 Ont.
married Anne Anderson b. 1837 Ont. d. 1903 Ont. daughter of William Anderson & Helen Kennedy
I am stopping here. There are more children for a few of the above, but I only listed ones I am directly descended from to show where I fit in. I have no proof that Helen & Catherine were sisters, other than the letters I have mentioned. It could be that this whole scenario is out to lunch. I am trying to get hold of death records, etc. of William and Helen to see if the names of their parents or somebody are on them in order to confirm all this.
. Now that I have really confused you, may I ask where you descended from? If you have been able to actually read through all this and have made it this far, it would really be great to hear from you.
Heather Anderson
North Battleford, Saskatchewan
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Anderson, William /Kennedy, Helen, marriage, 1827, LDS IGI files, Batch M113552, 1748-1840, film 1040116 , 0102727. :
William ANDERSON, Sex: M
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Helen KENNEDY
Marriage: 7 Jan 1827
Fortingall, Perth, Scotland
Source : Batch M113552, 1748-1840, film 1040116 , 0102727
3 letter from Hazel Anderson dated July 31, 1976 to James C. Anderson, letter from Hazel Anderson dated July 31, 1976 to James C. Anderson, "Catherine also had a sister Helen, who was married to a William Anderson, but as far as we know the two Anderson men were not related.".
4 Scottish Church Records, LDS family history centre, Scottish Church Records, Helen Kennedy, christened 6 Sept, 1797, Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland, parents John Kennedy and Christian Carmichael.
5 1861 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, 1861 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, film C-1055,, William Anderson, Elen Anderson , age 62, b. Scotland, and note the presence of George Kennedy, age 7.. This property adjacent to Alexander Anderson and his second wife Mrs. Isabella (Dods) Kinghorn.
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Dictonary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada before Confederation, Vol 1,& Vol 2, Donald White, F.H.G, F.S.G., Ontario Genealogical Society, vol 1, published 1986, vol 2, published 1995, Toronto. Vol 1, page 5
124. ANDERSON, Alexander, b. ca 1790. From Crieff, Perth. To Beckwith Twp, Lanark Co. ONT, 1820, moved to Monaghan Twp, Northumberland Co. 1834. m. Catherine Kennedy
Source: Letters to the author regarding emigrants to Canada, contained in 9 lever-arch files.
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Vol 2, page 7,
189, ANDERSON, William, From Crieff, Perth. To Beckwith Twp, Lanark Co, ONT, 1820. m Helen Kennedy. qv.
Source: Families, 1971- Journal published quarterly by the Ontario Genealogical Society, 40 Orchard View Blvd., Suite 102, Toronto, ON , M4R 1B9, items 13, 61
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Anderson, Mrs. Ellen, death registration, 1879, Ontario Archives. :
Schedule C. Deaths
registration 010785, No. 5 of page 375
County of Durham, Division of Manvers Township
Name of deceased: Ellen Anderson
When Died: 28th November 1879
Sex: Female
Age: 81 years
Profession: Widow
Where born: Perthshire, Scotland
Cause of Death: Paralysis 3 weeks
Physician: Dr. Brereton
Informant name and residence:: Catherine Anderson, Spinster, Manvers
When registered: 2 March 1880
Religious denomination: Presbyterian
Registrar: Alfred Rysley
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1851 Census, South Monaghan, Northumberland, Ontario, 1851 Census, South Monaghan, Ontario, film C-11740, page 27, page 35, Elen Anderson, b. Scotland, age 54 (next birthday). :
1851 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, film C11740, page 9
Thomas C. Tate, Farmer, England, Methodist, age next birthday: 52, male
Elizabeth ", Farmer, England, Methodist, age next : 44, female
Caroline ", ", Canada, Methodist, age next 18, female
Sophia ", ", Canada, ", age 15, female
Sarah ", ", ", ", age 10, female
Thomas ", ", ", ", age 6, male
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1851 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, Canada Archives film # C11740, page 17-19
Alex Anderson, Farmer, Born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 58 next birthday, (so born abt. 1793? jca),
Isabella ", born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 50 next birthday. (note: second wife for Alexander Anderson ..jca)
John Anderson, labourer, born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 28
Margret Anderson, born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 22
Alexander Anderson, Presbyterian, age 23
Margret Kinghorn, born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 20
Daniel Anderson, Labourer, b. Canada, Presbyterian,age 17
1 story frame house
Wm Anderson, Farmer, Scotland, Presbyterian, age 52
Ellen ", ", ", ", age 54
Alexander ", Labourer, ", ", age 22
Christy ", born Canada, ", age 18
Ellen ", born", ", age 16
Ann ", born ", ", age 14
Catherine ", born ", ", age 10
part of lot 13, 100 acres land, one story log house.
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1851 Census, S. Monaghan, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, film C-11740, page 27
Duncan Anderson, farmer, b Canada, age 24, Presbyterian
Ann Anderson, b. Canada, age 22
Lilley Rutherford, age 16,
Jane Rutherford, age 1
on 600 acres of land, 1 storey log house.
(note , this Jane Rutherford, age 1 next birthday very likely is the baby Jane Anderson and is not necessarily the daughter of Lilley Rutherford.. note by jca as suggested by Pam Wiedmann)
("A baby, Ann Jane, was born to Ann Jane (Rutherford) and Duncan Anderson in 1850" , note by Pam Wiedmann, of Phoenix, Arizona, Feb 20, 2001.)
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1851 Census, S. Monaghan, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, film # C-11740, page 35
Richard Rutherford, farmer, b. England, age 59
Jane Rutherford, b. Scotland, age 49
Walter Rutherford, b. Canada, age 23
William age 20, Margret age 19, Lilley age 17, Mary age 16,
Jane age 13, John age 11, James age 9, Elizabeth age 5 and
Agnes Nichol, born England, age 78, widow. (a family member)
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1851 Census, S. Monaghan, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, film # C-11740, page 39
Dawson, William, Farmer, born Canada, Methodist, male, age 34,
Dawson, Jane, born Scotland, Methodist, female, age 30
", Nicholas, born Canada, Methodist, male, age 8
", William, born Canada, Methodist, male, age 6
", Jacobene, Canada, Methodist, female, age 4
", Peter, Canada, Methodist, male, age 2
Alexander Kinghorn, labourer, b. Scotland, age 28, not family member, living with William and Jane Dawson, in S. Monaghan, Ontario.
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9 1861 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, 1861 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, film C-1055,, Ellen Anderson, age 62, born Scotland, wife of William Anderson and note the presence of 7 year old George Kennedy.
10 Anderson, Mrs. Ellen, death registration, 1879, Ontario Archives.
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1871 census, Durham East, Manvers twp, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, film C-9980, Durham East, Manvers twp, division 1, page 25. :
1871 film C-9980, Durham East, Manvers twp, division 1, page 25
Anderson, William, male, age 70, b. Scotland, Presbyterian, Scotch, Farmer, Married
Anderson, Ellen, female, age 70, b. Scotland, Presbyterian, Scotch, married
Anderson, Alexander, male, age 35, b. Scotland, Presbyterian,farmer, single
Anderson, Christia, female, age 30, b. Ontario, single
Anderson, Ellen, female, age 28, b. Ontario, single
Anderson, Anna, age 26, b. Ontario, single
Anderson, Catharine, age 24, b. Ontario, single
12 Dictonary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada before Confederation, Vol 1,& Vol 2, Donald White, F.H.G, F.S.G., Ontario Genealogical Society, vol 1, published 1986, vol 2, published 1995, Toronto.
13 1871 census, Durham East, Manvers twp, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, film C-9980, Durham East, Manvers twp, division 1, page 25.
14 Anderson, Heather, letter of Sept 27, 2001, Anderson, Heather, N. Battleford, Sask.
15 Anderson, William /Kennedy, Helen, marriage, 1827, LDS IGI files, Batch M113552, 1748-1840, film 1040116 , 0102727.
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1851 Census, South Monaghan, Northumberland, Ontario, 1851 Census, South Monaghan, Ontario, film C-11740, page 27, page 35, page 17. William Anderson, farmer, b. Scotland, age 52
Ellen Anderson, b. Scotland, age 54,
Alexander, labourer, b. Scotland, age 22, Christy b. Canada age 18
Ellen age 16, Ann age 14, Catherine age 10.
17 1861 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, 1861 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, film C-1055,.
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Anderson, John/ Ann Campbell, children on IGI files, LDS IGI files, Batch C11392, film 1040193. :
LDS IGI file Search, Salt Lake City, Utah
Search : Anderson, British Isles, Scotland
Father: John Anderson, Mother: Ann Campbell
Batch Number: C113982
1. Alexr. ANDERSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Christening: 10 Aug 1803 Weem, Perth, Scotland
2. Christian ANDERSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: F Christening: 25 May 1810 Weem, Perth, Scotland
3. John ANDERSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Christening: 7 Dec 1806 Weem, Perth, Scotland
4. Katherine ANDERSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: F Christening: 15 Mar 1813 Weem, Perth, Scotland
5. Donald ANDERSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Christening: 4 Nov 1805 Weem, Perth, Scotland
6. William ANDERSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Christening: 4 Jul 1800 Weem, Perth, Scotland
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Anderson, William, death registration, 1879, Ontario Archives. :
Schedule C. Deaths
County of Durham, Division of Manvers Township
page 245, No. 3
Name and Surname: William Anderson
When Died: 28th January 1879
Sex: M
age 78 years
Profession: Yeoman
Where born: Perthshire, Scotland
Cause of death: Softening of Brain? about 3 months
Physician: Dr. Brereton
Informant: Catherine Anderson, Spinster, Manvers
When registered: 29th January, 1874
Religious Denomination: Presbyterian
Registrar: Alfred Rysley
20 Anderson, John/ Ann Campbell, children on IGI files, LDS IGI files, Batch C11392, film 1040193.
21 Anderson, William, death registration, 1879, Ontario Archives.
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