Born 23 October 1902 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland [16] [28]
Son of spirit merchant William Miller ANDERSON and Elspeth Simpson RANKIN [28]
He was the youngest of four children, with older brothers James, George, and William [28]
Their mother passed away from carcinoma of the liver at the age of 36 in 1903; and their father married Susan GRAY in 1905 [28]
When the 1911 and 1921 censuses were taken they were living at Marlborough Cottage in Broomhouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland [20]
In 1921 he an Apprentice Plumber [20]
He departed London, England on the steamship Barrabool and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 25 August 1924 [70]
Land Clearer at Waddy Forest in the Coorow district of Western Australia 1925-1927 [19]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'David Alexander Anderson' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/david-alexander-anderson [reference list] |
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