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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

James ANDERSON

Born 31 October 1897 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [28]
Son of spirit merchant William Miller ANDERSON and Elspeth Simpson RANKIN [28]
He was the eldest of four children, with younger brothers George, William, and David [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]
His occupation was listed as Engineer Turner in 1921 and as Steel Turner in 1922 [20] [28]
Married Jessie Gibson MCNEILL on 3 January 1922 at Marlborough Cottage in Broomhouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland [28]
Departed London, England on the steamship Barrabool and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 25 August 1924 [70]
Land Clearer in Waddy Forest 1925-1930 [19]
Farmer in Latham 1931-1937 [50]
Later resided at Crestwood Estate in the Perth suburb of Thornlie [2]
Died 30 September 1975; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth (EC Section, Garden of Remembrance, 7, 96) [2]


Reference:  Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'James Anderson' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/james-anderson [reference list]




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