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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: fortune on Sunday 11 October 09 20:52 BST (UK)
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:D Not sure where to start, but an American Lady on another site was researching a Liverpool Shipping Company called Elder Dempster Lines.
She has Elder in her family, she has been trying to ascertain if she has any connection with the name of one of the founders of the above shipping line in October 1868.
Mr Dempster was a John Dempster from the borders, but MR ALEXANDER ELDER`s origin doesn`t seem to have been discovered - not even apparently by ex members of that line - his name sounds Scottish.
The American lady seems to be looking around Dundee and Milnathort at the moment.
Has anybody any ideas.
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hello
there is a reference to a man of this name here
http://www.pelteret.co.za/pdf/genealogy/elder_family.pdf
b1811 d 1881 glass and china merchant. gives wife and children
but man of the same name here
http://www.elder-mcgilligan.com/2006/11/05/robert-elder-1937/
wealthy merchant with elder dempster shippingcompany to his credit so this is a good leadto follow up on
regards
Robyn
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Robyn
Many thanks for your help, I have passed on the details you have given,
I`ll let you know if she gets to any conclusions!
Fortune.
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Alexander Elder, one of the founders of the Elder Dempster Line and the British and African Steam Navigation Company, died in 1915 aged 81. He gave up his partnership in 1888, but retained his seat on the board of both companies.
He gave £20,000 to the University in Liverpool to found a chair of Naval Architecture.
His obituary appeared in the Times 26 Jan 1915. In March the same year, a small article detailing his bequests was published. He was recorded as living at Albert Road, Hesketh Park, Southport. He left some money to found, endow and equip a hospital in Govan named after his father David Elder. There were other bequests as well. Bridge of Allan was mentioned (the United Free Church there) so perhaps he hailed from that area?
Nell
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Many thanks Nell,
Have passed on your reply,
will let you know if anything transpires
Fortune