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Title: Captain John Anderson 1793 -1875
Post by: yarty on Sunday 29 September 13 13:32 BST (UK)

Researching old family story to do with Captain John Anderson his Scottish career and his Australian trip on board Shandon paddle steamer in 1854; and found relevant three-year-old postings from here about the family, out on the internet. 
Still trying to find his parents, he is said to have been born 16 Oct 1793 near Glasgow/Paisley and died 1875 in Singapore.  Also I have relatively much on his second wife and family, but little on his first.  My family line is from Jessie, daughter of that first marriage, but not a direct line, mine are Macalisters. She may have been born in Belfast and she did marry William Boyd Macalister.
As a beginner to this site, unsure how to find the older postings as yet.  Thanks for getting me started here.
Yarty

Title: Re: Captain John Anderson 1793 -1875
Post by: RJ_Paton on Sunday 29 September 13 20:28 BST (UK)

This may be the older thread you mentioned

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=473241.0

Title: Re: Captain John Anderson 1793 -1875
Post by: yarty on Sunday 17 November 13 21:44 GMT (UK)

Thank you for finding the thread.

I am making some progress with the family line, small pieces are dropping into place.