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Hi Alan: also others already contributing to me on this site.

I would definitely appreciate your assistance.

I am seraching for my great great grandfather William Anderson, born about 1812-1813 and died about 1846, both dates presumably in Perthshire.
I have been trying to find information for him for many years and the 1841 census record is the only document that has some information about him, and some of this information is in question.

My great grandfather William Stewart Anderson (the "Stewart" name may nave been added in Canada) was born 24 March 1846 in Doune, Perthshire. His birth record states his father is deceased. Therefore, his father must have died between September 1845 and March 1846. This is based on my opinion from what I see in the records.

There are no records on ScotlandsPeople that indicate his death. Having said this, I have not searched on ScotlandsPeople for about a year. Maybe records are still being entered on ScotlandsPeople site. It is not that long ago that I found my great great grandmothers death record after looking for many years for it.

Also I have not found a cemetery record that fits. Through this site I have had a person search cemeteries in and near Doune, and through a person on this site I have obtained cemetery records. So it is obvious my searches to date are not producing answers.

It is a remote possibility that a record of William's death may have been included in a newspaper.
As said previously, a general search for William Anderson in the Falkirk Herald did not produce any results, even close. William was a grocer and there are a few grocers noted but not my ancestor.

You can see my recent response to a posting under "William Anderson and Janet Stewart", just a few postings below this one we are on. I am fairly certain the author "doun" has passed away. He has a few more postings that have gone unanswered. I may even know his real name.

I repeat, I would definitely appreciate any help.
I also appreciate that everyone is busy so I do not expect anyone to spend too much time helping me. But I do look forward to your assistance and, if needed, I will provide addition information.

All the best, Dave

Hi Boo:
I tried your suggestion and no results found.
William Anderson - death, with several variations for the key word.
I only see 4 pages for Falkirk Herald dated 1845. I read pages 3-4 and then was advised my credits ran out. Based on the first reply above, of no information found, I am not buying credits at this time.
Anyway, thanks for trying to help me out.
Dave

Hi:
My comment is not directly related to this discussion.
The initial post refers to a newspaper article dated in the 1800's.
I want to find out if there were newspapers for Doune or Kilmadock dating to 1846.
How do I find this out and if there are newspapers, where can I find them on-line?
Thanks,
Dave

Hi Doun:
I am expanding on my private message to you in hopes someone else can assist.

I am surprised I have not seen this post previously, but I have not been on this site for a while.

The subject is of great interest to me.
William Anderson and Janet Stewart are my great great grandparents.
Little is known of William Anderson, even after years of research.
Only the 1841 census gives details, which is good but has some discrepacies.

I do not think William Anderson and Janet Taylor are the correct parents.
This connection was proposed by Malcolm Gray, a direct descendant and genealogist, based on the 1841 census and the Scottish Naming pattern. He clarified that this connection was a good guess and that searching for details of William Anderson has led to a geneaology dead end.
There is a grave marker for William Anderson and Janet Taylor, which includes a son William who lived into the 1880's. The William I need died in 1846 based on the birth record for his son William Stewart Anderson, which states his father is deceased.

Yes, Janet Stewart is a widow in 1851 and had three children, Ann, Janet and William.

Janet Sr. died in 1900, lived in Doune most of her life and I believe (my opinion only) she was related to most people, or atleast a lot of people, in and around Doune.
She did not re-marry and based on her death notice, William was important to her as well as him being a grocer was important, in my opinion.

I have not found a grave site for either William or Janet. This would help a lot.

Any assistance is very much appreciated.

Dave

Hi jtyner:
It would appear we have common ancestors.
I will send you a private message.
Dave