John Anderson

[MonicaL]

This has been fantastic piece of research by Ambly hasn't it!

Just as a by the bye. We know that John Anderson was married previously before his marriage to Janet in 1848. This is the closest I can see for him in 1841 - assuming he was in dry land!:

John Anderson, 45, Merchant Seaman, b. Scotland
Elizabeth Anderson, 20, b. Lanarkshire
Jessie Anderson, 15, b. Ireland
Charlotte Kirkaldy, 15, servant

Address: Portland Street, Gorbals, Lanarkshire

Looking at FreeCen, neighbouring households give the impression that it was a fairly prosperous address given the occupations of neaby head of households (Independent, accountant etc.).

Monica

[Poozan]

Your suggestion certainly seems likely. He obviously liked younger women!

Poozan

[MonicaL]

Likely the younger women in this case may be daughters given their ages  Couldn't get past this census entry to find out anything further about this household as yet.

It is only there as possible. Nothing definitive as yet.

Monica 

[AMBLY]

Hi all

Thanks for the kind comments - really down to the Google Finger- it has a life of it's own, I think!   

Musing on the possible  1841 for John  which Monica found in Gorbals

In 1851 Gorbals is:
Lodger: Janet ANDERSON  b Ireland, age 22, Seamptress
(In household of Sarah Stockdale who has a son William age 25)

Also 1851 Gorbals in another household  is:
Visitor: Peter WILSON  36, b Cardross Dumbartonshire, Merchant Grocer

MARRIAGE in Gorbals 13 April 1851 (just after the Census)
Peter WILSON  & Janet Renwick ANDERSON

(There is a Janet R ANDERSON in Barony too, in 1851 - who may be Peter's soon to be wife. But ....I'm sort of hoping she's not).

BIRTH:
Janet Anderson WILSON
chr 27 Jun 1852 - Saint Enochs Free Church, Glasgow, Lanark,
Parents : Janet  ANDERSON & Peter WILSON

In 1861, Peter WILSON is in Eastwood Renfrewshire, with his daughter Janet Anderson WILSON age 8 b Lanarkshire. But he has a new wife Christiana (TOWIE I think, m 1861) so his first wife Janet must have died? He also has servants and seems fairly well-off

I'm harking back to Margaret Maxwell ANDERSON being described as the 3rd surviving daughter of John.
Whilst this stmt could be in error, if taken as fact it  indicates there were 2 living sisters older than her, and at least one who died. And although Margaret was only the 2nd daughter of John with wife Janet - he could have had other daughters with wife-nr-1.

Monica, I wondered if there could be a marriage announcement in the Glasgow Herald regarding the 1851 Marriage in Gorbals?

Cheers 
AMBLY

[Poozan]

Ambly

I am working away on the Andersons but remember that you mentioned the name Latta sometime earlier. In 1901 William Latta aged 32 was staying with his brother in Hampstead (brother alas not at home on the day of the census). Later that year he married Janet Halley Cuthbertson who lived in the same street as his brother! As you say, there is a William Latta in the 1871 census living in Old Cumnock with a son William of the right age so perhaps they are the same man? William and Janet had a son Gordon but he had no children. Does that add to your knowledge?

Poozan

[MonicaL]

Ambly, the Peter Wilson, a grocer, and Janet Renwick Anderson marriage does show in the Glasgow Herald on 25 April 1851. Confirms it is not the same Janet/Jessie from 1841. She is down as the daughter of the late Mr Wm Anderson of Townhead.

Back on the hunt we go 

Monica

[Poozan]

Good luck to both of you!

Poozan

[Sarah Roberts]

My dad's first wife was Jessie Anderson, from the Gorbals, Glasgow. It looks as though this is the same Anderson you have stumbled across at Portland Street, Gorbals.
Oops, just checked the date and not possible as she was born in the 1920's! However, strong possibility that it is the same Andersons.

[ashbrookehistory]

hello'
was wondering if anyone can help me '
my john anderson was a shipmaster in the 1800s '
he was married to catherine mclaren in 1816 .
i was trying to find out what ships he sailed and where he sailed to'
he came from tulliallan perth scotland'