Andrew Laidlaw Anderson^[1]

1840 - 1916  (76 years)

• Name	Andrew Laidlaw Anderson
  Born	18 May 1840	Kiltearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193914454
  Residence	1863	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Land - Directory	1864	North Dumfries Concession 07 Lot 23, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	00141-8465.1
  Died	18 Jul 1916	Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Cause: Diabetis Mellitis, Diabetic Gangrene & intoxication (6 weeks)
  Buried	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I12302	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Anderson,   b. 1799, , Scotland ,   d. 1865, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Mary Muir,   b. 1806, , Scotland ,   d. 1893  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F44191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Victoria "Victoria" Benner,   b. 18 Jun 1838, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 May 1926, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1863	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F3422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Former Newspaper Man Dead ANDREW L. ANDERSON ANSWERS THE CALL A civil servant, once well-known in this city, named Andrew L. Anderson. died in Ottawa yesterday, aged 76 years. He was an ex-newspaper man, who had served 30 years on the Toronto Globe and for some years on the Mail. before it was amalgamated with the Empire. For many years he was editor of the Berlin Telegraph, when it was owned by the Berlin Publishing Company and published on south Queen street. Mr. Anderson accepted a position in the civil service at Ottawa some fifteen years ago. Personally he was a genial man and well-liked by his fellow workers and neighbors. As a writer he was one of the old school who, believed that whenever a Tory head showed it was his duty to hit it and hit it hard. He was sincere in his efforts and faithful to his employers. His many Berlin friends will learn of his death with regret. The Berlin News Record Thu, Jul 20, 1916 Page 1 ______________ HAD RELATIVES HERE. Andrew L. Anderson, aged seventy-six, an old-time newspaperman, died at Ottawa on Tuesday. He was for thirty years on The Toronto Globe and was at on time a member of The Toronto Mail staff before its amalgamation with The Empire. He was also for many years editor of The Berlin Telegraph. He entered the civil service here fifteen years ago. He was an uncle of Miss Benner, Fourth avenue east, of Mrs. Campbell, Inglis Falls. Times Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada Friday, July 21, 1916

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 705. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. A. L. Anderson, aged 23, res. Dumfries born Scotland, son of Thomas and Mary, married 29 Dec 1863, to Victoria Benner, aged 23, res. Wilmot born Canada West, daughter of Jacob and Mary. [S404] Census - ON (Ontario) - 1911, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario District 21 pg 18. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, Andrew Laidlaw Anderson 10987-1916. [S405] Church Records - Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Kintail. [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 May 1840 - Kiltearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland Residence - 1863 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Dec 1863 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Land - Directory - 1864 - North Dumfries Concession 07 Lot 23, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Diabetis Mellitis, Diabetic Gangrene & intoxication (6 weeks) - 18 Jul 1916 - Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth