William Anderson

1810 - 1894  (84 years)

• Name	William Anderson
  Born	1810	Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/269908757
  Occupation	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Church of England
  Historic Building	Abt 1861	966637 Oxford Waterloo Road, Wilmot, Ontario   [4]
  	Anderson Dunker House
  	Georgian; 2 ½ storey, 3 over 3 bays, sidelights and transom around front door, stone house with Gothic tail section featuring a side gable with pointed arch window. www.heritagewilmot.ca
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Church of England
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-123657
  Died	1894
  Person ID	I123657	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	William Anderson,   b. , Ireland ,   d. CA 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Mother	Sarah
  Family ID	F24467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Keegan,   b. CALC 1823, , Armagh Co., Ireland ,   d. 28 Oct 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Married	1844
  Children	1. William Anderson,   b. 1844, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jane Isabella Anderson,   b. 1846, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1870, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 24 years)   3. Jacob Anderson,   b. 5 Apr 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Oct 1930, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   4. Elizabeth Fredericka "Eliza" Anderson,   b. 9 Nov 1851, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Sep 1932, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   5. Sarah Anderson,   b. 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mary Augusta "Minnie" Anderson,   b. 24 May 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Feb 1935, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   7. Eugenia Anderson,   b. 5 Jul 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 May 1935, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   8. Charles Anderson,   b. 2 Jun 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Sep 1943, La Salette, Norfolk Co. Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   9. James Arthur Anderson,   b. 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F30717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Anderson, Wm. - Came to Wilmot from Belfast, Ireland, about 1830, accompanied by his brothers, John and James, father of Fred, and Frank, of Haysville. William took up the 400 acres recently owned by Isaac Christner of New Hamburg and Mrs. Isaac Nahrgang, deceased. In 1844 he married Miss Mary Keegan, sister of James Keegan. New Hamburg. The following are the children: Wm. of Seaforth, deceased, Eliza, Mrs. Wm. Habkirk, of Seaforth, Isabella, deceased, Jacob, of Haysville, Sarah, Mrs. W. M. Veitch, formerly of Plattsville, James, of Detroit, Charles, of LaSalette, Ont., Minnie and Eugenie with Miss Keegan, New Hamburg. Mr. Anderson was one of the oldest and most prominent members of St. James' Church and was spoken of as a gentleman of the very best type. He died in 1894. Church of England, An Historical Sketch of the Parish of Wilmot 1828-1913, Diocese of Huron, Ontario, New Hamburg, Canada by Charles James Fox, Sep 1913

  
  

• Sources

  [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 9. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 1 Page 13. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 18. [S1426] Heritage Wilmot.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1810 - Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Occupation - Farmer - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Historic Building - Anderson Dunker House - Abt 1861 - 966637 Oxford Waterloo Road, Wilmot, Ontario Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth