Alexander Anderson

1859 - 1910  (51 years)

• Name	Alexander Anderson
  Born	1859	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Free Church
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Book Keeper
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Misfortune	1910	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  	death - Accidental Fall, Fractured Skull
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-127446
  Died	18 Oct 1910	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I127446	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Muir Anderson,   b. 1833, , Scotland ,   d. 11 Feb 1878, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Janet Laidlaw,   b. CALC 7 Sep 1839, , Scotland ,   d. 9 Jan 1916, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	24 May 1859	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F32871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Alex Anderson Killed - The friends here of Mr. Alex Anderson of Toronto received word yesterday of his death the previous evening, and from the Globe we learn that he was driving his team home after work when the lines became tangled in the whiffletree and in reaching forward to disengage them he fell between the horses, a wheel passed over his head, crushing the skull. Death followed in a few minutes. Deceased was 50 years of age and leaves a widow and grown-up family. His mother resides here, as does also his brother, Robert Anderson, and a sister, Mrs. A. O. Nickerson. The other brothers and sisters are: Thomas, Peterborough; Andy, in the west; Mrs. Wm. Smith, Brantford, and Mrs. Louis Rathe, Terrebone. Interment at Toronto. The Ayr News Oct 20 1910 pg 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 47. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 7. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 1. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 1 Jun 1859. Anderson, Thomas married 24 May 1859 to Jessie LAIDLAW In Blenheim, by Rev Mr Gillespie. Thomas, of Ayr; Jessie, second daughter of Andrew Laidlaw. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Thomas Anderson Age: 25 Birth Date: abt 1834 Birth Place: Scotland Marriage Date: 24 May 1859 Marriage County or District: Oxford Father: Thomas Anderson Mother: Mary Muir Spouse: Janet Laidlaw Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1840 Spouse Birth Place: Scotland Spouse Residence: Blenheim Township Spouse Father: Andrew Laidlaw Spouse Mother: Elizabeth Andoun Residence: Ontario

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1859 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Book Keeper - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Misfortune - death - Accidental Fall, Fractured Skull - 1910 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Oct 1910 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth