George William Anderson born 1836 ?Uplands Farm Wootton

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Permalink Reply by Nivard Ovington on February 28, 2010 at 8:05am

You do have a bit of a problem don't you
First is finding an Uplands Farm near Wootton (or Wotton) I have searched far and wide including all pages of Wootton in 1841/1851 census but so sign
I cannot find an ANDERSONs with a Wootton/Wotten connection or an Amelia & John ANDERSON in Surrey 1841 / 1851
I have had a look at some old O/S maps for Wotton but no trace of an Uplands Farm there either
Are you saying that a John ANDERSON married an Amelia LAMOTT ? no sign of a marriage for those names
My conclusion is that the information you have is either mixed up with the passage of time or perhaps meant to mislead (to cover tracks perhaps?)
Do you have anything else on them at all ?
NJO

Permalink Reply by Carol Miller on March 2, 2010 at 12:49pm

I was given this information by my cousin who found itin the BC Archives in Victoria BC.I've always heard that George W Anderson sr was a baker apprenticed in Dorking but the rest was new to me.I've pretty much decided that there was some confusion as on one BC census his son has listed himself as of scottish descent.
I have confirmed them from Dubuque Iowa in 1860 but not before that.
Any thoughts how I should procede?
Carol

Permalink Reply by Carol Miller on March 2, 2010 at 12:58pm

Hi Ann
Guess I really have a confused set of information don't I.As I said I've wondered for awhile if there was some hiding ,changing of facts.I don't know if he was really scottish or even Irish since his wife was Irish and I can't find a marriage in Dubuque Iowa but those records many were destroyed.Can't find her father in Dubuque either.
The only information that might help is he was a baker in Grass Valley California and Victoria BC so his apprenticeship as a baker in Dorking might hold .Is there any way to track baker's apprentice in 1840's?
really apprectiate the help as this has bothered me for years.

Permalink Reply by Carol Miller on May 13, 2011 at 2:58pm

Hi All

Just to give you my latest update.From the Victoria BC genealogy society I've found that John and Amelia Baker seem to be Mary's parents.From an old newspaper article we found that Mary's sister Anne Baker married a John Camp .So guess all the info about George William Anderson was really Mary's family.So all I really know is that he was a baker in Dubuque Iowa.Grass Valley California and Victoria BC.No idea who he really was and guess his wife Mary O'Connell was married before  or?

Permalink Reply by Denise Underwood on August 11, 2013 at 5:58pm

Hi, Carol - It's been a few years since you posted this, but I just came across it. George William was my great great grandfather as well, and wanted to touch base with you.