Anderson

Two Anderson Lineages

 Both lines merged with the marriage of Isobel Anderson to David Anderson and the birth of their son George Robert Anderson.

Anderson Lineage 1

Mary Ann Anderson, 2nd Great-Grandmother

17 April 1832 - 1910 (78)
b. Marylebone, Middlesex, England
d. Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Parents:

George Robert Anderson 1805-1876

Anna Maria Hosier 1806-1866

Maternal Lineage:

Ann Hosier, mother of Anna Maria Hosier, mother of Mary Ann Anderson, 2nd great-grandmother of the author. 

Spouse: Robert Henry Lawson 1828-1896

Married: 25 Dec 1856

Children: 10

1. Mary Ann Elizabeth Lawson 1857-1918
2. Robert Henry Lawson 1859-1931
3. Richard H. Lawson 1860-1920
4. George Herman Lawson 1864-1927
5. Catherine Isabella Lawson 1865-1925
6. Alfred William Lawson 1869-1954
7. Walter Lawson 1870-1870
8. Donald James Lawson 1871-1940
9. Alexander James Lawson 1874-1940
10. Collins Thomas Lawson 1876-1929

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George Robert Anderson, 3rd Great-Grandfather
1805 - 1 April 1876
b. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
d. Stepney, London, Middlesex, England

Parents:

David Anderson 1786-1846

Isabel Anderson 1785-1845

Maternal Lineage:

Isabel Anderson, mother of George Robert Anderson

Spouse: Anna Maria Hosier 1806-1866

Married: 16 Aug 1828

Children:

1. Mary Ann Anderson 1832-1910
2. Anna Mariea Anderson 1834-1894
3. Elizabeth Anderson 1836-1896
4. Sarah Anderson 1841-1901
5. Robert Anderson 1844-1904

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David Anderson, 4th Great-Grandfather

28 December 1786 - 1846

b. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

d. Unknown

Parents: 

Alexander Anderson 1758-1818

Janet Penny 1755-1811

Maternal Lineage:

Mary Tayler, mother of Janet Penny, mother of David Anderson

Spouse: Isabel Anderson 1785-1845

Married: 22 Jul 1805

Spouses David Anderson and Isabel were possibly cousins to some degree

Children:   7

1. George Robert Anderson 1805-1876
2. David Anderson 1811-1885
3. Isabel Anderson 1812-1872
4. William Yule Anderson 1815-1875
5. Catherine Anderson 1816-1876
6. John Anderson 1817-1877
7. Peter Anderson 1821-1881

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Alexander Anderson, 5th Great-Grandfather

7 November 1758 - 1818

b. Scotland

d. Unknown

Parents: Unknown

Maternal Lineage: Unknown

Spouse:  Janet Penny 1755-1811 

Married:   24 Dec 1763

Children:  10

1. Mary Anderson 1777-1856
2. Margaret Anderson 1778-1838
3. Marion Anderson 1781-1841
4. John Anderson 1783-1843
5. Catherine Anderson 1785-1845
6. David Anderson 1786-1846
7. Alexander Anderson 1789-1849
8. Hugh Anderson 1793-1893
9. David Anderson 1794-1869
10. Robert Anderson 1797-1857

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Anderson Lineage 2

Isabel Anderson, 4th Great-Grandmother

1785 - 1845
b. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

d. Unknown 

Find a Grave (no known record)

Parents: 

Richard Anderson 1760-1820

Maternal Lineage Unknown

Spouse: David Anderson 1786-1846

Married: 22 Jul 1805

Spouses David Anderson and Isabel Anderson were possibly cousins to some degree

Children:   7

1. George Robert Anderson 1805-1876
2. David Anderson 1811-1885
3. Isabel Anderson 1812-1872
4. William Yule Anderson 1815-1875
5. Catherine Anderson 1816-1876
6. John Anderson 1817-1877
7. Peter Anderson 1821-1881

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Richard Anderson, 5th Great-Grandfather
1760-1820
b. Scotland
d. Scotland

Find a Grave (no record)

Parents and Maternal Lineage Unknown

Spouse:   Anderson 1765-1845

Married:   1784

Children:  1

1. Isabel Anderson 1785-1845

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Anderson Lineage 1
Alexander Anderson 1758-1818, father of David Anderson 1786-1846, father of  George Robert Anderson 1805-1876, father of  Mary Ann Anderson, 2nd great-grandmother of the author.

Anderson Lineage 2

Richard Anderson 1760-1820 father of Isabel Anderson

Anderson Migration 1

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland > Stepney, London, Middlesex, England > Marylebone, Middlesex, , England > Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Anderson Migration 2

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Miscellanea
The original date of this post: 1 September 2025

Most recently updated: 15 September 2025

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