July 5, 2009 - Andersons in Ontario, Canada - 1871 - Part 1

Thanks to the Canada Public Archives and Ancestry.com I was able to quickly track down your great-great-grandparents Gustavus and Amelia Anderson... and family. This is thanks to the publication of the 1871 Canada Census for District No. 9 East Middlesex, Sub-District E. Township of London in the Province of Ontario.

The Anderson family includes seven members:

1. Gustavus; aged 56; occupation Farmer
2. Amelia; aged 57;
3. Ann Eliza; aged 30; occupation Servant;
   
4. Elizabeth; aged 23; occupation Servant;
   
5. Gustavus; your great-grandfather; aged 22; occupation Waiter;
   
6. Caledonia; aged 17; and
7. Nathaniel; aged 12.

All were born in the United States except Nathaniel, who was born in in Ontario. This of course could imply that the Andersons have been in Ontario, Canada since at least 1859.

Explore the Census page. It will be coded ON001 and I have to enter the related information into the Anderson Garcia database.

Jim