Person:Alexander Anderson (43)

Alexander Anderson was son of John Anderson. John Anderson was a farmer at Dothan, Auchterderran, Fife (Fife Family History Society). Scottish archives have following will: John Anderson, farmer at Dothan, Auchterderran parish, reg 1811 St. Andrews (scotlandspeople). John, children:

              M      Rev. William Anderson (1773-1825) was minister of Abbotshall (Fife FHS). Rev. William Anderson probably had no children (Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae).
              F      Agnes Anderson (who married James Aitken (1774-1865) and emigrated to Australia) (Fife FHS). Agnes Anderson was b. 27aug1779 at Auchterderran (IGI) or Dothan (Latter day saints).
              M     Alexander Anderson (1782-1856), farmer at Chapel, Fife (Fife FHS). Alexander married Cecilia Oliphant (1785-1872) (Fife FHS). Alexr Anderson was b. 16may1787 at Auchterderran (IGI) or Dothan (Latter day saints). Cecilia Oliphant was b. 28oct1785 and chr 12nov1785 at Kirkcaldy, daughter of Henry Oliphant and Janet Hutchison  (IGI, scotsfind). A Henry Oliphant was buried 16dec1820 at Kirkcaldy (Fife FHS). Alexander Anderson married (3jun1805 Kirkcaldy, 4jun1805 Abbotshall, IGI) Cecilia Oliphant (27oct1785 Fife-3apr1872 Fife, daughter of Henry Oliphant and Janet Hutchinson) (angelfire website). Alexander and Cecilia arrived at Freemantle, Australia, 1831, he became a farmer and miller at Thorpe Mill, Bothwell, Tasmania (Fife FHS). There is a headstone of Alexander Anderson and spouse Cecilia Oliphant at Abbotshall churchyard, Kirkcaldy (rootsweb). Scottish archives have following wills: Alexander Anderson, esq., resident at East Toll, Kirkcaldy, reg. 1857 Cupar, Mrs. Cecilia Anderson, alias Oliphant, resident at Townsend Pl., relict of Alexander Anderson, esq., Kirkcaldy, reg 1872 Cupar (scotlandspeople).

1.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch #: M114427, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 1040187, Printout Call #: 6901904, Dates: 178.
2.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).
3.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).