Person:Cecilia Anderson (1)

Cecelia ANDERSON (b. 1816, chr 1817 (IGI), d. 1865 Victoria, married William E. Timms, see BDM Pioneers Index) (angelfire site). William E. was probably William Fowler Timms (Cambridge alumni, Times obituary of son Harry). William Timms (1811 York-1858) married (1841 Geelong and Melbourne) Cecilia Anderson (1818 Fife-1865), daughter of Alexander and Cecilia; their children (William Fowler, Harry Alex, Anne Cecilia) were chr at Geelong Presbyterian Church (web). William Timms, esq., d. 8jan1858 aged 47 at his residence, Parkington St., Geelong (Melbourne Argus). William Fowler Timms was bur jan1858, aged 46 at Geelong (gct.net.au). Cecilia, relict of late William Timms, esq., Geelong, d. 8sep1865 at Mount Hesse, aged 47 (Melbourne Argus). Cecilia Timms was bur sep1865, aged 47, at Geelong (gct.net.au). W. Timms of firm Strachan and Co., Corio, married Cecilia, 3rd daughter of H. Anderson of Thorpe, Van Diemens Land, at Bunniyong, previous Wednesday (3apr1841). 5 children were b. (1830-1860) to William Timms and - Anderson at Victoria, Australia, including Harry Alexander Timms (bmd). Wills: Cecilia Timms, widow, d. 8sep1865, committed to W. F. Timms. William Timms, merchant, d. 8jan1858, committed to A. Anderson and Cecilia Timms. The will of William Timms, merchant, Geelong, refers to widow Cecilia Timms, brother George Fowler Timms, sister Anne Timms, wife of Joseph Timms, dau Flora Timms. Other beneficiaries were initially brother in law Henry Anderson of Tulchan, nr Geelong, though later instead of him, Alexander Anderson the younger of Bangal, Mount Emu Creek, Victoria (prov.vic site). In 1878 land was valued in several parishes in Grenville County, including Hesse, owned by the following Timms’: John, Alexander, Robert Oliphant and William Fowler (Melbourne Argus).

1.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch #: C113996, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 1040142, Printout Call #: 6900188, Dates: 178.