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James Sanderson 1872–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Sep 1872

Birth Location: Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Jul 1908

Death Location: Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: George Sanderson

Mother: Charlotte Clark

Spouse(s): Catherine Thomson

Children(s): George Sanderson, Catherine Sanderson, Davina Sanderson, James Sanderson

James Sanderson was born in 1872 in Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of George Sanderson And Charlotte Clark. James Sanderson married Catherine Nicolson Thomson, and had children including Catherine Bruce Sanderson, Davina Thomasina Margaret Bruce Sanderson, George Robert Sanderson, James Clark Sanderson. James Sanderson passed away in 1908 in Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Sanderson was born in 1872 in Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of George Sanderson And Charlotte Clark.
  • James Sanderson married Catherine Nicolson Thomson, and had children including Catherine Bruce Sanderson, Davina Thomasina Margaret Bruce Sanderson, George Robert Sanderson, James Clark Sanderson.
  • James Sanderson passed away in 1908 in Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Sanderson
1838–1880
Birth Location: Garvald, East Lothian, Scotland
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Charlotte Clark
1840–1877
Birth Location: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Thomson
1871–1938
Birth Location: Unst, Shetland, Scotland
CT

Children(s)

George Sanderson
1900–1967
Birth Location: Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
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Catherine Sanderson
1898–1899
Birth Location: Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
CS
Davina Sanderson
1904–1950
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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James Sanderson
1906–1940
Birth Location: Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
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James Sanderson's Ancestors

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James Sanderson
1872–1908
Birth Place: Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
George Sanderson
1838–1880
Garvald, East Lothian, Scotland
Charlotte Clark
1840–1877
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (Sanderson) .
1807–1884
Garvald, East Lothian, Scotland
Janet Thomson
1806–1879
Garvald, East Lothian, Scotland
James Clark
1797–1853
Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Matilda\Martha Ogilvie
1808–1868
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Sanderson's Descendants

1.
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James Sanderson (28 Sep 1872–26 Jul 1908) m. Catherine (Nicolson) Thomson (21 Jun 1871–1938)
  1. 1. George (Robert) Sanderson 1900–1967
  2. 2. Catherine (Bruce) Sanderson 1898–1899
  3. 3. Davina (Thomasina Margaret Bruce) Sanderson 1904–1950 m. John (Anderson) Sutherland 1893–1976
    1. 1. Catherine (Annie) Sutherland 1934–1975
  4. 4. James (Clark) Sanderson 1906–1940

James Sanderson's Timeline

2 Records

1872
28 Sep 1872
Birth of James Sanderson in Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland
Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland
1908
26 Jul 1908
Age 36
Death of James Sanderson in Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1872
    Event Place: Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1908
    Event Place: Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
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