James Anderson, Landscape Artist

[sparrett]

EDITH iseems to be the only birth recorded to the couple in Victoria.

Are the names Elizabeth and Edith interchangeable?

Sue

[sparrett]

Just spotted this--


Sadly she died young



ANDERSON Edith
Father James
Mother Margaret Rowan UNKNOWN
Age 4M
Birth Place PRAHRAN
Year 1855
Reg  4518

Sue

[Forfarian]

Are the names Elizabeth and Edith interchangeable?

Not that I know of. On her marriage certificate she is Elizabeth Agnes, and in the 1881 and 1891 she is Elizabeth A.

But finding Edith, even if she died so young, is something positive, because it does prove that they were in the Melbourne area then.

[Neil Todd]

Hi, Don't know if this is much use or if you have all of his details but!

James Anderson was a British photographer who was born in 1813. James Anderson has had several gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the UCI Art Gallery and at the Impressions Gallery. Numerous works by the artist have been sold at auction, including 'VIEW OF ROME FROM THE FRENCH ACADEMY, MONTE PINCIO' sold at Christie's South Kensington in 2002 for $9,599. There have been Several articles about James Anderson, including 'Palm Springs Art Museum Receives Gift of Major Photography Collection' written for ArtDaily in 2008. The artist died in 1877

FROM
http://www.mutualart.com/Artist/James-Anderson/EF3ED7C365052572?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=james%20anderson&utm_campaign=Artist%20(2)&KEYWORD_K=james%20anderson&TRACKING_ID_K=42793697-7f45-f348-0ac7-00001afab65b&CHANNEL_K=google&CAMPAIGN_K=Artist%20(2)&AdGROUP_K=James%20Anderson&gclid=CKay7sbri7QCFQRLpgodHhoABA

Oops thats a very long URL.

Neil

[Forfarian]

Thanks, Neil

However I have already been able to eliminate this James Anderson. He married Maria de Mutis, and their son Domenico was born in Rome in 1854. As this is between 1850, the date of marriage of James Anderson to Margaret Rowan Waddell, and 1855/7, the dates of birth of their daughters Edith and Elizabeth, it can't be the same James Anderson.

[Neil Todd]

Hmm sorry I had thought that I was onto something there. However reading on he spent most of his time in Italy, strangely noted as a landscape artist. How odd! But there are an awful lot of James Andersons from Scotland. I did come across one in the 1841 census in what seems to be Trinity College. Wonder if that is him?

Neil

[Forfarian]

Hmm sorry I had thought that I was onto something there. However reading on he spent most of his time in Italy, strangely noted as a landscape artist. How odd! But there are an awful lot of James Andersons from Scotland. I did come across one in the 1841 census in what seems to be Trinity College. Wonder if that is him?

No idea! As you say, it's a very common name in Scotland. I too thought I was on to something when I found him.

Bizarrely, the Roman photographer one wasn't a genuine James Anderson. Apparently he was born Isaac Atkinson in Cumberland in England, and later changed his name twice, eventually becoming James Anderson!

See http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,626881.0.html

[sparrett]

I wonder whether your search may benefit from seeing the birth or death certificate for EDITH

 An uncertified image can be downloaded to your computer immediately upon payment of about  Aus. $20.00.  You will need the registration number which are given above on the index entries.

https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/index-search?action=purchaseImage

This link shows what you may see on all Victorian certificates.

They hold a lot more information than most in the world. 
Have a look in the VIC column here !

 http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html


Sue

[Forfarian]

Thank you.

It looks as if a Victorian 1855 birth certificate contains pretty much the same information as a Scottish 1855 one, except that the Scottish one has the parents' full dates of birth as well as their ages