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| Francis ANDERSON (1807 - 1860) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Martha ANDERSON (1831 - 1907) Francis ANDERSON (1833 - 1835) Abraham ANDERSON (1834 - 1924) Sarah ANDERSON (1840 - 1885) Henry ANDERSON (1842 - 1918) Maria Marcia ANDERSON (1844 - 1875) |
Francis ANDERSON (1807 - 1860) + Martha ROWE (1806 - 1864) |
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| b. 29 Mar 1807 at Canterbury, Kent, England |
| m. 26 Dec 1829 Martha ROWE (1806 - 1864) at Canterbury, Kent, England |
| d. 09 Jun 1860 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 53 |
| Children (6): |
| Martha ANDERSON (1831 - 1907) |
| Francis ANDERSON (1833 - 1835) |
| Abraham ANDERSON (1834 - 1924) |
| Sarah ANDERSON (1840 - 1885) |
| Henry ANDERSON (1842 - 1918) |
| Maria Marcia ANDERSON (1844 - 1875) |
| Events in Francis ANDERSON (1807 - 1860)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 29 Mar 1807 | Francis ANDERSON was born | Canterbury, Kent, England | |||
| 26 Dec 1829 | 22 | Married Martha ROWE (aged 23) | Canterbury, Kent, England | ||
| 24 Feb 1831 | 23 | Birth of daughter Martha ANDERSON | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England | ||
| 1833 | 26 | Birth of son Francis ANDERSON | |||
| 26 Oct 1834 | 27 | Birth of son Abraham ANDERSON | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England | 73 | |
| 1835 | 28 | Death of son Francis ANDERSON (aged 2) | |||
| 26 May 1839 | 32 | Immigration | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | per 'Roxburgh Castle' | |
| 24 Jun 1840 | 33 | Birth of daughter Sarah ANDERSON | Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1842 | 35 | Birth of son Henry ANDERSON | |||
| 1844 | 37 | Birth of daughter Maria Marcia ANDERSON | |||
| 09 Jun 1860 | 53 | Francis ANDERSON died | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| Personal Notes: |
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The years 1840 and 1841 saw the arrival of quite a batch of settlers whose descendants still reside in the district. In 1843 Francis Foord arrived in Tumut. With Francis Anderson he constructed the first bridge over the Tumut River at Mill Angle, in 1847. They charged a toll fee of £1 for drays and wagons, and 1/- each for pedestrians and horses. In 1847 he married a daughter of Mr. Anderson and took over a farm at Bombowlee. Later, when the town moved to the present site he carried on a business as wheelwright and undertaker until 1890. A wheel tax was also charged by Anderson and Foord for the use of the bridge. A chap by the name of Ryan came with a wheelbarrow and finding a charge for the barrow, carried it over on his shoulder. Prior to this John Rix used to ply a boat for hire, charging 1/- per head to cross the river.
Items of news from the “Wynyard Times” may be of interest. 23rd September, 1862: “Inspector of Police for Tumut District, Captain Hare, arrived today. At present he has taken up his quarters at the Woolpack Hotel.” July 2nd, 1862: “The first pile of a bridge at the foot of Wynyard Street was driven.” Prior to this the only means of crossing was by Anderson’s Bridge or by fording the river or by boat. This bridge was used for over forty years, the present bridge replacing it in 1904. Francis Anderson also arrived in Tumut in 1838 and started a blacksmithing business in Bombowlee. In 1847 Mr. Anderson and Mr. Foord built the first bridge over the river at Mill Angle. Tumut Pioneers book p48 - second Stock Pound Keeper 1841 |
| Source References: |
| 73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004 |
| - Reference = 40 (Death) |
| - Reference = 40 (Name, Notes) |
| - Notes: The Anderson Family came to Australia in 1813. It is understood that in 1836 they settled on the Murrumbidgee, but Francis arrived in Tumut in 1838, commenced farming and had an orchard on the Bombowlee side of the river crossing at Mill Angle.
Francis Anderson also set up business as a blacksmith. In 1847 he and Francis Foord built the first bridge over the river close to Anderson's home. It was a private bridge and they charged a toll for crossing. Teamsters paid £1 and horsemen and pedestrians 1/-. When the river was low the bridge was not used. Whilst most squatters were pleased to pay these rather high toll charges, at least one objected and endeavoured to have it made a free crossing. In order to justify the charges Anderson sought to make freehold small areas at either approach to the bridge. One of Anderson's daughters married Francis Foord. Another daughter, Sarah Anderson, married James Kell of Lacmalac. Francis Anderson's son, Abraham Anderson, carried on the farm after the death of his father who died on 9 June 1860 at the age of 51 years. Francis's wife Martha died on 9 January 1864 aged 55 years. George Shelley, the leading personality among the squatters, at the request of Anderson and others, journeyed to Sydney to induce the authorities to legalise Anderson's bridge toll charges. Evidently his appeal met with some success for shortly afterwards a surveyor arrived to carry out surveys, but although Anderson made a purchase of land on the eastern bank no such surveys were made on the left bank of the river. After some years the bridge fell into disrepair and became dangerous. The Sydney Morning Herald of 10 October 1857, recorded that a public petition was made to have repairs carried out at Government expense. The petitioners asked for a Government vote of £100 to put the bridge in a state of “tolerable" repair, but the Magistrate, who controlled road funds in the district, reported that there was no justification in devoting any portion of the road funds for this purpose as it was considered that the bridge was a private project. It was not until 1862 that the Government constructed the bridge over the river at the foot of Wynyard Street. |