Cleric.
Born at St. Andrews on 11 February 1875, he graduated from St. John's College in 1900 and was ordained as an Anglican priest in 1901. He served at St. Matthews Anglican Church at Gilbert Plains (?-?), Christ Church Anglican at Grandview (?-?), All Saints Anglican Church at Dominion City (?-?), and St. Paul's Anglican Church at Rathwell (?-?). He was Rector of the Church of the Ascension at Stonewall (1915-1942), Rural Dean of Selkirk (1922-1942), and Archdeacon of Selkirk (1936-1942).
On 29 August 1905, he married Edith Alice More (1882-1943) at Gilbert Plains and they had three daughters: Kathleen Mary Anderson (1906-?, wife of Stefan Oliver), Ellen Adelaide Anderson (1908-?, wife of Alexander Ross McKenzie), and Louisa Alice Anderson (1910-?).
He died at Selkirk on 26 January 1962.
Marriage registration [Jacob Anderson, Edith Alice More], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registrations [Kathleen Mary Anderson, Ellen Adelaide Anderson, Louisa Alice Anderson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Marriage registration [Kathleen Mary Anderson, Stefan Oliver], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Ellen Adelaide Anderson, Alexander Ross McKenzie], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registration [Edith Alice Anderson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Retired Anglican clergyman, 86, dies,” Winnipeg Tribune, 27 January 1962.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 October 2023
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