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Alexander Caulfield Anderson

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Alexander Caulfield Anderson

Birth
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Death
9 May 1884 (aged 70)
Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Burial
Saanich, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada GPS-Latitude: 48.5962334, Longitude: -123.4544678
Memorial ID
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Alexander Anderson (159892999)

Suggested edit: Bio - Born in Ruttenpoor India (formerly known as Rajepoor), West Bengal province of Gundwana Lat 22.3N Long 83.25E Mahanuddy River (1863).
1818 - From India to West Ham Essex
1831 - Joined Hudsons Bay Co on March 23 1831 (aged 17) went to Western Caledonia (British Columbia)
1831-1858 Fur trader, Explorer and surveyor and cartographer and trailmaker in British Columbia for Hudson Bay Co.
Customs and fisheries officer, farmer, Indian Reserve Commissioner, Scholar and historian.
1841 headed the Hudsons Bay Co post at Fort Nisqually when the region wavered between becoming Canadian or American. He contributed in many ways to the development of the Pacific North West.
Contributor: Snefne (49807158)Age at Death: 71 Years
Occupation: Inspector of Fisheries
Informant: (initials illegible) Anderson, son
Source: Royal BC Archives Death Registration Number:1884-09-003812 & Victoria Genealogy Society.
Alexander Anderson (159892999)

Suggested edit: Bio - Born in Ruttenpoor India (formerly known as Rajepoor), West Bengal province of Gundwana Lat 22.3N Long 83.25E Mahanuddy River (1863).
1818 - From India to West Ham Essex
1831 - Joined Hudsons Bay Co on March 23 1831 (aged 17) went to Western Caledonia (British Columbia)
1831-1858 Fur trader, Explorer and surveyor and cartographer and trailmaker in British Columbia for Hudson Bay Co.
Customs and fisheries officer, farmer, Indian Reserve Commissioner, Scholar and historian.
1841 headed the Hudsons Bay Co post at Fort Nisqually when the region wavered between becoming Canadian or American. He contributed in many ways to the development of the Pacific North West.
Contributor: Snefne (49807158)Age at Death: 71 Years
Occupation: Inspector of Fisheries
Informant: (initials illegible) Anderson, son
Source: Royal BC Archives Death Registration Number:1884-09-003812 & Victoria Genealogy Society.


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  • Created by: Jeannie
  • Added: Mar 22, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159892999/alexander_caulfield-anderson: accessed ), memorial page for Alexander Caulfield Anderson (10 Mar 1814–9 May 1884), Find a Grave Memorial ID 159892999, citing Saint Stephen's Anglican Church Cemetery, Saanich, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by Jeannie (contributor 47356620).