James SANDERSON

1858 -    Has 28 ancestors and 36 descendants in this family tree.

Matthew SANDERSON

Abt 1839 -

Birth	Abt 1839	Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Christened	23 May 1839	Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Father	John SANDERSON,   b. Abt 1794, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Mother	Elizabeth FERRY,   b. 6 Aug 1807, Harrington, Cumberland, England
Married	9 Dec 1826	Harrington, Cumberland, England
Family	Margaret SIMPSON,   b. Between Apr 1840 and Jun 1840, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Oct 1859 and Dec 1859	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Children	+ 1. James SANDERSON,   b. Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858, Gosforth, Cumberland, England + 2. John SANDERSON,   b. 12 Feb 1861, Egremont, Cumberland, England   3. Isabella SANDERSON,   b. Between Oct 1862 and Dec 1862, Gosforth, Cumberland, England

Margaret SIMPSON

1840 -

Birth	Between Apr 1840 and Jun 1840	Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
Christened	5 Apr 1840	Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
Father	Robert SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1801, Broughton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Mother	Margaret TOWNSON,   b. Abt 1804, Coniston, Lancashire, England
Married	25 May 1839	Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
Family	Matthew SANDERSON,   b. Abt 1839, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Married	Between Oct 1859 and Dec 1859	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Children	+ 1. James SANDERSON,   b. Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858, Gosforth, Cumberland, England + 2. John SANDERSON,   b. 12 Feb 1861, Egremont, Cumberland, England   3. Isabella SANDERSON,   b. Between Oct 1862 and Dec 1862, Gosforth, Cumberland, England

Mary THOMPSON

Abt 1858 -

Birth	Abt 1858	London, England
Father	Thomas THOMPSON
Mother	Margaret CLARK
Family	James SANDERSON,   b. Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Married	21 May 1881	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Children	+ 1. Margaret A SANDERSON,   b. 15 Feb 1879, England + 2. Matthew SANDERSON,   b. Jul 1884, Illinois, USA + 3. Sarah Jane SANDERSON,   b. 9 Jun 1886, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA + 4. Thomas SANDERSON,   b. Jul 1891, Pennsylvania, USA   5. William SANDERSON,   b. Sep 1896, Illinois, USA

Margaret A SANDERSON

1879 - 1912  (33 years)

Birth	15 Feb 1879	England
Died	28 Apr 1912	Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
	Age: 33y 2m 13d
	Cause: Rheumatic Fever
Father	James SANDERSON,   b. Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Mother	Mary THOMPSON,   b. Abt 1858, London, England
Married	21 May 1881	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Family	Joseph Edward LANDIS,   b. Abt 1873, McVeytown, Pennsylvania, USA
Married	13 Apr 1898	Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
Children	1. Unknown LANDIS   2. Unknown LANDIS + 3. Audrey LANDIS,   b. 19 Dec 1898, Pennsylvania, USA   4. Edward LANDIS,   b. 1899, Pennsylvania, USA + 5. James Lewis LANDIS,   b. 24 Sep 1903, Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA   6. Earl Lester LANDIS,   b. 19 Jan 1906, Reade, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA   7. Carl Wesley LANDIS,   b. 23 Mar 1907, Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA   8. Walter Thompson LANDIS,   b. 28 Sep 1908, Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA + 9. Clarence William LANDIS,   b. 27 Jan 1910, Reade, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

Matthew SANDERSON

1884 -

Birth	Jul 1884	Illinois, USA
Father	James SANDERSON,   b. Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Mother	Mary THOMPSON,   b. Abt 1858, London, England
Married	21 May 1881	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Family	Margaret HALL,   b. Abt 1884
Married	12 Apr 1904	Frugality, Pennsylvania, USA

Sarah Jane SANDERSON

1886 - 1956  (70 years)

Birth	9 Jun 1886	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Died	21 Aug 1956	Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
	Age: 71y
	Cause: Arteriasclerotic Heart Disease
	Address: Christoff Street
Father	James SANDERSON,   b. Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Mother	Mary THOMPSON,   b. Abt 1858, London, England
Married	21 May 1881	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Family	Herman GOWEN,   b. Abt 1883, Smithsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Married	7 Sep 1904	Frugality, Pennsylvania, USA
Children	1. Hortense GOWEN,   b. Abt 1903, Pennsylvania, USA   2. Vera GOWEN,   b. Abt 1905, Pennsylvania, USA   3. James GOWEN,   b. 28 Dec 1906, Frugality, Pennsylvania, USA   4. Alberta GOWEN,   b. Abt 1908, Pennsylvania, USA + 5. Thomas James GOWEN,   b. 2 Aug 1910, Nanty Glo, Cambria, Pennsylvanie, USA   6. James GOWEN,   b. 9 Jun 1912, Jackson, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

Thomas SANDERSON

1891 -

Birth	Jul 1891	Pennsylvania, USA
Father	James SANDERSON,   b. Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Mother	Mary THOMPSON,   b. Abt 1858, London, England
Married	21 May 1881	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Family	Jane TEETER,   b. Abt 1894
Married	1 Sep 1913	Nanty Glo, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

William SANDERSON

1896 -

Birth	Sep 1896	Illinois, USA
Father	James SANDERSON,   b. Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Mother	Mary THOMPSON,   b. Abt 1858, London, England
Married	21 May 1881	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA

• Name	James SANDERSON
  Birth	Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858	Gosforth, Cumberland, England   [1]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Baptism	25 Jul 1858	Gosforth, Cumberland, England   [2]
  	Age: 0y
  	Baptised as Simpson - mother unmarried
  Gender	Male
  *AKA	James Simpson
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Egremont, Cumberland, England   [3]
  	Age: 2y
  	Address: Main Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Son Transcribed as Anderson in some places
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Age: 12y
  	Address: Ireleth Marsh
  	Relation to Head of House: Son (Step son)
  Passenger List	10 Mar 1880	New York, USA   [5]
  	Age: 21y
  	On his own, Labourer Steerage Class SS Egypt
  Census	4 Jun 1880	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA   [6]
  	Age: 18y
  	Address: Washington
  	As Sanderson Coal Miner
  Occupation	4 Jun 1880	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
  	Coal Miner
  	Age: 18y
  Census	4 Jun 1900	Read Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  	Age: 43y
  	Coal Miner DOB: June 1856 [Note transcript gives age as 44] Years Married: 21 Children: 5 [Note this is actually next to wife and says 'Mother of how many children' Immigration date: 1880
  Ancestor Count	28
  Descendant Count	36
  Occupation	4 Jun 1900	Read Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Coal Miner
  	Age: 43y
  Reference Number	S 0769a
  _UID	420412065D5E4329899F60B580D2089EBAA9
  Person ID	I7694	Dave
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Matthew SANDERSON,   b. Abt 1839, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
  Mother	Margaret SIMPSON,   b. Between Apr 1840 and Jun 1840, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
  Marriage	Between Oct 1859 and Dec 1859	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England   [8]
  Family ID	F2485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary THOMPSON,   b. Abt 1858, London, England
  Marriage	21 May 1881	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA   [9]
  	Her birthplace is given as London, England His age is given as 22 in some transcriptions
  Children	+ 1. Margaret A SANDERSON,   b. 15 Feb 1879, England d. 28 Apr 1912, Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 33 years) > 2. Matthew SANDERSON,   b. Jul 1884, Illinois, USA + 3. Sarah Jane SANDERSON,   b. 9 Jun 1886, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA d. 21 Aug 1956, Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 70 years) > 4. Thomas SANDERSON,   b. Jul 1891, Pennsylvania, USA   5. William SANDERSON,   b. Sep 1896, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F2486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858 - Gosforth, Cumberland, England Baptism - Age: 0y - 25 Jul 1858 - Gosforth, Cumberland, England Census - Age: 2y,Address: Main Street - 7 Apr 1861 - Egremont, Cumberland, England Census - Age: 12y,Address: Ireleth Marsh - 2 Apr 1871 - Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England Passenger List - Age: 21y - 10 Mar 1880 - New York, USA Census - Age: 18y,Address: Washington - 4 Jun 1880 - Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA Occupation - Coal Miner,Age: 18y - 4 Jun 1880 - Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA Marriage - 21 May 1881 - Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA Census - Age: 43y - 4 Jun 1900 - Read Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - Coal Miner,Age: 43y - 4 Jun 1900 - Read Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Although born and baptised as Simpson, I believe that his father was actually Matthew Sanderson. [06/06/2024]

  
  

• Sources

  [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1858 JAS Whitehaven 10B 500. GRO Checked [S4700] Baptism Entry - Simpson (Sanderson), James (1858). [S4508] 1861 Census RG 09-3952 F09 P11 - Sanderson, Matthew. [S4517] 1871 Census RG 10-4242F97 P39 - Sanderson, Matthew. [S4528] Passenger List - Sanderson, James - 1880. [S4512] 1880 Census - Illinois - Saanderson, Matthew. [S4529] 1900 Census - Pennsylvania - Sanderson, James. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1859 OND Whitehaven 10B 797. [S4510] Marriage Entry - Sanderson, Mathew - Thompson, Mary.