William Sanderson

1835 - 1894  (58 years)

• Name	William Sanderson
  Birth	12 Sep 1835	Gosforth, Cumberland, England   [1, 2]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Baptism	10 Oct 1835	Gosforth, Cumberland, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Handingill, Gosforth, Cumberland, England   [1]
  	Age: 5y
  Occupation	From 1855 to 1863  [2]
  	Mariner
  	Second Mate's Certificate 17/09/1855
  Emigration	31 Oct 1866	New York, USA   [4]
  	Age: 31y
  	SS Arizona Arrived New York from Aspinwall, Panama
  Census	5 Aug 1870	Alameda, Alameda, California, USA   [5]
  	Age: 34y
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Labourer Also has John Hartley aged 9 with them
  Census	1 Jun 1880	Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA   [6]
  	Age: 44y
  	Address: 29 Unknown Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Carpenter Unemployed: 4 months
  Reference Number	S 0059a
  Residence	6 Oct 1892	Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA   [7]
  	Age: 57y
  	Height: 5' 4" Complexion: Dark Eyes: Grey Hair: Grey Occupation: Carpenter Naturalised: Apr 4 1872, San Francisco, California Can't find a copy of this on Ancestry
  Burial	1894	San Lorenzo, Alameda County, California, USA   [8]
  	Address: San Lorenzo Pioneer Memorial Park
  	Plot: Block 41, Grave 3, Lot 172
  Death	3 Apr 1894	Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA   [8]
  	Age: 58y
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I79	Simpson
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	John Sanderson,   b. Abt 1794, Gosforth, Cumberland, England d. 23 Jul 1873, Gosforth, Cumberland, England (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ferry,   b. 6 Aug 1807, Harrington, Cumberland, England d. Between Jul 1872 and Sep 1872, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	9 Dec 1826	Harrington, Cumberland, England   [9]
  	There was a Marriage Notice published on 19 Nov 1826 in Harrington. Gives no extra information
  Reference Number	S 0069-S 0070
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Roberts,   b. 30 Nov 1841, Egremont, Cumberland, England d. 24 May 1931, San Francisco, California, USA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	16 Mar 1864	Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [10, 11]
  	Both 'Full Age' He is a Mariner
  Children	1. Claudine May Sanderson,   b. 3 May 1866, At Sea d. 4 May 1866, At Sea (Age 0 years)   2. Frederick William Sanderson,   b. 22 Jul 1867, Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA d. 3 Oct 1927 (Age 60 years)   3. Harry Lincoln Sanderson,   b. 8 Apr 1869, California, USA d. 3 Jan 1917, San Joaquin County, California, USA (Age 47 years)   4. Franklin Wastle Sanderson,   b. 8 Jun 1871, Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA d. 11 Apr 1872, Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA (Age 0 years)   5. Carlisle Robert Sanderson,   b. 8 Jun 1871, Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA d. 13 Apr 1872, Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA (Age 0 years)   6. Mark Mervyn Sanderson,   b. 21 Apr 1873, Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA d. 4 Dec 1923, Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA (Age 50 years)   7. William Sanderson,   b. 21 Sep 1877, Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA d. 12 Oct 1877, Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA (Age 0 years)   8. Maud Mary Sanderson,   b. 1877   9. Grace Greenwood Sanderson,   b. 1880   10. James Robert Blair Sanderson,   b. 1883   11. Alma May Sanderson,   b. 22 Feb 1885, Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA d. 15 Aug 1885, Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA (Age 0 years)   12. Olive Marguerite Sanderson,   b. 1886
  Family ID	F2703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Sep 1835 - Gosforth, Cumberland, England Baptism - 10 Oct 1835 - Gosforth, Cumberland, England Census - Age: 5y - 6 Jun 1841 - Handingill, Gosforth, Cumberland, England Marriage - 16 Mar 1864 - Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Emigration - Age: 31y - 31 Oct 1866 - New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] 1841 Census - HO 107/0156 B15 F016 P02 - Sanderson-John, 1 Jan 1980. [S5148] Sanderson, William - Merchant Navy certificates, 28 May 2023. [S1845] Baptism Entry - Sanderson, William, 6 Jan 2017. [S5196] Passenger List - Sanderson, William (1866), 16 Oct 2023. [S5131] 1870 Census - California - Sanderson, William, 21 May 2023. [S5199] 1880 Census - California - Sanderson, William, 16 Oct 2023. [S5197] Electoral Register - 1890-92 - Sanderson, William, 16 Oct 2023. [S5017] Tombstone - Sanderson, William, 17 Oct 2022. [S1527] Marriage Certificate - Sanderson, John - Ferry, ELizabeth, 7 Apr 2016. [S5147] Marriage Cert - Sanderson, William - Roberts, Maary, 28 May 2023. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 17 Oct 2022, 1864 JFM West Derby 8B 602.