James Anderson

Lieut James Anderson was Killed in Action during War of the Sixth Coalition.

He is the son of Roger Anderson and Margaret Edmunds. He was Killed in Action on 2 Mar 1814^[1]. ^[2]and is buried in Kilkenny, Ireland.

Ensign Kilkenny Militia 24 April 1809

Lieutenant Kilkenny Militia 1 August 1809

Ensign 71st Regiment H.L.I. 22 March 1810

Lieutenant 71st Regiment H.L.I 6 August 1812

Killed in action at a skirmish at Ayre on the advance into France from the Spanish Peninsula.

Sources

• Kairen Anderson, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Kairen and others.

Graveyard: St. Mary's Exact wording of epitaph: (East Side) Sacred/ to the memory of/ Lieut. James Anderson of 71st Reg't/ who fell/ In the cause of his Country and of Europe/ In the action at the town of Are in France/ on the 17th March/ 1814. (West Side) Here lie the remains of/ Mrs Margaret Anderson/ wife of Mr. Roger Anderson of/ Kilkenny who died October/ 31st 1818 in the 68th year of/ her age having truly experienced/ the peace of God which surpassed/ all understanding. / Also the remains of Jane, daughter/ of Mr. John Anderson who died/ Sept. 20th 1819 Aged -- yrs/ Also the remains of Mr. Roger/ Anderson husband to above /Margaret who died June 20th 1820/ aged --8 Years.

• Historic Graves
• "The Andersons of County Kilkenny 1680 - 1930" , written and published by Arthur Louis Brunker Anderson, 1930. The British Army Press, Simla (India), 1930. A .pdf version of this manuscript is available by e-mail from Little-1152. Send a private message request, please.
• Edmund Burkes "Landed Gentry of Ireland," 1958; 4th edition: "Andersons of Old Dunbell." Not available on-line. Scanned copy in possession of Little-1152. Specific page pertaining to this entry available as a scan on request by private message.

• WikiTree profile Anderson-6544 created through the import of Catherine Anderson Family Tree (1).ged on Jul 1, 2012 by Mike Anderson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mike and others.

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGV1-6N24 : 13 September 2020), James Anderson, ; Burial, Kilkenny, , County Kilkenny, Ireland, Saint Mary's Church of Ireland Cemetery; citing record ID 184121598, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ Entered by Kairen Anderson, May 10, 2012