George Ross Baxter Sandeman (1840 - 1880)

Born 5 Jan 1840 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Jemima (Leighton) Sandeman — married 1864 in Islington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Died 12 Aug 1880 at age 40 in Upton Park, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

George was born and christened on the 5th January 1840 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland the son of George Sandeman and Elizabeth (Hill) Sandeman.^[1]

1841 Census on the 6th June 1841 George was living at Sailors Acres, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland with his parents George and Elizabeth, and his brother David.^[2]

1851 Census on the 30th March 1851 George was living in South Tay Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland with his parents George and Elizabeth, and his siblings David, Patrick, John and Gregory.^[3]

1861 Census on the 7th April 1861 George an accounts clerk, was living in King Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland with his parents George and Elizabeth, and his siblings Patrick, Robert and John.^[4]

George married Jemima Leighton in Islington, Middlesex in 1864.^[5]

The newspaper announcement read: Sandeman-Leighton At Canonbury, Islington on 14th Inst., Mr George B. Sandeman to Jemima, third daughter of Charles Leighton Esq., of Kent and Hope Wharfs, Dalston, London.^[6]

Their marriage is listed on London Sandemanian Marriages and other links between church members. There were about 70 marriages between the families of the London Sandemanian's of which this was one.

In 1864 a court case was held concerning a fraud alleged against Mr. Dymes an East India merchant in Mincing Lane, London. George Baxter Sandeman was book keeper and cashier to Mr. Dymes.^[7]

1871 Census on the 2nd April 1871 George a commercial clerk, was living at 1 Queens Downs Road, Hackney, Middlesex with his wife Jemima and their children George, Elizabeth, Gertrude and Helen.^[8]

In 1876 George was admitted to act as a broker within the City of London, address given as 4 Bishopsgate Street, London.^[9]

George, of Market Buildings, Mincing Lane, City of London, and 2 Rayleigh Terrace, Upton Park, Essex, died aged 40 on the 12th August 1880 at 2 Rayleigh Terrace, Upton Park, Essex.^[10][11]

George's obituary was published in the Dundee Courier and Daily Argus on the 16th August 1880.^[12]

Administration of George's estate, under £600, was proved at the Principal Registry on the 25th October 1880 and passed to Jemima (Leighton) Sandeman his widow.^[13]

Children

George Leighton Sandeman (1865 - 30.4.1886) aged 20
Elizabeth May Sandeman (11.8.1867 - 1951) aged 83
Russell Charles Sandeman (1868 - 1868) aged 0 (Infant mortality)
Gertrude Annie Sandeman (1869 - abt 1909) aged 39
Helen Margaret Sandeman (1869 - abt 1936) aged 66
Eliza Anne Sandeman (abt 1871 - abt 1871) aged 0 (Infant mortality)
Jemima Catherine Sandeman (1872 - 1944) aged 72
Grace Hill Sandeman (1875 - 1918) aged 42
Robert Greig Sandeman (1876 - )
Emily Sandeman (6.8.1879 - 27.1.1970) aged 90

Residence

(6.6.1841) Sailors Acres, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland
(30.3.1851) South Tay Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland
(7.4.1861) King Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland
(2.4.1871) 1 Queens Downs Road, Hackney, Middlesex
(1876) 4 Bishopsgate Street, London

Occupation

Commercial clerk (2.4.1871)
Broker (1976)

See Also

Sandeman Surname Resource Centre This webpage contains genealogical data supplied by Glen Ralph, based on the 1895 version of "The Sandeman Genealogy" compiled by John Glas Sandeman (from notes, memoranda, and the original manuscript by David Peat). http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~bronwyn/genealogy/wilmargen.htm accessed by Trevor Pickup on 6th April 2019.

Sources

1. ↑ George Ross Baxter Sandeman's birth and christening, Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 FamilySearch
2. ↑ Scotland Census, 1841 FamilySearch
3. ↑ Scotland Census, 1851 FamilySearch
4. ↑ Scotland Census, 1861 FamilySearch
5. ↑ George Ross Baxter Sandeman's marriage, England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005 FamilySearch
6. ↑ Caledonian Mercury - Thursday 16th June 1864. Accessed from the British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000047/18640616/023/0004 by Trevor Pickup on 21st April 2020.
7. ↑ Cork Constitution - Tuesday 8th November 1864 Accessed from the British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001646/18641108/044/0003 by Trevor Pickup on 23rd January 2020.
8. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1871 FamilySearch
9. ↑ London Daily News - Wednesday 6th December 1876, accessed from the British Newspaper Archives https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000051/18761206/003/0001 accessed by Trevor Pickup on 6th April 2019.
10. ↑ * Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office". GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 22 February 2022). Sandeman, George Baxter (Age at death: 40). GRO Reference: 1880 Jul-Aug-Sep in West Ham Volume 04A Page 50.
11. ↑ George Ross Baxter Sandeman's death, England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007 FamilySearch
12. ↑ George Ross Baxter Sandeman's obituary, British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices FamilySearch
13. ↑ Administration of George Ross Baxter Sandeman's estate, Ancestry