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”’James Anderson”’ (1835–1922) was a Scottish poet who emigrated to Canada in 1863 and became a gold miner during the [[Cariboo Gold Rush]]. He was the author of Sawney’s Letters, the first published work of poetry in [[British Columbia]], as well as other poems and songs. In 1871, he gave up gold mining and returned to Scotland. |
”’James Anderson”’ (1835–1922) was a Scottish poet who emigrated to Canada in 1863 and became a gold miner during the [[Cariboo Gold Rush]]. He was the author of Sawney’s Letters, the first published work of poetry in [[British Columbia]], as well as other poems and songs. In 1871, he gave up gold mining and returned to Scotland. |
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James Anderson was born on 18 May 1835 in [[Coupar Angus]], Scotland.<ref name=”Birth”>{{Cite web| title=Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 | url=https://www.ancestry.ca/ | via=[[Ancestry.com|Ancestry.ca]] | access-date=25 October 2025}}</ref> His parents were locally prominent, and he received a sound education at the [[Dollar Academy|Dollar Institute]] in [[Dollar, Clackmannanshire]]. In 1860, he married Lucy Lechmere, and they had a son, David.<ref name=”Wright page 115″>Wright 2013, p. 115.</ref> |
James Anderson was born on 18 May 1835 in [[Coupar Angus]], Scotland.<ref name=”Birth”>{{Cite web| title=Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 | url=https://www.ancestry.ca/ | via=[[Ancestry.com|Ancestry.ca]] | access-date=25 October 2025}}</ref> His parents were locally prominent, and he received a sound education at the [[Dollar Academy|Dollar Institute]] in [[Dollar, Clackmannanshire]]. In 1860, he married Lucy Lechmere, and they had a son, David.<ref name=”Wright page 115″>Wright 2013, p. 115.</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:15, 25 October 2025
Scottish poet
James Anderson (1835–1922) was a Scottish poet who emigrated to Canada in 1863 and became a gold miner during the Cariboo Gold Rush. He was the author of Sawney’s Letters, the first published work of poetry in British Columbia, as well as other poems and songs. In 1871, he gave up gold mining and returned to Scotland.
Biography
James Anderson was born on 18 May 1835 in Coupar Angus, Scotland.[1] His parents were locally prominent, and he received a sound education at the Dollar Institute in Dollar, Clackmannanshire. In 1860, he married Lucy Lechmere, and they had a son, David. He decided in 1863 to seek his fortune in the Cariboo Gold Rush.[2]
Sawney’s Letters
Legacy
Notes
Sources
- Wright, Richard Thomas (2013). Barkerville and the Cariboo Goldfields. Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd. ISBN 978-1-927527-06-1.
