Footnotes to the Anson Family Web Page

1. Buchanan County Genealogical Society, Buchanan County, Iowa Cemeteries, 1979; p 95. See also Percival, C. S., and Percival, E. History of Buchanan County Iowa 1842-1881. Williams Bros, Cleveland, 1881; p 424, 428-429.

2. George's brother William was baptized 30 March 1812. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1040892, Parish Registers 1603-1876, Church of England, St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, Baptisms.

3. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1040892, Parish Registers 1603-1876, Church of England, St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, Baptisms.

4. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1040901, Parish Registers 1603-1876, Church of England, St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, Marriages.

5. George Anson's occupations between 1835 and 1848 can be found in the baptismal records of his children. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1040894, Parish Registers 1603-1876, Church of England, St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, Baptisms.

6. William Anson's occupation in 1813 can be found in the baptismal records of his son George. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1040892, Parish Registers 1603-1876, Church of England, St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, Baptisms.

7. Information provided by Theron Anson, 1984. According to the Free BMD website, Joseph Anson's birth records can be found in Volume 17, page 207 of the British Civil Registration Records. We will be acquiring a copy of his birth record soon.

8. George and Margaret are listed as living with their children William, Joseph, George, and Catherine. George's occupation is listed as a whitesmith journeyman. This census was taken June 14, 1841. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 0470627, 1841 British Census for Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, district 2, p 37. George's brother, William, and his family can be found on the same census microfilm in district 25, p 13.

9. Percival, C. S., and Percival, E. History of Buchanan County Iowa 1842-1881. Williams Bros, Cleveland, 1881; p 424, 428-429. The biographical abstracts of George Anson and William George Anson list both 1845 and 1848 as the year George and William George came to America.

10. Percival, C. S., and Percival, E., p 429. Evidence of the Anson family living in Mount Savage, MD, before moving to Ohio comes from one of a series of letters written by Margaret Anson's uncle Jack Thorington of Montgomery, Alabama (in the personal collection of Regina Hunter).

11. Information in the 1850 Federal Census for Medina, Medina County, Ohio shows the Ansons with six children, including one, Samuel, who was born in Ohio and whose age is given as 6/12 months. See 1850 Federal Census of the United States, Ohio, Medina County; p 215A, dwelling 883.

12. Letters written by Jack Thorington to Margaret Anson, 1850-1858 (in the personal collection of Regina Hunter).

13. Church, Harry, and Chappell, Katharyn Joella, History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, 1914; p 285.

14. Percival, C.S. and Percival, E.; p 429.

15. Buchanan County Genealogical Society, Buchanan County, Iowa Cemeteries, 1979; p 95.

16. Buchanan County Genealogical Society, Buchanan County, Iowa Cemeteries, 1979; p 95. This source gives George's age on his death as 76 years, 7 months, 17 days, which would make his birth date 13 March 1813, two days before his baptismal date.

17. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1040892, Parish Registers 1603-1876, Church of England, St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, Baptism; p 21, record #165.

18. Anson, Hanson, and Hanston were interchangeable in Wolverhampton in the 1840s. For an explanation, please go to Ansons, Hansons, and Hanstons.

19. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1040900, Parish Registers 1603-1876, Church of England, St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, Marriages; p 234, record #164.

20. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1040892, Parish Registers 1603-1876, Church of England, St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, Baptisms. The Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies website has posted a transcription of St. Peter's baptismal records from 1539 to 1812, which may be searched by last name and "St. Peter" at the Wolverhampton Archives website. Sophia's records are listed under "Hanson", and William's baptismal records are under "Anson".

21. Burke, Sir Bernard, Burke's Peerage, 1938 Coronation Honors Edition. Shaw Publishing Company, Ltd., London, 1938; p 1550-1551.

22. See information about Shugborough and Shugborough Hall.

23. Burke, Sir Bernard, Burke's Peerage, 1938 Coronation Honors Edition; p 1550-1551.

24. Burke's Peerage, 1838 Coronation Edition; p 130-131.

25. Information about the church of St. Michael and All Angels in Colwich, Staffordshire, England can be found on Wikipedia. This is also the church where Admiral George Anson is buried. Thanks to Danny Anson for providing this link.

26. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1040894, Parish Registers 1603-1876, Church of England, St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, Baptisms,p 157, record #1255.

27. English Civil Registration Records, Births, September 1837. Volume 17, p. 207. See also http://www.freebmd.org.uk

28. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1040894, Parish Registers 1603-1876, Church of England, St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, Baptisms, p 149, record #1189. George's death date is inferred from his absence in the 1850 Medina, Medina County, OH and subsequent censuses.

29. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1040894, Parish Registers 1603-1876, Church of England, St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, Baptisms, p 87, record #692.

30. Henry Anson's gravestone in LaGrande, OR, gives his birthdate as November 26, 1841. His baptismal record shows that he was baptised on November 27, 1842, and the British Civil Registration Index also indicates that Henry was born in 1842 rather than 1841. Given that all of George and Margaret's children that we have both baptismal and birth records for were baptised a few days after birth, and also given that the next oldest child (Catherine) was listed as 2 months old in June 1841 (according to the 1841 British Census for Wolverhampton), we think it is more likely that Henry was born in 1842 rather than 1841. The birth spacing of the other children seems to bear this out. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1040894, Parish Registers 1603-1876, Church of England, St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, Baptisms,p 38, record #299.

31. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1040894, Parish Registers 1603-1876, Church of England, St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, Baptisms,p 359, record #2866.

32. English Civil Registration Records, Births, December 1846. Volume 17, p. 361.

33. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1040894, Parish Registers 1603-1876, Church of England, St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, Baptisms, p. 239, record #1906. Emma, known also as Jane, died two weeks later on 18 October 1848 in Wolverhampton. We have her death record.

34. 1850 Federal Census of the United States, Ohio, Medina County; p 215A, dwelling 883.

35. Medina County Genealogical Society, Whispers from the Past: Tombstone Inscriptions from the Cemeteries in Medina County, 1983; p 293.

36. 1860 Federal Census of the United States, Iowa, Buchanan County; p 553, dwelling 499. This Granville's death date is inferred from his absence in the list of heirs of George Anson's estate, circa 1889.

37. 1860 Federal Census of the United States, Iowa, Buchanan County; p 553, dwelling 499.

38. 1860 Federal Census of the United States, Iowa, Buchanan County; p 553, dwelling 499. James' death date is inferred from his absence in the list of heirs of George Anson's estate, circa 1889.

39. 1870 Federal Census of the United States, Iowa, Buchanan County; p 383, dwelling 10.

40. 1870 Federal Census of the United States, Iowa, Buchanan County; p 383, dwelling 10.

41. Percival, C.S. and Percival,.E; p 429.

42. This information can be found at the Texas State Historical Society.

43. This information can be found at http://www.lsjunction.com/people/jones.htm

44. From an Anson family biography, written about 1980. The author is uncredited but is most likely George Anson Probasco.

45. Percival, C.S. and Percival,.E; p 429.

46. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 0470627, 1841 British Census for Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, district 2, p 37.

47. Buchanan County Genealogical Society, Buchanan County, Iowa Cemeteries, 1979; p 95.

48. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1596178, Bishop’s Transcripts, Temple Church, Bristol (England), item 7, p 74, entry 590 for Margaret Dinning, 5 May 1816.

49. Joseph was also baptized in Temple Church, Bristol. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1596178, Bishop’s Transcripts, Temple Church, Bristol (England), item 6, page 14, entry 98 for Joseph Strong Dinning, 27 June 1813.

50. Rachel Ann was baptized in St. Peter’s Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton. She was seven years old at the time of her baptism. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1040893, Baptism Registers for St. Peter's Church, Wolerhampton, 1822-1834, p 521, entry 457 for Rachel Ann Dinning, 29 August 1824.

51. E-mail correspondence from Sue Smith to Teresa Link dated 18 April 2006. Sue Smith is a descendant of Rachel Ann Dinning.

52. William Dinning is listed as the son of Strong Dinning of Bristol, labourer, in the Apprentice Records of Bristol, England. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1565066, Apprentice Records of Bristol (Gloucestershire), 1787-1830, p 317, entry 197 for William Dinning, dated 10 September 1804.

53. The Dinning family’s Irish background is documented in an unpublished family history by the late Robert Dinning Thorington, excerpts of which are in the possession of Teresa Link. Additional information on the Dinning-Thorington family with original research will be added in a dedicated page on the Anson Family Web Page in the near future.

54. William was apprenticed for the standard term of seven years to Thomas James, a chairmaker, and his wife Elizabeth. See footnote 52 for the citation of this record.

55. William Dinning was born in May, 1792. His youngest brother, Jack, mentioned that William would be 62 years old in May, 1854 in a letter written to Margaret Dinning Anson on 23 March 1854. William’s age is corroborated in his death record (see footnote 65).

56. In order to work a trade in Bristol, one had to serve a seven-year apprenticeship and then apply to be a Burgess, or freeman of the city. Burgesses had to be 21 years old, take a loyalty oath, and pay a fee of 4 shillings and sixpence. William probably finished his apprenticeship with Thomas James in September, 1811, and then spent the next four and a half years working as a journeyman chairmaker. William was 23 when he was admitted as a Burgess of the city of Bristol on 28 February 1816, as listed in the Bristol Burgess Books, Volume 18. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1597441, Bristol Burgess Books, Vol. 18, 1812-1818, p 226, entry 15. For more information on the Burgess records of Bristol, please see the Bristol and Avon Family History Society website.

57. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1597027, Parish Records of St. Thomas Church, Bristol, 1552-1904, p 144, entry 574. Both William and Rachel signed their own names in the record.

58. William Granville Sr.’s occupation is listed in the apprenticeship record of his son, William Granville Jr. Like William Dinning, William Granville Jr. also served his full apprenticeship and became a Burgess of the city of Bristol. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1565066, Apprentice Records of Bristol (Gloucestershire), 1787-1830, p 171, entry 39, dated 12 December 1803.

59. William Granville Jr.’s birthplace is mentioned in his letter of intent to become a citizen of the United States, filed in the First Circuit Court of Boston, Massachusetts on 15 October 1822. From the National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization, 8/1845 - 12/1911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21; accessed through Ancestry.com.

60. William Dinning is listed among the out-voters in Worcestershire, which may mean that he owned property in the county but did not live there. Until 1832, usually only property owners could vote in British elections. Information located in the Ancestry.com database UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893.

61. 1841 British Census, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton, Bilston, district 20, p 13, lines 9-12; accessed through Ancestry.com.

62. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1040912, Parish Registers of St. George’s Church, Wolverhampton 1832-1880. Burials 1832-1846, entry 1969 for Rachel Dinning of Bilston Street, dated 6 July 1845.

63. From microfilm in the collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Microfilm FHL 1040904, Parish Registers of St. Peter’s Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, 1603-1876. Marriages 1844-1847, p 161, entry 322 for William Dinning and Ann Ensall, dated 29 September 1845.

64. 1851 British Census, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton East, Saint John, Class HO107, piece 2019, folio 1015, page 16, lines 11-12; accessed though Ancestry.com.

65. William Denning, death certificate, June Quarter 1857, dated 18 June 1857 British General Register Office. Copy in the personal collection of Teresa Link.

66. Letters from Jack Thorington to Margaret Dinning Anson span the years 1850-1858. Copies are in the personal collection of Regina Hunter.

67. The Thorington family legend states that John Henry, a son of Strong and Margaret Thorington, came to America around the time of the War of 1812 in order to escape an oppressive apprenticeship. The family Bible of John Henry Thorington contains genealogical notes in John Henry’s handwriting indicating his last name was originally Dinning. The Bible is now in the archives of the Putnam Museum of Davenport, Iowa.

68. John Thorington Anson’s full name appears on his death certificate. Colorado Bureau of Vital Statistics, death certificate 1703, John Thorington Anson (1938), Office of Vital Records, Kit Carson County, CO.

69. 1850 Federal Census of the United States, Ohio, Medina County; p 215A, dwelling 885

70. Rev. William Granville’s estate papers contain a receipt dated 9 February 1857 mentioning “the annuity of Anson.” Medina County, Ohio, Estate Records, microfilm 314, p 3.

71. “Mrs. M. Anson” obituary, dated 23 April 1896, from the Buchanan County Journal, held by the Buchanan County, Iowa, Genealogical Society , 103 4th Avenue SE, Independence, IA, 50644. This obituary lists Margaret’s birthdate as December 27, 1813, putting it at odds with her gravestone by six days.

72. The Anson family plot is documented and pictured on FindAGrave.com for Quasqueton Cemetery, Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa. In this plot are George and Margaret Anson, son William George Anson and his wife Harriet Lorancy (Blair) Anson, and W. G. and Harriet’s son Willard Anson.


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