Anson Source Materials and Bibliography

We realize that every good genealogist should be able to back up the claims she (or he) makes. Our information, such as it is, is based on contemporary source material such as birth and christening records, marriage records, cemetery records, census records, wills, and personal letters. We believe these primary sources come closest to giving us the most accurate information, since the information was provided by a member of the immediate Anson family (George and Margaret Anson, their children, or George's father and mother in a few cases).

Occasionally we have reason to use secondary sources such as county histories and biographies written without the input of George or Margaret Anson or their immediate family. These secondary sources, while well-meaning, sometimes contain inaccuracies. When at all possible, we have pointed out where a primary source contradicts or calls into question some piece of information from a secondary source.

Finally, we have consulted a few reference materials to verify (or contradict) information contained in a secondary source. For questions on the English peerage, we have cited the 1938 Coronation Edition of Burke's Peerage, which we believe to be a reputable and authoritative source and has the most complete information about the early families of the Earl of Lichfield and Baron Anson. As this edition of Burke's Peerage may not be available to everyone, we will reproduce the pertinent information on a separate page and can supply copies of the actual pages to anyone interested.

We invite anyone interested to trace the Anson paper trail we have followed and are continuing to follow in the interest of historical accuracy.

For interested researchers, we have also compiled a standard Anson Bibliography organized by author. This link will take you to a separate page.

Detailed Anson Bibliography by Subject:

George Anson
Margaret Dinning Anson
William Anson and Jane Carrier Anson (George Anson's parents)

Related Families:
Jack Thorington
The Reverend William Granville and Elizabeth Granville


George Anson
Primary Sources:

Secondary sources:

Reference source:

Margaret Dinning Anson
Primary sources:

Secondary sources:

William Anson and Jane Carrier Anson (parents of George Anson)
Primary sources:

(Note: We have found christening records in Wolverhampton St. Peter for a William Anson and a Jane Carrier who would have been the right age to be George Anson's parents, but we have not yet found a conclusive link. We are currently searching other contemporary records for information).

Related Families:

Jack Thorington (Margaret Dinning Anson's uncle)

The Reverend William Granville and Elizabeth Granville (Magaret Dinning Anson's uncle and aunt)

Later editions of this source page will include links to all of George and Margaret's children.


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