Anderson, George, 1865-1925 (sheep farmer, Falkland Islands)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1865 - 1925
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Copies of photographs of the Anderson family in the Falkland Islands and Patagonia, with biographical material relating to George Anderson.
File
Identifier: Acc.9031
Scope and Contents
George Anderson (1865-1925) emigrated to the Falkland Islands in 1884 with a five-year contract to work as a shepherd. In 1891 he formed a company with four other Scottish shepherds to start a sheep farm in Patagonia, Argentina. It took George nearly eight years to find suitable land in this remote region. Eventually, in 1898 after several unsuccessful expeditions and many privations, he found a place near Cape Watchman.Although life in Patagonia was isolated and sometimes...
Dates:
1884-circa 1920, undated.
Further papers of George Anderson and family.
Sub-Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14123
Scope and Contents
Photographic negatives and ledger book of George Anderson, Scottish emigrant and sheep farmer.
Dates:
1880-1924.
Letters of George Anderson concerning his emigration to the Falkland Islands and Patagonia.
File
Identifier: Acc.13371
Dates:
1884-1902.
Photocopies of 17 letters of George Anderson to his family at Innerleithen, written from the Falkland Islands and Patagonia.
File
Identifier: Acc.9002
Dates:
1884-1902.
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- Falkland Islands. South America. Dependent state. Longitude: -59.0000. Latitude: -51.7500. 3
- South America. Continent. 3
- Letters. Correspondence. 2
- Patagonia. South America - Argentina. Province. 2
- Articles. 1
- Copies. Derivative objects. 1
- Ledgers. Account books. 1
- Negatives. Photographs. 1
- Photocopies. 1
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