James Outram Anderson (1894 - 1973)

Born 17 Sep 1894 in Enfield, New South Wales.

Ancestors

Husband of Maud I (Whitfield) Anderson — married 24 Mar 1917 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died 22 Dec 1973 at age 79 in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

James Anderson was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

James Anderson is Notable.

James Outram Anderson was born in September 1894, the eighth child of James Outram Anderson and his wife Patience (née Laycock).

James Outram Anderson the younger commonly known as J.O. Anderson, was an Australian tennis player. He is best remembered for his three victories at his home tournament the Australasian Championships; in 1922, 1924 and 1925. J.O. Anderson also won the doubles tournament at the 1922 Wimbledon Championships and the 1924 Australian Championships. Between 1919 and 1925 J.O. Anderson played in 15 ties for the Australian Davis Cup team, and compiled a record of 28 wins and 8 losses. In December 1926 Anderson turned professional and set up as a tennis coach in Sydney. He tried unsuccessfully to regain his amateur status in 1930.

James Outram Anderson enlisted into the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) on the 19th of February, 1917. From his Attestation Papers we see:

SERN DEPOT 36653 : POB Sydney NSW : POE Sydney NSW : NOK W Anderson, Maud Irene

Originally his father James Outram Anderson of Forbes was his Next of Kin, but with his subsequent marriage in March that year, his new new wife became his official Next of Kin. He was medically discharged in October 1917 after 240 days service.

James Outram Anderson married Miss Maud Irene Whitfield on the 24th of March 1917 at St James's Anglican Church, Sydney. They had five children before her death in 1955.

Then on the 18th of November 1957 he married widow, Mabel Little, who survived him. He was also survived by the son and four daughters of his first marriage.

J.O. Anderson passed away in December 1973 at Gosford in New South Wales, and is believed to be buried at the Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in that same year.

Sources

• New South Wales Births, Deaths & Marriages: BIRTH: ANDERSON, JAMES O - registration no. 9159/1894 - father: JAMES O - mother: PATIENCE - district: CANTERBURY. first accessed online on the 24th of October, 2022 from the NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages search at: https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/births?

• New South Wales Births, Deaths & Marriages: FIRST MARRIAGE: registration no: 639/1917 - groom: ANDERSON, JAMES O - bride: WHITFIELD, MAUD I. - district: SYDNEY. first accessed online on the 24th of October, 2022 from the NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages search at: https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/marriages?

• New South Wales Births, Deaths & Marriages: SECOND MARRIAGE: registration no: 24052/1957 - groom: ANDERSON, JAMES OUTRAM - bride: LITTLE, MABEL - district: CHATSWOOD. first accessed online on the 24th of October, 2022 from the NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages search at: https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/marriages?

• New South Wales Births, Deaths & Marriages: DEATH: ANDERSON, JAMES OUTRAM - registration no. 46782/1974 - father: JAMES OUTRAM - mother: PATIENCE - district: 119 (district is GOSFORD). first accessed online on the 24th of October, 2022 from the NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages search at: https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/deaths?

• Virginia O'Farrell, Anderson, James Outram (1894–1973), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/anderson-james-outram-9358/text16433, published first in hardcopy 1993, accessed online 23 October 2022.

• James Anderson (tennis) from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from James Outram Anderson). first accessed online on the 23rd of October, 2022 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Anderson_(tennis)

• James Anderson © 2022 INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME.

Further Reading

• Find a Grave, database and images accessed 23 October 2022, memorial page for James Outram “J O” Anderson (17 Sep 1894–23 Dec 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #191742337, citing Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, North Ryde, Ryde City, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Alana J. (contributor 50496243) . (note there is no gravestone photograph as yet)

• "Jimmy" Anderson -- A Tennis Colt of Much Promise. from the Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919) of Wednesday 13 November 1912, Page 26. first accessed on TROVE on the 23rd of October, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263891452?

• NAA B2455, ANDERSON J O - Anderson James Outram : SERN DEPOT 36653 His ATTESTATION PAPERS from the National Archives of Australia

• JAMES OUTRAM ANDERSON, from the Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939) of Wednesday 23 November 1921, Page 16. first accessed on TROVE on the 23rd of October, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/121164467? & https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/121164466?

• J. O. Anderson, One of Six Sons of Tennis Playing Father from the Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954) of Wednesday 5 September 1923, Page 1. first accessed on TROVE on the 23rd of October, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/184811778?

• Prominent Personalities J. O. Anderson: A GREAT TENNIS PLAYER from the Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic. : 1885 - 1939) of Thursday 18 February 1926, Page 14. first accessed on TROVE on the 23rd of October, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146583770?

• J. O. ANDERSON TO TURN PROFESSIONAL from the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) of Thursday 18 November 1926, Page 7. first accessed on TROVE on the 29th of October, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/135165726?

• Advertising from The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) of Saturday 28 September 1929, Page 7. first accessed on TROVE on the 23rd of October, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24290616

• J. O. Anderson Recalls When He Was Hunting for Tilden's Scalp from the Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954) of Saturday 20 November 1937, Page 8. first accessed on TROVE on the 28th of October, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/180846737?