Thomas Anderson (landowner) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Thomas Anderson
Anderson pictured around 1790
Born	1740
Nationality	Scottish
Occupation	landowner
Relatives	Thomas Anderson Sr (father)

Thomas Anderson was an important landowner in Perth, Scotland. He was born in 1740. In the 1700s, he owned a lot of land in the area.

Anderson helped build many of the beautiful Georgian-style buildings in Perth. He worked closely with his son-in-law, Thomas Hay Marshall. Marshall later became a leader in Perth, known as the lord provost.

Building Perth's Future

Thomas Anderson owned a large amount of land in Perth. This included the area where the old Blackfriars monastery used to be. He bought half of this land from a woman named Mrs. Miller.

Anderson and his son-in-law, Thomas Hay Marshall, started a big project. They began to plan and build new streets in Perth. In the late 1700s, they created Atholl Crescent and Atholl Street in the northern part of the city. They also developed Marshall Place in the south. The areas between these new streets were slowly filled with buildings over the next 100 years. This work helped create what is now Tay Street.

Anderson also helped with a major construction project. In 1765, he was a manager and commissioner for building a new Tay bridge. He helped hire a famous engineer named John Smeaton for this work. Anderson even gave £21 to the bridge fund in 1776. This was a lot of money back then!

About Thomas Anderson

Thomas Anderson was born in 1740. His parents were Thomas Anderson Sr and Sarah Rose.

Anderson had a daughter named Rosie. In 1792, Rosie married Thomas Hay Marshall. He was the same Thomas Hay Marshall who worked with her father on building projects. A street in Perth, Rose Terrace, is now named after Rosie. Rosie and Thomas Hay Marshall later divorced in 1803, after being married for eleven years.