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D6/292/4/p75
Title
B.R.A. (no doubt Basil Ramsay Anderson), obituary of James John Johnston, native of Baltasound, Shetland Times, 14 May 1887; Anonymous, 'Shetland "springs"' (on fiddle music), Shetland News, 8 January 1898.
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- 14 May 1887 - 08 January 1898 (Creation)
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(6 August 1861 - 7 January 1888)
Biographical history
Basil Ramsay Anderson, poet, was born at Wasterhouse, Unst, on 6 August 1861, son of Peter Anderson. He was a pupil teacher at the local school until his widowed mother removed the family to Edinburgh. There Anderson worked in a lawyers office but continued to write poetry, often inspired by his native Shetland. He died on 7 January 1888, aged 26.
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- English