 1776 - 1790 (13 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | John Cameron was born on 25 Sep 1776 in Edinburgh (son of John Cameron and Mary Richardson); died on 10 Apr 1790. Notes:
"Merchant in Jamaica" (Burke's Colonial Gentry) He and Donald below are erroneously noted as sons of James Cameron, b. 15 Oct 1730, and Jane Lindsay, who m. 14 Jun 1770 (Burke's Colonial Gentry)
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Generation: 2
| 2. | John Cameron was born in ca 1746 (son of John Cameron and Jane Lindsay); died in 1794 in Edinburgh. Notes:
Merchant. Described as "only survivor of 1745 rebellion brought to Edinburgh by his mother".
Other sources say he m.1. 1774, Mary Auchinleck (Ref: B. Manson, M. Hale) rather than Mary Richardson
John married Mary Richardson on 2 Dec 1770 in Edinburgh. Mary died in 1785. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Mary Richardson died in 1785. Notes:
Dau. of John Richardson, merchant in Edinburgh
Name:
or McDonald
Children:
- 1. John Cameron was born on 25 Sep 1776 in Edinburgh; died on 10 Apr 1790.
- Donald Cameron was born on 17 Jul 1780 in Lawnmarket, Edinburgh; died on 19 Feb 1857 in Haddon Cottage, Launceston, Tas.
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Generation: 3
| 4. | John Cameron was born in ca 1700; died on 16 Apr 1746 in Culloden. Other Events:
- Ancestor of Line: [Donald14] DR DONALD CAMERON in TASMANIA
Notes:
An unconfirmed source suggests descent from Camerons of Erracht.
The death at Culloden is also a family story, which may not be based on fact. The only John Cameron reported in the "Muster Roll" as dying there is of the Callart family - another possibility for his origins.
John married Jane Lindsay. Jane was born in ca 1704; died in ca 1755. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Jane Lindsay was born in ca 1704; died in ca 1755. Children:
- 2. John Cameron was born in ca 1746; died in 1794 in Edinburgh.
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