Vera Mary Tomkins

Generation: 1

1. Vera Mary Tomkins was born in 1893 in Qld (daughter of William Tomkins and Annie Maud Cameron).

Generation: 2

2.	William Tomkins William married Annie Maud Cameron on 18 Mar 1873 in Ipswich, Qld. Annie (daughter of Euan Cameron and Annie Longworth) was born on 20 Feb 1852 in Crown St, Woolloomooloo; was christened on 28 Mar 1952 in Sydney; died in 1925 in Qld. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Annie Maud Cameron was born on 20 Feb 1852 in Crown St, Woolloomooloo; was christened on 28 Mar 1952 in Sydney (daughter of Euan Cameron and Annie Longworth); died in 1925 in Qld.

Children:

Edward Ernest Augustus Tomkins was born in 1874 in Qld.
William Evan Harold Tomkins was born in 1875 in Qld.
Amy Ethel Tomkins was born in 1877 in Qld.
Samuel Everard Lionel Tomkins was born in 1879 in Qld.
Reginald Lloyd Tomkins was born in 1881 in Qld; died in 1902 in Qld.
Daisy Ezmena Tomkins was born in 1883 in Qld.
John Mactaggart Tomkins was born in 1886 in Qld.
Norma Essex Tomkins was born in 1888 in Qld.
Gilbert Boyd Tomkins was born in 1888 in Qld.
1. Vera Mary Tomkins was born in 1893 in Qld.
Rowland Buxton Tomkins was born in 1893 in Qld.

Generation: 3

Euan Cameron was born in 1816 (son of John Cameron, XIV of Glennevis and Elizabeth Sharpe); died on 18 Feb 1872 in Ipswich, Qld.

Notes:

Surveyor
Listed as Evan Cameron, Land surveyor, Riley St, Woolloomooloo, Sydney in 1851
He was first of the family to migrate from Berbice to Australia, ?1850/1. Later in Qld.
He was probably the‘Evan’ Cameron, + wife, 2 sons an a daughter (that would be John, Isabel, and Evan) arriving on the “Francis Ridley” on 10/9/1850. They are not shown on the log out from Britain, so they must have spent some time in Melbourne first (Ref. Jann Manda)

Euan married Annie Longworth in 1840. Annie was born in ca 1817 in Berbice; died on 27 Oct 1893 in Ipswich, Qld; was buried in Ipswich, Qld. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Annie Longworth was born in ca 1817 in Berbice; died on 27 Oct 1893 in Ipswich, Qld; was buried in Ipswich, Qld.

Notes:

Dau. of William Longworth

Children:

John Baillie Cameron was born in 1843; died in 1906 in Wilcannia, NSW.
Isabel Henrietta Cameron was born in 1845; died on 31 Jan 1936 in Ipswich, Qld.
Evan Longworth Cameron was born in 1848; died on 20 Dec 1928 in Brisbane; was buried in South Brisbane.
Alexander Duncan Cameron was born in 1850 in Ipswich, Qld; died on 21 Sep 1902 in Croydon, Qld.
3. Annie Maud Cameron was born on 20 Feb 1852 in Crown St, Woolloomooloo; was christened on 28 Mar 1952 in Sydney; died in 1925 in Qld.
Charlotte Elizabeth Cameron was born in 1854 in Ipswich; was christened on 14 Jan 1854 in Qld; died on 21 May 1955; was buried on 24 May 1955 in Drayton, Qld.
Ellen Grace Cameron was born on 22 May 1856 in Tarampa Stn, Ipswich, Qld; died on 7 May 1885 in Qld.
Donald Charles Cameron was born on 10 Jan 1859 in Ipswich, Qld; died on 21 Aug 1931 in Boggabri, NSW.

Generation: 4

12.

John Cameron, XIV of Glennevis was christened on 10 Oct 1782 in Kilmallie (son of Ewen Cameron, XII of Glennevis and Helen Grant); died on 5 Nov 1862 in Pimlico, London; was buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.

Notes:

A planter in Berbice, British Guiana, in partnership with Donald Charles Cameron, Dawnie. Said to have been a Lieut. Colonel (Regiment unknown)

In 1851, having amassed large debts, he found a flaw in the entail, and sold Glennevis to Sir Duncan Cameron of Fassifern.

He was a widower in Jersey by the time of the 1851 census, living with his daughters and a grandson.

John married Elizabeth Sharpe in Berbice. Elizabeth (daughter of John Sharp and Elizabeth Hiatt) was born in 1775. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Elizabeth Sharpe was born in 1775 (daughter of John Sharp and Elizabeth Hiatt).

Notes:

She was described as a quadroon, and said to have been shunned when she went with her husband to Scotland. She probably died there ca 1850.

Children:

Helen Cameron was born in 1809; died on 22 Mar 1884 in Jersey.
Alexander Cameron was born in 1812 in Berbice; died on 16 Jun 1881 in Ipswich, Qld.
6. Euan Cameron was born in 1816; died on 18 Feb 1872 in Ipswich, Qld.
Isabella Cameron was born in 1818; died on 3 Feb 1865 in Jersey.
John Cameron was born on 21 Sep 1821; was christened on 26 Nov 1821 in Berbice; died on 26 Dec 1904 in Leichhardt, NSW.
Charles Matheson Cameron was born in 1824 in Inverness-shire; died on 11 Mar 1907 in Brisbane; was buried on 12 Mar 1907 in Lutwyche, Qld.
Donald Charles Cameron was born on 28 May 1828 in Berbice; died on 14 Apr 1914 in Brisbane; was buried in Goodna, Qld.