Hugh Macdonald Cameron

Generation: 1

1. Hugh Macdonald Cameron was born on 13 Jan 1873 (son of James Cameron and Ellen Hannah Solomon); died on 23 Aug 1942 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Generation: 2

2.	James Cameron was born in 1831 (son of James Cameron and Mary Ann McClew); died in 1906. James married Ellen Hannah Solomon. Ellen was born on 28 Dec 1844; died on 22 Apr 1924 in Cape Town, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ellen Hannah Solomon was born on 28 Dec 1844; died on 22 Apr 1924 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Children:

James Cameron was born in ca 1863; died in Apr 1866.
Mary Cameron
Julia Cameron
Maud Cameron
1. Hugh Macdonald Cameron was born on 13 Jan 1873; died on 23 Aug 1942 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Generation: 3

James Cameron was born on 20 Dec 1799 in Colrie, Perthshire; was christened on 10 Jul 1800 in Colrie, Little Dunkeld, Perthshire (son of Thomas Cameron and Janet Robertson); died on 3 Oct 1875 in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

Notes:

Artisan-missionary in Madagascar from 1825 to 1835 and again for some time from 1862. He was otherwise based in Capetown as land surveyor and builder.

James married Mary Ann McClew. Mary was born on 26 Oct 1803; died on 11 Oct 1864 in Cape Town, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Ann McClew was born on 26 Oct 1803; died on 11 Oct 1864 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Children:

Hugh MacDonald Cameron was born on 24 Jun 1825; died in Apr 1828.
Margaret Cameron was born on 25 Dec 1829 in Madagascar; died on 12 May 1890 in Rondebosch, South Africa.
2. James Cameron was born in 1831; died in 1906.
Mary Cameron

Generation: 4

Thomas Cameron was born on 16 Jun 1768 in Colrie, Perthshire; was christened on 17 Jul 1768 in Caputh, Perthshire (son of James Cameron); died on 4 Feb 1861 in Kingswood, Little Dunkeld; was buried in Little Dunkeld.

Notes:

He is said to have spent 80 years in the service of Sir George Stewart and his successors at Murthly Castle.

Recorded as weaver, of Kingswood, Little Dunkeld in 1851, living with his daughter, Ann.

Birth:
or Coillerigh

Thomas married Janet Robertson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Janet Robertson

Notes:

Australian tree names her as Margaret Robertson.

She was probably named as Jean Cameron, living with her son Thomas, farmer, at Kingswood in 1841. Her husband has not been found at that census.

Children:

Ann Cameron was born on 24 Jan 1798 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire; died after 1864.
4. James Cameron was born on 20 Dec 1799 in Colrie, Perthshire; was christened on 10 Jul 1800 in Colrie, Little Dunkeld, Perthshire; died on 3 Oct 1875 in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Thomas Cameron was born on 7 Jun 1803 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire; died after 1864.
Mary Cameron was born on 6 Dec 1805 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire; died in 1896.
Margaret Cameron was born on 3 Jan 1810 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire.