Living

Generation: 1

1. Living

Generation: 2

2.
Douglas Cameron (son of James Cameron and Annie Elizabeth Hall).
Notes:
Living 1986

Children:

1. Living

Generation: 3

James Cameron was born in 1880 in Menindie (son of John Cameron and Ellen Gallagher); died on 12 May 1939 in Malvern, Vic; was buried in Springvale, Vic.

Notes:

He lived at Armadale, Vic in 1934.
Driver, of 11 New St, Armadale 1924, 1931 (Electoral Rolls)

James married Annie Elizabeth Hall in 1916 in Vic. Annie died in Oct 1972; was buried in Springvale, Vic. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

5.
Annie Elizabeth Hall died in Oct 1972; was buried in Springvale, Vic.
Children:

Marjorie Jean Cameron

2. Douglas Cameron

Generation: 4

John Cameron was born on 8 Sep 1830 in Shelfield, Kilmodan (son of Charles Cameron and Janet Fletcher); died on 2 Mar 1894 in Menindie, NSW; was buried on 3 Mar 1894 in Menindie Cemetery , C of E..

Notes:

He was at Shelfield for 1851 census, listed as shepherd, before migrating to NSW ca 1852, He was at "Polia", near Pooncarie, on the River Darling, south of Menindie, known to be working as Station Overseer from 1874 and living there at Yartla Lake from at least 1869/70 (Electoral roll). In 1893 he probably moved to Rochdale (the family property which eventually totalled 47,268 acres of pastoral leasehold and 80 acres freehold) soon before his death from tetanus in 1894, having bought the block next to his son from Richard Dawes (HL 495, fronting the Darling).
Polia was recorded in 1885 Parliamentary returns as being of 539,040 acres, occupied by James Pile. They ran 72,984 sheep, 150 cattle and 130 horses. Cameron's executor was Pile's son-in-law, David Herbert Power, manager of Cuthero, adjacent to Polia and also owned by the Pile family, being of 642,000 acres and running 55912 sheep, 100 cattle and 200 horses

John married Ellen Gallagher on 11 Mar 1874 in Polia, Menindie, NSW. Ellen was born in ca 1848-51 in Strabane, Ireland; died on 13 Aug 1931 in Rochdale, Menindee, NSW. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ellen Gallagher was born in ca 1848-51 in Strabane, Ireland; died on 13 Aug 1931 in Rochdale, Menindee, NSW.

Notes:

Dau. of Hugh Gallagher, farmer and Hannah ... . She migrated about 1867, apparently to Victoria

Children:

Charles John Cameron was born on 11 Jan 1875 in Yartla, Polia Station; died on 8 Mar 1930 in Kalgoorlie, WA.
James Cameron was born in 1877; died in 1878 in Menindie.
George Gallagher Cameron was born on 25 Aug 1878 in Yartla Lake, Menindie, NSW; died on 3 Mar 1931 in Broken Hill, NSW.
4. James Cameron was born in 1880 in Menindie; died on 12 May 1939 in Malvern, Vic; was buried in Springvale, Vic.
Ellen Cameron was born in 1881 in Menindie; died in 1881 in Menindie.
Ellen Cameron was born on 10 Aug 1883 in Yartla Lake, Menindie; was christened on 15 Nov 1883 in St John, Wentworth, lived Rochdale; died on 25 May 1980; was buried in Broken Hill, NSW.
Elizabeth Cameron was born on 10 Aug 1883 in Yartla Lake, Menindie; was christened on 15 Nov 1883 in St John, Wentworth; died on 13 Sep 1934 in Broken Hill.
Alexander Douglas Cameron was born in 1885 in Menindie, NSW; died on 23 Jul 1916 in Pozieres, France.
Peter Fletcher Cameron was born on 5 Aug 1887 in Yartla, Menindie, NSW; died on 5 Sep 1960 in Broken Hill, NSW.
Janet Cameron was born in 1890 in Yartla Lake, Menindie; died on 15 Dec 1981 in Broken Hill.