Major General Sir Duncan Alexander Cameron, GCB

Generation: 1

Major General Sir Duncan Alexander Cameron, GCB was born on 20 May 1808 in Thorncliff, Kent (son of Lt. General Sir John Cameron and Amelia Brock); died on 8 Jun 1888 in Blackheath.

Notes:

KCB, 42nd Regt of Foot (Royal Highlanders).
He joined 42nd Regt in 1825, Capt 1829, Lt General in army 1842. Placed on half pay 17 Aug 1856. Commander of Forces in New Zealand in the Maori wars of the 1860s. Later Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
In 1881 he was a widower living with his niece, Janet E. Gower, and her family in Cheltenham

Duncan married Louisa Flora Maclean on 10 Sep 1873 in Kew, UK. Louisa died on 23 Sep 1875 in Brighton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Lt. General Sir John Cameron was born on 3 Jan 1773 (son of John Cameron, of Culchenna and Ann Cameron); died on 23 Nov 1844 in Guernsey.

Notes:

KCB (1815). In 43rd Regt from 1787 to 1807, 9th Regt thereafter

John married Amelia Brock on 10 Oct 1803 in Guernsey. Amelia was born on 19 Feb 1776 in Guernsey; died on 13 Nov 1858 in Guernsey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Amelia Brock was born on 19 Feb 1776 in Guernsey; died on 13 Nov 1858 in Guernsey.

Notes:

Dau. of Henry Brock, Esq and Susanne Saumeres, niece of Admiral Sir James, 1st Lord de Saumerez.

Children:

Amelia Susannah Brock Cameron was born in 1805 in Sandgate, Kent; died on 21 Aug 1883 in Tenterden, Kent.
Anne Alicia Cameron was born in ca 1805; died in ca 1852.
1. Major General Sir Duncan Alexander Cameron, GCB was born on 20 May 1808 in Thorncliff, Kent; died on 8 Jun 1888 in Blackheath.
Marion Mount Cameron was christened on 29 Jun 1813 in St Luke, Chelsea; died on 8 Jan 1859 in Guernsey.
Major General John Cameron, RE, CB, FRS was born on 31 Mar 1817 in St Amand, French Flanders; died on 30 Jun 1878; was buried in Southampton.

Generation: 3

4.	John Cameron, of Culchenna (son of John Cameron, of Culchenna); died on 19 May 1810. Notes: He was served heir to his grandfather Nov 1758 Died: Probate Mar 1814, Argyll Commissary Court John married Ann Cameron. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ann Cameron (daughter of Allan Cameron and Helen Stewart).

Children:

Helen Cameron was born in ca 1768; died on 16 Apr 1846 in Fort William.
Isabel Cameron was born in 1770; was christened on 4 Jul 1770 in Culchenna.
Lieut. Allan Cameron, RN
2. Lt. General Sir John Cameron was born on 3 Jan 1773; died on 23 Nov 1844 in Guernsey.

Generation: 4

John Cameron, of Culchenna (son of Allan Cameron); died in Aug 1749.

Notes:

Original Text:
arrived 23 Nov 1851, Portland, Vic on "Tasmania"

arrived 23 Nov 1851, Portland, Vic on "Tasmania"

Children:

4. John Cameron, of Culchenna died on 19 May 1810.

10.

Allan Cameron (son of John Cameron); died in Oct 1749 in Dunkirk.

Notes:

9th of Callart.
Wounded at Culloden, his estate was forfeited to the crown and he was banished to France. A letter from Colin Campbell of Glenure (Forfeited estate papers) dated 20 Nov 1749, states that he "died last month at Dunkirk".

Allan married Helen Stewart. Helen died on 30 Sep 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Helen Stewart died on 30 Sep 1790.

Notes:

Dau. of John Stewart of Ardshiel

Children:

John Cameron was born in ca 1730; died in Feb 1789.
Major Charles Cameron died on 15 Jun 1784 in Callart, Argyll.
James Cameron
5. Ann Cameron
Helen Cameron
Allan Cameron
Robert Cameron
Janet Cameron
Brigadier General Duncan Cameron died on 2 Oct 1798 in Martinique.