James Cameron

Generation: 1

James Cameron was born in ca 1818 in Lochaber (son of Archibald Cameron and Catherine McMaster); died on 22 May 1881 in Great Marlowe, NSW.

Other Events:

Immigration ship: Blonde
Immigration: 1849

Notes:

Migrated with his wife Mary per "Blonde" 1849, Farm labourer

Immigration:
Migrated with his wife Mary per "Blonde" 1849

James married Mary Cameron on 26 Aug 1849 in Kilmallie. Mary (daughter of John Cameron and Ann McPhee) was born in 1825 in Lochaber; died after 1877. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Helen Beaton on 6 Jul 1863 in Copmanhurst. Helen was born in 1832 in Rosshire; died on 31 Mar 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Mary Ann Cameron was born on 6 May 1864; died on 17 Nov 1931.
Archibald James Cameron was born in 1865 in Copmanhurst; died on 31 May 1910; was buried in Copmanhurst.
Finlay Cameron was born on 1 Oct 1866; died on 14 Jan 1952 in Dubbo, NSW; was buried on 15 Jan 1952 in Dubbo, NSW.
Catherine Cameron was born on 20 Mar 1868 in Grafton, NSW; died on 22 Feb 1889 in Copmanhurst, NSW; was buried in Copmanhurst, NSW.
James Cameron was born on 8 Dec 1872 in Grafton; died on 21 Nov 1896 in Smiths Creek.

Generation: 2

Archibald Cameron was born in ca 1792 in Sunart, Lochaber (son of Hugh Cameron and Anne Cameron); died on 19 Jul 1853 in Presqueville Farm, nr Maitland, NSW.

Other Events:

Immigration ship: Blonde

Notes:

Said to be son of Hugh Cameron and Ann Cameron.

In 1841, Ag. Lab. at Caol, Kilmallie, with wife and children Donald 22, Ewen 11, Dugald 9 and Ewen 3.

Archibald married Catherine McMaster. Catherine was born in ca 1792 in Argyll; died on 30 Apr 1872 in Upper Copmanhurst, near Grafton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine McMaster was born in ca 1792 in Argyll; died on 30 Apr 1872 in Upper Copmanhurst, near Grafton.

Other Events:

Immigration ship: Blonde
Immigration: 1849

Notes:

dau. of Dougal McMaster and Catherine. She may be the Kate McMaster, b. 28 Dec 1783, Kilmallie, dau. of Dougall McMaster and Kate Cameron. They migrated to Australia per "Blonde" 1849, with their family. A niece, Catherine McMaster, was already in Sydney
The whole family moved from the Castlereagh region to the Clarence River about 1861, to be known as the Smiths Flat Camerons, at Copmanhurst

Immigration:
migrated to Australia per "Blonde" 1849

Children:

John Cameron was born in ca 1816 in Corpach; died on 29 Oct 1895 in Copmanhurst, NSW.
1. James Cameron was born in ca 1818 in Lochaber; died on 22 May 1881 in Great Marlowe, NSW.
Donald Cameron was born on 8 Nov 1819 in Kilmallie; died on 15 Apr 1855 in Presqueville Farm, nr Maitland, NSW.
Jane Cameron was born on 17 Mar 1820 in Lochaber; died on 9 Apr 1908 in Copmanhurst, NSW; was buried in Copmanhurst, NSW.
Katherine Cameron was born on 5 Jul 1824 in Kilmallie; died in in young.
Dugald Cameron was born on 10 May 1828 in Kilmallie; died before 1841.
Hugh Cameron was born on 21 Nov 1829 in Kinlocheil; died on 4 Jun 1876 in Copmanhurst, NSW.
Dugald Cameron was born in 1832 in Argyll; was christened on 26 Feb 1832 in Kilmallie.
Ewen Cameron was born in ca 1838 in Argyll.

Generation: 3

4.	Hugh Cameron died before 1849. Other Events: Ancestor of Line: [Allan1] CAMERONS of MENDOORAN & COPMANHURST Hugh married Anne Cameron on 2 Sep 1790 in Kilmallie. Anne died before 1849. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anne Cameron died before 1849.

Notes:

Hugh and Ann were probably both alive 1838.
Note 12 year gap between first two recorded children. A second marriage is suggested.

Children:

2. Archibald Cameron was born in ca 1792 in Sunart, Lochaber; died on 19 Jul 1853 in Presqueville Farm, nr Maitland, NSW.
Mary Cameron was born in 1800 in Kinlocheil.
Ann Cameron was born on 24 Oct 1812 in Kilmallie.
Donald Cameron was born in ca 1813; died on 29 Apr 1852 in Annandale, NSW.
Allan Cameron was born on 12 Mar 1811 in Lochaber; was christened on 13 Apr 1815 in Kilmallie (IGI); died on 23 Feb 1888 in Oldcastle, Leadville, NSW; was buried in Coolah, NSW.