Allan Cameron

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Christened 30 May 1784, Allan, to Donald Cameron and Mary Connel, Fassifern.
He lived all his married life at Blaich, Crofter

Family/Spouse: Flora Kennedy. Flora died before 1841. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Grandchildren noted in censuses are Flora Cameron, b. ca 1840, Glenelg, John Cameron, b. ca 1845, Glenelg, and Allan Cameron, b. ca 1852, Glasgow.

1. Mary Cameron was christened on 8 May 1808 in Kilmallie; died on 14 Mar 1861 in Blaich, Kilmallie.
2. Donald Cameron was christened on 14 Feb 1811 in Kilmallie; died after 1881.
3. Janet Cameron was christened on 13 Dec 1812 in Kilmallie; died on 30 Jan 1879 in Banavie, Kilmallie.
4. Peggy Cameron was christened on 25 Apr 1815 in Kilmallie.

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Of old 78th Regt (1757-1763), gazetted Lieut. 30 Sep 1758, retired on half pay 1763.
Capt. in 1764, died as Lieut on half pay 1817
He was at the fall of Quebec in September 1759, in Capt. Hugh Cameron's company, having arrived in Virginia from Greenock in June 1759. However he is listed as sailing with the regiment for Louisbourg (Cape Breton Island) in 1758. He was wounded at Ste-Foy, Quebec on 28 Apr 1760.

He leased Coanich (Caonich, on the northern shore of Loch Arkaig) in 1764, but was not there that year.

He was unmarried in 1764/5, when letters show he had been paying unwelcome court to the eldest daughter of one Jos. Burrell of Alnwyck (who married Ann Forster 29 Aug 1741. Mary Burrel bapt. 21 Sep 1742, Chatton, nr Alnwyck). However Lloyd's Evening Post of 23 Dec 1765 reports his marriage in Edinburgh to Miss Burrel, dau. of - Burrel of Hetton House, Northumberland. No other record of this marriage has been found. He still felt ill used by the Burrel family in 1868 (letter from Donald the Banker)

No descendants of Donald Cameron appear to be recorded in "official" family histories, but there are several families with apparently authentic claims stemming from early family tradition as detailed below. The third and fourth were probably legitimate.

A letter, written from Westfield, nr Newcastle, in July 1780 to his brother Ewen mentions (but does not name) his wife, probably Catherine.

Donald married Mary Connel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Presumably daughter of Donald Connel (or McConnell), miller of Fassiefern, who died 8 May 1815 aged 98 years.

Name:
or Janet

Notes:

Ref. Diary of Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Edwards, Westmount, Quebec May 16th, 1899, transcribed by Harris Todd (Clan Cameron genealogy)

Other Events:

• Ancestor of Line: [Fassie] CAMERONS of FASSIFERN

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2nd son of John Cameron of Lochiel, 18th Chief of Clan Cameron.
About 1721 he went to West Indies and sold (to Ewen Drummond, his cousin) the estate given him by his father, as the start of his business career (Stewart p. 307).
Imprisoned in Edinburgh, and then banished to Alnwick in 1755 for 10 years, returning ca 1768

John married Jean Campbell on 23 Aug 1734 in Kenmore, Perthshire. Jean (daughter of John Campbell, 5th of Achalader, Perthshire and Katherine Cameron) died on ca Apr 1783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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marriage contracts 23 Sep 1734, 30 Jan 1736

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of the '15. He was exiled to France, living in Paris until about 1827, and then in Boulogne. He was in Scotland from about November 1745, leaving with his son and the Prince in September 1746(Ref. John Gibson, Lochiel of the '45)

John married Isabel Campbell in ca 1696. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dau. of Alexander Campbell 6th of Lochnell (Lochiel inventory)(marriage contract 1 Jun 1696, deed about marriage contract 5 Aug 1703)
A Campbell history suggests she was grandau. of Alexander Campbell 6th of Lochnell and dau. of Archibald Campbell of Ballimore and Margaret Campbell

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Marriage contract 3 Oct 1696

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bought estate of Ballied, nr Dunkeld

John married Katherine Cameron in 1712. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
(marriage contract 5 Mar 1712)