John Cameron^{[1, 2]}

1821 -

• Name	John Cameron
  Christened	12 Sep 1821	Daininaneach, Ardchattan, Argyll
  Gender	Male
  Immigration ship	Rodney
  Notes	Postmaster at Bonawe. Convict, sentenced to 14 years transportation 14 Apr 1847 at Inverary for fraud, transported to Hobart per "Rodney", arriving 28 Nov 1850. Conditional pardon 1853. A notice of his sister's wedding in Scotland in 1859 noted he was 'for many years connected with the Hobart Town Press' (Ref. Hobart Town Daily Mercury) He sailed with his family to Sydney 1860 per "Hargreaves", then moved to Maitland and later Newcastle (newspaper editor/reporter to 1871). Probably later moved to Auckland, New Zealand
  Person ID	I45614	Cameron Genealogies
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Lachlan Cameron,   b. ca 1777, Glen Etive, par. Ardchattan, Argyll ,   d. 27 May 1872  (Age ~ 95 years)
  Mother	Catherine McColl,   b. ca 1797, Appin, Argyll ,   d. After 1861  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Family ID	F14125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Park,   b. ca 1829, Haddington, Midlothian
  Married	12 Feb 1854	St George's Church, Hobart
  Children	+ 1. John Stewart Cameron,   b. Feb 1854, Hobart ,   d. 6 Dec 1913, Qld  (Age ~ 59 years)   2. Donald Lachlan Cameron,   b. 1855, Hobart ,   d. 25 May 1908, Mackay, Qld  (Age 53 years)   3. Alexander Duncan Cameron,   b. 1857, Hobart + 4. Cecilia Jane Hay Cameron,   b. 1857, Hobart,   5. James Finley Cameron,   b. May 1859, Hobart ,   d. 7 Oct 1859, Hobart  (Age ~ 0 years)   6. Finley Cameron,   b. Jul 1860, Maitland, NSW   7. Catherine Ann Cameron,   b. 4 Nov 1861, Maitland   8. Robert David Cameron,   b. 24 Feb 1864, Maitland ,   d. 6 Jan 1865, Maitland  (Age 0 years)   9. William McI. Cameron,   b. 1865, Maitland   10. Mary M. Cameron,   b. 1868, Maitland   11. Robert David Cameron,   b. Jun 1870, Newcastle, NSW ,   d. 18 Nov 1870, Newcastle, NSW  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Family ID	F14126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S844] JOHN26, Dr Robert S. Cameron. [S845] Pauline Cook, ACT.