John Cameron

Generation: 1

John Cameron was born in ca 1805; died on 22 Oct 1873 in Dublin.

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Ancestor of Line: [Charles9] CHARLES CAMERON, MP

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Newspaper proprietor of North British Daily Mail, Glasgow and General Advertiser, Dublin.

He may be the John Cameron b. 13 Dec 1804, Edinburgh, son of Charles Cameron, cabinet maker, and Margaret Cameron (with brother Allan b. 2 Dec 1802).

Described on Genforum as "descendant of Charles Cameron (1767-1853) of Edinburgh"

John married Ellen Galloway on 26 Jan 1841 in Edinburgh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Sir Charles Cameron, Bart. MD, ChM, LLD was born on 14 Dec 1841 in Dublin; died on 2 Oct 1924 in Englefield Green, Surrey.

Generation: 2

Sir Charles Cameron, Bart. MD, ChM, LLD

(1.John¹) was born on 14 Dec 1841 in Dublin; died on 2 Oct 1924 in Englefield Green, Surrey.

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Ed. St Andrews and Trinity College, Dublin. From 1864 editor and from 1873 proprietor of North Britain Daily Mail in Glasgow. MP for Glasgow from 1874 to 1885, and again from 1897 to 1900.

He lived at Balclutha, Greenock in 1890s, then after his second marriage at Glenridge, Virginia Water, nr London

President of Cremation Society of Great Britain 1904-21

Charles married Frances Caroline Macaulay on 2 Feb 1869. Frances was born in ca 1845 in Ireland; died on 25 Jan 1899 in Greenock. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Frances Eleanor Cameron was born in 1880 in Belgium; died on 21 Jun 1923 in Poona, India.

Charles married Blanche Perman on 14 Jul 1900 in Stoke Newington, London. Blanche was born in Apr 1866 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

4. Margaret Lilian Cameron was born on 30 Oct 1901 in South Kensington, London; was christened on 7 Dec 1901 in South Kensington, London; died in Dec 1997 in Surrey.
5. Sir John Cameron, Bart., MA, LLB was born on 26 Nov 1903 in Virginia Water; died on 4 Oct 1968.

Generation: 3

Frances Eleanor Cameron

(2.Charles², 1.John¹) was born in 1880 in Belgium; died on 21 Jun 1923 in Poona, India.

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"Only daughter"

Frances married Cdr Clifton Sclater on 21 Feb 1900 in South Kensington. Clifton was born in 1861 in Islington, London. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances married Otto Rothfeld on 6 Apr 1904 in Virginia Water, nr Windsor. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

4. Margaret Lilian Cameron (2.Charles², 1.John¹) was born on 30 Oct 1901 in South Kensington, London; was christened on 7 Dec 1901 in South Kensington, London; died in Dec 1997 in Surrey.

5.	Sir John Cameron, Bart., MA, LLB (2.Charles², 1.John¹) was born on 26 Nov 1903 in Virginia Water; died on 4 Oct 1968. Notes: Barrister President of Cremation Society of Great Britain 1960-70.