William Cameron

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Generation: 1

William Cameron was born in ca 1806 in Lanark.

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Ancestor of Line: [William30] WILLIAM CAMERON, MALAYAN EXPLORER

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West India Merchant

William married Mary Watson on 22 Jul 1830 in Glasgow. Mary was born in ca 1811 in Lanark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. William MacDonald Cameron, FGS, FRGS was born in ca 1834 in Glasgow, Lanark; died on 20 Nov 1886 in Singapore.
3. John Cameron was born in ca 1836 in Glasgow, Lanark.

Generation: 2

William MacDonald Cameron, FGS, FRGS

(1.William¹) was born in ca 1834 in Glasgow, Lanark; died on 20 Nov 1886 in Singapore.

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Stationmaster in Castlemaine and Bendigo (Sandhurst) Victoria. A farewell dinner at Sandhurst is reported February 1865 before his return to UK.
Later journalist and financial agent in London, then Civil Servant, India. "Honorary Explorer and Geologist to the Straits Settlements" in Singapore.
Probate granted 28 Dec 1886, for 50 pounds.
He is credited with discovering the Cameron Highlands in Malaya, posthumously known there as "Sir William Cameron".

William married Mary Helen Lindsay Taylor on 16 Oct 1857 in Collingwood, Vic. Mary was born in ca 1834 in Edinburgh; died in 1903 in Fulham, London. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

4. Mary Ida Cameron was born on 13 Aug 1858 in Castlemaine, Vic.
5. Lucy Lindsay Cameron was born on 16 Apr 1860 in Castlemaine, Vic; died on 2 Jan 1863 in Ballarat, Vic.
6. Juanita Emiline Cameron was born on 6 Oct 1861 in Castlemaine, Vic.
7. William Donald Fletcher Cameron was born on 20 Apr 1863 in Bendigo, Vic.
8. Lucy E. Cameron was born on 19 Dec 1864 in Bendigo, Vic.
9. Wilhelmina Cameron was born in ca 1867 in Ayrshire.
10. Violet Esther Clair Cameron was born on 27 May 1868 in Glasgow, Lanark.
11. Alexandrina Scott McVeagh Cameron was born in 1870 in London; was christened on 7 Oct 1870 in Kensington; died in 1946 in Braintree, Essex.
12. Ian Edward Norman McPherson Cameron was born in 1872 in London; was christened on 17 Feb 1872 in Kensington; died in 1872 in Kensington.
13. Ian Norman MacDonald Cameron was born in 1873 in Kensington, London; was christened on 15 Mar 1873 in Kensington; died after 1939.

3. John Cameron (1.William¹) was born in ca 1836 in Glasgow, Lanark.

Generation: 3

4. Mary Ida Cameron (2.William², 1.William¹) was born on 13 Aug 1858 in Castlemaine, Vic.
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Professor of Cooking, Twickenham in 1911
5. Lucy Lindsay Cameron (2.William², 1.William¹) was born on 16 Apr 1860 in Castlemaine, Vic; died on 2 Jan 1863 in Ballarat, Vic.

6.	Juanita Emiline Cameron (2.William², 1.William¹) was born on 6 Oct 1861 in Castlemaine, Vic. Juanita married Harry Ashton on 8 Jul 1889 in Hounslow, London. Harry was born in ca 1863 in Barnstaple, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William Donald Fletcher Cameron

(2.William², 1.William¹) was born on 20 Apr 1863 in Bendigo, Vic.

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East India Merchant, living London with widowed mother and siblings 1891. Engineer 1897.
In 1911 he was teaching poultry farming at Gt Missenden, Bucks. Also poulterer 1901

William married Ada Elizabeth George on 15 Sep 1897 in St Issell's, Pembrokeshire. Ada was born in ca 1871 in Pembroke. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

8. Lucy E. Cameron (2.William², 1.William¹) was born on 19 Dec 1864 in Bendigo, Vic.
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In 1901 she was a nun at Convent School, Great Clapton, Essex
9. Wilhelmina Cameron (2.William², 1.William¹) was born in ca 1867 in Ayrshire.
Notes:
Lecturer in cookery school 1901
10. Violet Esther Clair Cameron (2.William², 1.William¹) was born on 27 May 1868 in Glasgow, Lanark.
Notes:
In 1891 she was a nun in Putney

11.	Alexandrina Scott McVeagh Cameron (2.William², 1.William¹) was born in 1870 in London; was christened on 7 Oct 1870 in Kensington; died in 1946 in Braintree, Essex. Notes: Father journalist at baptism.

12. Ian Edward Norman McPherson Cameron (2.William², 1.William¹) was born in 1872 in London; was christened on 17 Feb 1872 in Kensington; died in 1872 in Kensington.

13.	Ian Norman MacDonald Cameron (2.William², 1.William¹) was born in 1873 in Kensington, London; was christened on 15 Mar 1873 in Kensington; died after 1939. Notes: Baptised as John Norman MacDonald Cameron, father Merchant. Clerk in 1901, living Fulham.