John Cameron1,2

#16761, (c 1844 - 1905)
Extended Family

Children of John Cameron and Catherine Fleming Paterson

Life Events

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John Cameron of Loudoun, Ayrshire
c1844 - 1905
Catherine Fleming Paterson
1850 - 1917
Research Note Three of John and Catherine Cameron's children (Catherine, Helen Jane, William) married into the REID family. 
BirthJohn Cameron was born circa 1844 in Loudoun, Ayrshire.4
 
MarriageHe married Catherine Fleming Paterson, daughter of John Paterson and Catherine Lambie, on 7 Jan 1870 in Torfoot, Avondale, Lanarkshire.
Details from the certificate: John Cameron, farmer, bachelor, age 26, residence Loudounhill Farm, Loudoun, son of William Cameron farmer (deceased) & Christine Cameron maiden surname Strang (deceased);
Catherine, spinster, age 19, residence Torfoot Avondale, daughter of John Paterson farmer & Catherine Paterson maiden surname Lambie;
They were married after Church of Scotland banns and the witnesses were Andrew Cameron & William Lambie.1,5,2 
1881 CensusJohn and Catherine appeared on the 1881 Census of Loudoun, Ayrshire, at Loudoun Hill. John was 37, born in Loudoun, and was a Farmer of 72 Acres employing 1 Man & 2 Girls. He was with his wife Catherine their children Catherine, Christina, Jessie, Isabella, Agness, Marion, his brother William and two domestic servants.4 
Photograph3
Inscribed on reverse of photo:
Left to Right
Back Tina, Isa, Kate, Jessie
Mother holding John, Minnie
Father with Agnes on his left
Front Nellie sitting William standing
[taken circa 1888]
Item. In 1889, John Cameron of Loudoun Hill won this medal for his Sweet Milk Cheese.3
John Cameron of Loudoun Hill
medal, 1889
1901 CensusJohn and Catherine appeared on the 1901 Census of Kilmadock, Perthshire, at Kames. John was 57 years old, a Farmer and employer, and was born in Loudoun, Ayrshire. Catherine was 51 and born in East Kilbryde, Lanarkshire. With them were their children Catherine, Isabella, Minnie, Ellen Jane, William, John, Emily, Andrew and 4 farm servants. (More servants were in cottages).6 
DeathJohn died on 13 Jun 1905 in Kames, Kilmadock, Perthshire.
Information from certificate: Farmer, married to Catherine Paterson, age 63, son of William Cameron farmer deceased & Christina Cameron maiden surname Strang, deceased; died of Cancer of the Colon 6 months certified by John Reid MB; informant: Wm Cameron, Son, present.7,8 
Last Edited20 Feb 2014

Citations

  1. [S216] Scotland Death Register. Helen Jane Reid, 1919.
  2. [S150] Scotland Statutory Register of Marriages. 1870/621/1.
  3. [S2669] E-mails from Andy Cameron to J Kolthammer.
  4. [S246] 1881 Census for England, Scotland, and Wales (Family History Library, on CD), Vol 603, ed1, page6.
  5. [S149] Scotland Statutory Births. 1870/603/181.
  6. [S758] Image of the 1901 Census for Scotland (Scotland's People, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk).
  7. [S150] Scotland Statutory Register of Marriages. William King Reid & Catherine Cameron, 1905.
  8. [S216] Scotland Death Register. 1905/362/17.
  9. [S1320] Website International Genealogical Index, civil registration index (www.familysearch.org).
  10. [S149] Scotland Statutory Births. 1883/603/65.
  11. [S150] Scotland Statutory Register of Marriages. William Cameron & Jessie Lilias Reid, 1914.
  12. [S149] Scotland Statutory Births. 1885/603/57.