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Cameron Family History & Genealogy

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Cameron Last Name History & Origin

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Originated in Scotland. Inverness.

History

The Cameron name originated in Scotland. They were Highlander's. The second largest clan in Scotland. They were raiders who would go down in the low lands and steal cattle and anything else they could. They were considered the fiercest fighters in Scotland.

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Early Camerons

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William's supposed birth place of "Kilmacrenan, Loch Linnhe X-Scotland" is a combination of two separate errors : (1) Kilmacrenan is not in Scotland but in County Donegal, Ireland, where some Scottish Lynns settled in the first Ulster plantation; and (2) no one as ever been born in Loch anything because a loch is a body of water, not a property or piece of land. His name, reported as William David Cameron Lynn, likewise is a conglomeration of things. In that era in Scotland, it was rare that anyone had even one let alone two middle names. For the Ayrshire Lynn family from which William is believed to have come, first and last name are all that appear in the centuries-long historical Scottish record.
Loughlin Cameron of Australia was born in 1797 to Mary Cameron and Alexander Cameron. They had siblings Anne Cameron, Kenneth Cameron, Duncan Cameron, Janet Cameron, John Cameron, Christina Cameron, Angus Cameron, Mary Ann Cameron, Isabella Margaret Cameron, John Andrew Cameron, Mary Jane Cameron, Alexander Cameron, John James Cameron, Elizabeth Jane Cameron, Annie Cameron, Thomas Cameron, Archie Campbell Cameron, Bertie Cameron, Jessie Margaret Cameron, John Cameron, John Cameron, Duncan Cameron, Ewen Cameron, Alexander Donald Cameron, Alice Ellen Cameron, Mary Jane Cameron, Annie Cameron, Alexander James Cameron, Alexander Cameron, Donald Biggs Cameron, Archibald Cameron, James Alexander Cameron, Alexander Cameron, Alan Cameron, and Donald Cameron. Loughlin Cameron died at age 57 years old in 1854.
Anne Cameron of Australia was born in 1797, and died at age 65 years old in 1862.
Christina Christina (Mcintyre) Cameron of Hton H Australia was born circa 1803 in Scotland United Kingdom, and was the mother of John Cameron and William Cameron. Christina Cameron died at age 65 years old on February 9, 1869 in Mearns, Renfrewshire County.
Isabella (Cameron) Wauchope of Adelaide County Australia was born on October 18, 1808 in Edinburgh, Edinburgh County, Scotland United Kingdom. She was married to William Wauchope, and had a child John Andrew Wauchope. Isabella Wauchope died at age 73 years old on July 10, 1882 in Adelaide, SA Australia.
DEATH NOTICE: Mr Campbell Cameron, librarian of the Stawell Mechanics Institute, was found dead today in a paddock at Murtoa. It is supposed the deceased died where he was found, three days before. Mr Cameron owned a farm close by where he was discovered. (The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Mon 6 Jan 1879)
Angus Cameron was born in 1812. He was in a relationship with Ann (McVicar) Cameron, and had children Hugh Cameron, Allan Cameron, Catherine Wise, and Mary Jane Johnson. Angus Cameron died at age 69 years old on April 27, 1882. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Angus Cameron.
Ewen Cameron of Dandenong Australia was born in 1815, and died at age 80 years old in 1895 in Dandenong.
DEATH NOTICE CAMERON.-On the 14th May, at Afton-lodge, Stawell. Marion Wardrop, relict of the late Campbell Cameron, Maryborough and Stawell. (The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946) Sat 27 May 1905)
Robert Cameron was born in 1819 in Perth, Perth and Kinross County, Scotland United Kingdom to Angus Cameron and Christina Cameron ( Mcintosh. Robert's partner was Christina Cameron ( Dewar. Robert's partner was Christina Cameron ( Dewar, and they had children Daniel Dewar Cameron, Robert John Cameron, Hugh Cameron, John William Cameron, Christina Miller ( Cameron., Angus Cameron., James Cameron., Alexander Cameron, and Charles Cameron. Robert Cameron died at age 52 years old on January 14, 1872 in Whroo, VIC Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert Cameron.
Christina (Mcnaughton) Cameron of Hamilton Australia was born on August 25, 1826 at Argyll in Argyll and Bute Council County, Scotland United Kingdom. She was married to William Cameron, and had children William Cameron, Christina Cameron McDonald, Hugh Cameron, Margaret Cameron Hood, Duncan Cameron, Dugald Cameron, and Lachlan Cameron. Christina Cameron died at age 77 years old on April 6, 1904 in Warracknabeal, Yarriambiack Shire County, VIC Australia.
John Cameron of Hton H Australia was born in 1827 to Christina Mcintyre Cameron. He had a brother William Cameron. John Cameron died at age 76 years old in 1903 in Hton H.

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Mary Louisa (Cameron) Bayley of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born in 1856 in Malmsbury, and died at age 62 years old on October 14, 1919 in Ballarat.
Sarah Jane Cutten (Mcnaughton) Cameron of Beechworth Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sarah Jane Cutten (Mcnaughton) Cameron .
John Phillip Cameron of Beechworth Australia, was married to Sarah Jane Cutten (Mcnaughton) Cameron, and has a child Mary Branscombe Smith. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Phillip Cameron .
Adolph Donald Cameron of Albany Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Adolph Donald Cameron.
Elsie Sarah (Shatwell) Cameron of Oakl Australia was born on March 12, 1887 in Oakl, and died at age 39 years old on October 14, 1926 in Mordialloc, VIC. Elsie Cameron was buried at New Cheltenham Cemetery in Cheltenham.
Mary (Cameron) Gray of Melbourne, VIC Australia was born on March 23, 1867 in Dunedin, Otago New Zealand. She was married to William Gray in 1882, and had a child Alastair Cameron Gray. Mary Gray died at age 86 years old on July 11, 1953 in Melbourne, VIC Australia.
Isabella (Cameron) Wauchope of Adelaide County Australia was born on October 18, 1808 in Edinburgh, Edinburgh County, Scotland United Kingdom. She was married to William Wauchope, and had a child John Andrew Wauchope. Isabella Wauchope died at age 73 years old on July 10, 1882 in Adelaide, SA Australia.
Evelyn Phyllis (Pettifer) Cameron of Geelong, Greater Geelong City County, VIC Australia was born on August 30, 1920 in Kyabram to Arthur Edgar Pettifer and Elsie Amelia (Adams) Pettifer. She had siblings Iris Ethel Pettifer Harris and Elinor Merle (Pettifer) Spearpoint. Evelyn Cameron died at age 95 years old in 2015 in Geelong.
Sarah Annie (Cameron) Charman of Coleraine, Southern Grampians Shire County, VIC Australia was born in 1887 in Apsley, West Wimmera Shire County, and died at age 26 years old on October 27, 1914 in Coleraine, Southern Grampians Shire County.
Mary Jane (Cameron) Hooper of Prahran, Stonnington City County, VIC Australia was born in 1885 in De Ve to Hugh Cameron and Mary Jane (Welch) Cameron Sturt. She had siblings Horace Hugh Cameron, Hugh Cameron, Florence May Cameron, John James Cameron, and Dorothy Wentworth ( Cameron. She married Alfred Hooper, and had a child John Hooper. Mary Hooper died at age 96 years old in 1981 in Prahran, and was buried on October 22, 1981 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery in Springvale, Greater Dandenong City County.
Irene Lily May (Ablett) Cameron of Surrey Hills, VIC Australia was born on July 23, 1906 at Rutherglen Victoria, Australia in Rutherglen, Indigo Shire County to Florence Louisa (Ziegenbein) Ablett and Alfred George Ablett. She had siblings Violet Agnes Ablett, Myrtle Florence Ablett, Alice Caroline Ablett, Bernard Theodore Ablett, Edith Ablett, Gordon Alfred Ablett, and Victor George Henry Ablett. Irene Cameron died at age 99 years old in 2005 at Surrey Hills Victoria, Australia in Surrey Hills.
Marguerite Annette (Cameron) Pond was born in 1888. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Marguerite (Cameron).
Margaret (Cameron) Lavers of Burwood East, Whitehorse City County, VIC Australia was born in 1890 in Penshurst. She was married to Frederick Douglas Lavers in 1915, and had children Keith Frederick Lavers and Peter Alan Lavers. Margaret Lavers died at age 95 years old in 1985 in Burwood East.
Euphemia (Cameron) Lloyd of Gnarwarre, Surf Coast Shire County, VIC Australia was born on August 24, 1856 in Happy Valley, Golden Plains Shire County. She was married to Alfred Lloyd in 1877, and had children Lilly Jane Lloyd, Emily Ada Lloyd Douglas, Margaret Lloyd Matthews, Alfred Lloyd, Euphemia Emma (Lloyd) Matthews, Maud May Lloyd, John Frederick Lloyd, Alice Elsie (Lloyd) Whytcross, Annie Louisa Lloyd, Charles Alexander Lloyd, and Minnie Olive Lloyd. Euphemia Lloyd died at age 74 years old on August 5, 1931 in Gnarwarre, Surf Coast Shire County.
Margaret Margaret (Cameron) Norton of Kerang Australia, was married to John Norton, and has children John Norton and John Norton. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Margaret Cameron Norton.
Christina Christina (Cameron) Fisher of Warburton Australia, got married to John Walter Fisher, and has children Walter George Fisher, John Ewen Fisher, Jessie Madeline (Fisher) Hamilton, and William James Fisher. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Christina Cameron Fisher.
Marjorie Maria (Cameron) Galbraith of Geelong Australia was born in 1865 at Moama in Saint Andrews Beach, Shire of Mornington Peninsula County, VIC. She was married to James Galbraith in 1890, and had children Alfred Vernon Galbraith, Walter James Galbraith, Henrietta Jessie Galbraith, James Campbell Galbraith, Janet Findley Galbraith, and Doreen Flora Galbraith. Marjorie Galbraith died at age 60 years old on November 24, 1926 in Geelong, Greater Geelong City County.
Christina (Cameron) Griebenow of Leongatha, South Gippsland Shire County, VIC Australia was born on January 18, 1865 in Auckland, Auckland New Zealand, and died at age 92 years old on April 2, 1957 in Leongatha, VIC Australia.
Dr James Herbert Cameron
Social Reformer. He founded America's Black Holocaust Museum. Born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, he moved with his family to Marion, Indiana, where, at age 16, he was wrongly convicted as an accessory in the 1930 murder of a white man. He narrowly escaped a mob lynching which claimed the lives of the two accused who were his high school friends. He was paroled in 1935. Then moved to Detroit, Michigan where he worked for Stroh's Brewing Company and attended Wayne State University. In Madison, Wisconsin, he founded the local branch of the NAACP and two more chapters in Muncie and South Bend, Indiana. For the rest of his life he promoted civil rights in the face of racism, ignorance, fear and complacency by telling his life story. In 1983, he mortgaged his home to finance publication of his memoir, "A Time of Terror." He founded America's Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee in 1988, focused on preserving the history of lynching in the United States and the struggle to eradicate it. In 1991, he was finally pardoned by the State of Indiana. Died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from cancer (lymphoma).
Florence Elizabeth (Cameron) Golson of Gardnerville, Nevada United States died in 1988 in Gardnerville, Douglas County.

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Helen Cameron Clifton
Helen Louise (Cameron) Clifton was born on March 12, 1932 in Michigan United States, and died at age 88 years old on March 10, 2021 at Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA in Fort Worth. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Helen Cameron Clifton.
Minnie Gertrude Cameron
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Minnie Gertrude Cameron.
Beryl  Floris Doreen (Baker) Cameron
The Age, Melbourne. 6th July 1907. BAKER.- On the 10th of June, at the South Channel Lighthouse, the wife of R. J. Baker, a daughter. Married to Horace Hugh Cameron in 1929. Beryl was known as Mrs. H. Cameron.
Jeanette Adelaide (Cameron) Pendlebury Mrs was born on February 28, 1933 to Horace Hugh Cameron and Beryl Floris Doreen (Baker) Cameron, and had siblings Donald Hugh Cameron and Barbara (Cameron) Koeman. She married Thomas Joseph Pendlebury, and had a child Michael Andrew Pendlebury. Jeanette Pendlebury died at age 77 years old on August 25, 2010 in Noble Park, Greater Dandenong City County, VIC Australia, and was buried at Springvale Botanical Cemetery in Springvale. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jeanette Adelaide (Cameron) Pendlebury .
Thomas Cameron was resident as a tenant at 104 Heriot Bridge, Grassmarket, Edinburgh with his wife Mary (married 1915 in Edinburgh) and they had 4 boys. Thomas was a street musician / general labourer and Mary worked in service (maid) He joined the Army beginning of 1915 and died in France in September 1915 leaving his widow and 4 children.
Mary Jane (Cameron) Hooper of Prahran, Stonnington City County, VIC Australia was born in 1885 in De Ve to Hugh Cameron and Mary Jane (Welch) Cameron Sturt. She had siblings Horace Hugh Cameron, Hugh Cameron, Florence May Cameron, John James Cameron, and Dorothy Wentworth ( Cameron. She married Alfred Hooper, and had a child John Hooper. Mary Hooper died at age 96 years old in 1981 in Prahran, and was buried on October 22, 1981 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery in Springvale, Greater Dandenong City County.
Evelyn Phyllis (Pettifer) Cameron of Geelong, Greater Geelong City County, VIC Australia was born on August 30, 1920 in Kyabram to Arthur Edgar Pettifer and Elsie Amelia (Adams) Pettifer. She had siblings Iris Ethel Pettifer Harris and Elinor Merle (Pettifer) Spearpoint. Evelyn Cameron died at age 95 years old in 2015 in Geelong.
Lauren Denise (Cameron) Clepper of TX was born on July 20, 1987 at Medical Center of Plano in Plano, Collin County to Aulora Lynn Herrell and Jerry Dale Cameron. Lauren Clepper has a sibling Ryan Dale Cameron. She married Tony L. Piatti on January 13, 2007 and they later separated. They had children Jayme D. Piatti and Abigail L. Piatti. She also married Daniel Todd Clepper Ii, and they had a child Riot A. Clepper. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lauren Denise Clepper (Cameron, Piatti).
Pamela Faye (Rodden-Tyrrell) Cameron was born to William Charles Hector Rodden and Lila (Burns) Rodden Tyrrell, and had a brother Terrence William Rodden. Pamela Cameron married Donald Hugh Cameron, and died on December 20, 2011. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Pamela Faye (Rodden-Tyrell) Cameron.
Henrietta Maria (Britten) Cameron was born in 1857 to John Moore Britten and Elizabeth (Crowe) Britten, and had a sister Agnes Emily Olson ( Britten. She married Ludwig Trulsen Valle, and they had children John Thomas Valle, Agnes Valle, Ruth Clarke, and Lily Millard. She would also marry Daniel Dewar Cameron, and they had children Albert Cameron and William Cameron. Henrietta Cameron died at age 51 years old in 1908 in Mooroopna, Greater Shepparton City County, VIC Australia.
Agnus Gertrude (Cornelius) Watts
Agnus Gertrude (Cornelius) Cameron-Watts was born on June 15, 1902. She was in a relationship with William Clarence Cameron, and had children Harold B Cameron, Dixie Virginia Warren, and William Clarence Cameron, Jr.. Agnus Cameron-Watts died at age 38 years old on December 23, 1940. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Agnus Gertrude (Cornelius) Watts.
MARRIAGES CAMERON—CALLANAN.—On the 17th inst., at the Manse, Collins-street, by the Rev. I. Hetherington, John Cameron, of Daylesford, son of Mr. C. Cameron, of Stawell, to Celia, second daughter of Nicholas Callanan, solicitor, Melbourne, and late of Eyre-court, County Galway, Ireland. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic) Thursday 19 February 1874 p 1 DEATHS CAMERON.—On the 25th November, at Craigmount, Evelina-road, Toorak, John W. Cameron, beloved husband of Celia Cameron, late of head office, Bank of Victoria, formerly manager at Maryborough and Carisbrook. A faithful servant for 36 years. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic) Saturday 26 November 1898 p 1
Ralph Henry Cameron
Ralph Henry Cameron was born in 1863, and died at age 90 years old in 1953. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ralph Henry Cameron.
Connie Jean (Cameron) Jobe of Foresthill, Placer County, California was born on February 12, 1954 in Oakland, Alameda County, and died at age 54 years old on March 27, 2008 in Foresthill, Placer County.
Paul Parker Cameron of Osprey, Florida United States was born on July 24, 1912 to Rev. Alexander Edward Cameron and Edith Meryl Cameron. He had siblings Robert M Cameron, Colin Edward Cameron, and Frances M. Kearns. Paul Cameron died at age 86 years old on October 19, 1998.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember David Cameron.
Edith Cameron was born to Elizabeth Ann Teresa (Welch) Cameron and Robert John Cameron, and has siblings David James Cameron, Elizabeth Teresa (Cameron) Walsh, Caroline Mary (Cameron) Murray, Ethel (Cameron) Madigan, and Robert James Binger Jr.. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edith Cameron.
Sarah Annie (Cameron) Charman of Coleraine, Southern Grampians Shire County, VIC Australia was born in 1887 in Apsley, West Wimmera Shire County, and died at age 26 years old on October 27, 1914 in Coleraine, Southern Grampians Shire County.
Emily Susanne Cameron was born on March 20, 1980 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas United States. Emily Cameron got married to Christopher Alan Cameron in 2007 in Mountainburg, Crawford County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Emily Susanne Cameron.
Mary Cameron was born in 1931 at Edinburgh to Daniel Cameron and Sybil Eik Spence (Oliver) Cameron, and has siblings Thomas Cameron, David Cameron, and Lindsay Cameron. Mary Cameron died at 1938. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Cameron.

Cameron Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Cameron family member is 73.0 years old according to our database of 20,220 people with the last name Cameron that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

73.0 years

Oldest Camerons

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Rena M Cameron of Ennis, Ellis County, TX was born on October 6, 1898, and died at age 106 years old on January 12, 2005.
106 years
Jean B Cameron of Pleasanton, Alameda County, CA was born on July 11, 1885, and died at age 105 years old on January 23, 1991.
105 years
Agnes Cameron of Havertown, Delaware County, PA was born on December 14, 1875, and died at age 105 years old in July 1981.
105 years
Katherine E Cameron of Denver, Jefferson County, Nebraska was born on October 23, 1905, and died at age 105 years old on February 18, 2011.
105 years
Anna R Cameron of Lynn, Lawrence County, AR was born on May 5, 1903, and died at age 106 years old on August 25, 2009.
106 years
Frances V Cameron of Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY was born on December 22, 1890, and died at age 104 years old in March 1995.
104 years
Willie W Cameron of Rockingham, Richmond County, NC was born on August 27, 1900, and died at age 104 years old on January 4, 2005.
104 years
Lucille Horton Cameron of Montpelier, Williams County, Ohio was born on November 25, 1903, and died at age 104 years old on September 20, 2008.
104 years
Anne C Cameron of Silt, Garfield County, CO was born on November 12, 1902, and died at age 105 years old on November 21, 2007.
105 years
Nannie K Cameron of Front Royal, Warren County, VA was born on October 20, 1898, and died at age 104 years old on September 12, 2003.
104 years
Annie Cameron of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on April 13, 1874, and died at age 103 years old in March 1978.
103 years
Florence E Cameron of Hanover, Plymouth County, MA was born on June 23, 1884, and died at age 103 years old in March 1988.
103 years
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my mother and father were kind and anonymous in their giving.Many years ago in nova scotia their was a baptist church that had been burnt to the ground by arson. The minister went throughout nova scotia and new brunswick looking for a contactor to rebuild their church.Each one approached had a different excuse why they could not rebuild. my father was last on the list and approached my dad. Dad called mom up to the office and they said quietly to the minister they would rebuild the church on two conditions that a. my parents would pay for the work and materials and b. that the minister was to keep their names anonymous.This church is in new glasgow nova scotia.I feel it is right and proper to share an example of my beautiful parents kindness.Their are many many more true stories like this about Robert Burns Cameron and Florence Anna [campbell] Cameron.

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