Alexander's Parents: John and Catherine Cameron

Mario T. Cameron found the following information:



John Cameron, Spouse: Katrine Cameron
Marriage: June 6, 1856, Knockbain, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Children
Janet Cameron, Birth: May 1, 1857, Urquhart and Logie Wester, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Colin Cameron, Birth: May 25, 1859, Urquhart and Logie Wester, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Alexander Cameron, Birth: Sept 30, 1864, Urquhart and Logie Wester, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

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1881 census Bogbuie, Logie Wester, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland (FHL Film 0203413 GRO Ref Volume 084 EnumDist 7 Page 3)
John Cameron, Married, 60 born Urquhart, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, head, Farmer 7 Ac Ar
Catherine Cameron, Married, 52 born Knockbain, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, wife, farmer wife

Children
Jessie Cameron, unmarried, 22 born Urquhart, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, Daut, Gen Serv
Alexander Cameron 16, born Urquhart, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, son, scholar
William John Cameron, 9, born Urquhart, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, son, scholar

Name/Date Of Death/Approx DOB or Age/Spouse/Father/Mother/Grave Yard/No.
Cameron Catherine/1896/*/Cameron John/*/*/U O/47 (murio a los 67)
Cameron Colin/1888/*/*/Cameron John/Cameron Catherine/U O/47 (deberia haber muerto a los 29)
Cameron John/*/*/Cameron Catherine/*/*/U O/47

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What can we speculate from this raw data?

1) John Cameron was a hard worker. When Alexander was born he lists his occupation as a shoemaker, but by the 1881 census, he is a farmer with 7 acres. Farming and living conditions in Ross and Cromarty in 1871 are described in detail at http://www.electricscotland.com/agriculture/page22.htm.

2) The photograph above gives the impression of a God fearing man. John Cameron is holding a bible. Catherine's hand looks deformed, and I will hypothesize in a future post that Alexander Cameron inherited from his mother a genetic condition called “Dupuytren's disease”

3) Colin Cameron was the eldest son, and therefore would inherit his fathers land. It it is logical that Alexander would have leaped at the opportunity to emigrate to get 40 hectares of land in Chile

4) Colin Cameron photograph (left) show a serious young man

3) If Alexander Cameron left for Chile in 1887, then Colin Cameron died a year after his departure. I would presume Alexander had a chance to reconsider returning from Chile, and unlike many emigrants who returned to their countries of origin, he stayed.

What we do not know:
1) Annie Cameron's year of death?
2) What happened to William John Cameron?
3) What happened to Jessie and/or Janet Cameron?

Future blog will explore Annie Gillies's family