Alexander Cameron's Uncles

The....Canadian Border Crossings.....(Film # 007543891) card for Alexander Cameron mentioned two uncles.  Uncle Edwin Hughes was his mother's brother.  Uncle Dennis Neville was actually his brother-in-law, the husband of Alexander Cameron's sister, May.

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Port of Winnipeg, Man.
Date: 10-8-1915
Cameron, Alexander
Age: 13
Accompanied By: Jessie [Age] 48
Place of Birth: Kenork? Ont. Canada [Kenora?]
Race: Scotch
Nationality: Canada
Last Permanent Address: 446 Spruce St. Wpg, Man, Canada
Uncle Edwin Hughes   Riverside Park, Ottawa, Canada
Destination and name and complete address of relative or friend to join there: Detroit
Uncle: Dennis Neville 155 Harrison Ave.


Census 1920
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Jessie Cameron Head F 54 Canada
Stuart Cameron Son M 19 Canada
Alexander Cameron Son M 18 Canada
May Neville, Daughter, 31, Canada
Dennis Neville, Son-in-law, 35, Michigan

Census 1911
Thunder Bay and Rainy River..., Ontario, Canada
Alex Cameron Head M 51 Ontario
Jessie Cameron Wife F 44 Ontario
Mrs. Dennis Neville Daughter F 22 Ontario
Archie Cameron Son M 20 Ontario
Annie Cameron Daughter F 21 Ontario
Stewart Cameron Son M 11 Ontario
Sandy Cameron Son M 9 Ontario
Catherine Cameron Sister F 35 Ontario
William Johnson Domestic M 41 Ontario
[See Census page]

Jessie Cameron was the daughter of Barnabus and Mary (Sweezey) Hughes, of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.  She married Alexander Cameron (senior) in 1887:

Name Alexander Cameron
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 21 Apr 1887
Event Place Chapleau, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Birth Year (Estimated) 1862
Father's Name John Cameron
Mother's Name Ann Cameron
Spouse's Name Jessie Rankin Hughes
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1866
Spouse's Father's Name Barnabas Noble Hughes
Spouse's Mother's Name Mary Elizabeth Hughes

Pembina County

CAMERON, JOHN

A Scotch farmer living ten miles south of Pembina in 1856; he returned later to
Winnipeg. [Source]

Annie Emily (Cameron) Cameron

Annie Emily was most likely the daughter of Ewen and Catherine (Cameron) Cameron of Drummond, Lanark, Ontario, Canada.  She was mentioned in her brother's (John E. Cameron) estate.

Duncan Henry Cameron was Annie Emily Cameron's husband.  He was a doctor:

Excerpts from the Perth Courier at Rootsweb included this tidbit:

Perth Courier, May 4, 1877

Gone West:  Dr. Duncan H. Cameron, of this place, who recently graduated at McGill, has gone to Western Ontario to make his first business stand in life.

Duncan Henry Cameron was the son of Peter and Margaret Cameron.

1891 Canadian Census

Name Duncan H Cameron

Gender Male

Age 37

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Birth Year (Estimated) 1854

Birthplace Ontario

Marital Status Married

Religion Free Church

Province Manitoba

District Provencher

District Number 8

Sub-District Emerson

Affiliate Film Number 30953_148096

Children of Duncan and Annie, Maggie L., Daisy D., and Hughena L., were on the next census page in 1891.


The Perth newspaper also mentioned another daughter of Dr. Cameron, as named the grandparents as well:

A young lady named Kathleen Young Cameron, whose remains were buried in Perth a few weeks ago was the daughter of the late Dr. Duncan H. Cameron of Emerson, Manitoba and a grand daughter of the late Peter Cameron of Bathurst.  The deceased was also a grand daughter of Ewen Cameron of Arnprior on her mother’s side.

Hugh Cameron, Overcome By A Gas Well

Name Hugh Cameron

Event Type Probate

Event Date 1911

Judicial District Moosomin

File Number 0050

Hugh Cameron, late of Fleming [Sask.]

Formerly of Buchanan [Sask.]

Died: 10 April 1911

Died Unmarried And Intestate

Siblings (whose names and addresses have been ascertained):

Alexander Cameron, 67 Errol Street, Glasgow, Scotland

George Cameron, Coldhome, Blackhills, by Longmorn, Morayshire, Scotland

John Cameron, Burnside, Largue Forgue, by Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

The names of the other siblings were found on the Auditor's Report:

Charles Cameron, 689 Rathgar Ave., Fort Rouge, Winnipeg

William Cameron, Birches Bay, Hobart, Tasmania

Mrs. Annie Gillies, Coral Peel, Lossiemouth, Scotland

Mrs. Elizabeth Morris, West Fenton, Drino, East Lothian

   Representative of: 

Mrs. Jessie McLeod, Milton of Moyness, Auldearn, Scotland

   Representative of: 

Mrs. Mary Ann McIntosh, 19 A. East Back Street, Bishopmill, Elgin

   Representative of: 

Mrs. Maggie (Margaret) Kinnaird, Strathspey, Scotland

The Auditor's Report stated that Hugh Cameron was overcome by gas in a well on the farm of Wm. Patterson, a mile south of Moosomin, while attempting to recover the body of J. Sparks, a well-digger, who had been similarly overcome.

John Cameron's Mother In Oban, Scotland

Records from the Library and Archives of Canada include Veterans Death Cards: First World War and the microfilm where they can be found.  When Veterans Affairs was notified of the death of a First World War veteran, a death card was created... .

John Cameron

Died: Deer Lodge Hospital, Winnipeg

Date of Death: 27 December 1950

Mother: Mrs. Mary Cameron

Mother's Address:  Oban, Scotland

Buried: Mountain View Cemetery

Fort William, Ontario, Canada

Mil. Plot - 2 - Grave 197

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Archibald Donald Cameron

Records from the Library and Archives of Canada include Veterans Death Cards: First World War and the microfilm where they can be found. When Veterans Affairs was notified of the death of a First World War veteran, a death card was created... .

Source

Regt. No. 3347745

Rank: Pte

Name: Archibald Donald Cameron

Died: 20 Nov 1918

At: Roblin, Manitoba Whilst on C.L.A.

Cause: Spanish Influenza

Next of Kin: Father Angus Cameron, Roblin P.O., Man.

Jas. D. Cameron's Sister, Elizabeth Spooner

Records from the Library and Archives of Canada include Veterans Death Cards: First World War and the microfilm where they can be found.  When Veterans Affairs was notified of the death of a First World War veteran, a death card was created... .

Jas. D. Cameron

#505195

Date of Death: 20 July 1960

Died: Vancouver, B.C.

Next of Kin: Mrs. Elizabeth Spooner, sister

1287 Dominion Street, Winnipeg. Man.

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James Cameron Family Picture

A photo of the James Cameron family:

Photo courtesy of Cousin Michael (possibly via Cousin Gail)