Isle of Skye

[lomond]

Looking for two families probably from Skye. John Cameron who married Euphemia McDermid.John's parents Donald Cameron and Christina McLeod. Euphemia's parents Donald McDermid and Ann McLeod.  the second family is Mary Scott born abt 1847 Broadfoot to parents Alexander (or John ) Scott and Julia Ross. I have had no luck finding them. Any suggestions would be helpful.

[CaroleW]

Hi

Can we have some more info please

Birthyears and birthplaces for John & Euphemia

When did they marry and where

If you have them on any census can you please post full details

[Gadget]

Hi Lomond 


You don't say where you've been looking.  The most easily available online records (via IGI and Scotlands People)  are from the oldparish registers of the Church of Scotland so if they were of another religion (Roman Catholic, for example), they wouldn't appear there.

Also, marriage laws in Scotland were different than in England and Wales and there were various different, perfectly legal marriages which would not appear in the records.

As Carole says, checking the censuses for them is probably he best way forward.


Regards


Gadget

[ev]

hi all 

this could be the source of the information -

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:733410&id=I6284

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:733410&id=I6284

not exactly firm ground 

ev

[Gadget]

Oh dear, ev 

Married 'about' and no real sources. 

I did a quick check in the OPRs last night but didn't see anything for Mary Scott.



Gadget

[ev]

this looks like them in 1881

8 queens place greenside edinburgh

james cameron 42 paver born paisley renfrew
mary cameron 31 b. isle of skye inverness
margaret cameron 15 b. edinburgh
euphemia cameron 8 b. greenock renfrew

children are on the IGI

ev

[lomond]

John Cameron and Euphemia McDermid were married Oct. 1827 in Paisley (or Abbey Landward) They may have had four children. John b. 1832, Euphemia b. 1835. James Bates Cameron b. 1838 (this is the one living in Edinburgh on the 1881 census and possible Catherine b. 1841.
I will get to my files and get back to you with exact dates soon. Thanks for the replies

[lomond]

Euphemia Cameron d 30 Aug 1858 at Nitshill (Abbey Landward) age 57 3/4 years. Father Donald McDermid, labourer (dec'd) and mothe Ann McDermid ms McLeod (dec'd) buried at Gaelic Church burying ground in Paisley. John Cameron died 18 may 1862 at Nitshill age 67 years. father Dinald Cameron,labourer (dec'd) and mother Christina Cameron ms McLeod.
1851 census at 5 Rowan St Paisley.
John Cameron head age 57 (oe 51) Agri labourer, Invernesshire Brocadale?
Wuphemia wife age 54 birth place same as John
James son 12 born Paisley (this is the James who was in the 1881 census in Edinburgh
Catherine daughter age 10 born Paisley.
1861 John is by himselph at Copperswork Nitshill. He gives his occpupation as Allum Worker.

[lomond]

continuing John and Euphemia also had a son John Cameron baptized 18 aug 1832. He married Anne Miller in Central Dist. Glasgow 17 Jul 1857. They had several children to be born and died in the Tradeston/ Clyde Districts of Glasgow and I lost track of them after 1881

Mary Scott married James Cameron in Edinburgh 26 Dec. 1865 (cert. gives Mary's name as Lucy. Her father Alexander Scott and mother Julia Scott ms Ross. This was Edinburgh St. Giles.
Their daugther Margaret Todd Cameron was born in Edinburgh (Canongate) 18 Sep. 1866 (James was a Private in the 74th Foot.
daughter Euphemia Mcdermid(McDiarmid) Cameron born in Greenock  Feb 1873. in 1871 still in Edinburgh.
Mary gives her birthplace as Inverness, Isle of Skye
1891 and 1901 they are in Bonhill, Dumarto and she gives her birthplace as Brodford, Isle of Sky. Mary dies in Paisley and father is given as John Scott, shoemaker and mother Julia Scott ms Ross both dec'd in 1910. Hope this helps.