HMS Hercules 1853 Port Adelaide

[Ken Cameron]

Hi Jay,

Bullseye!

I attach a jpg of the direct link between us (if it is not too large a file size to get to Rootschat).

This is the part of my tree and we are descended from Malcolm and Angus also. Tina would appear to be my Christy Cameron B 1872 and she married David Johnston. They had a son Angus, and that is where my search ended - up until now.

My tree is on line on my own website and if you wish to see it let me know. I will send you the link as a private message as the site is password protected.

My own email is *

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[Jay0777]

Hi Ken,

Thanks for attaching the family tree...unfortunately I can't make out a lot of the information. Could you tell me which software you use for this, I quite like the format. I'm using an old version of FTM which isn't really compatible with my laptop and wouldn't transfer the info from an old laptop so I'm starting again hence the interest again in the Cameron's.

As for Tina, yes she married David Johnston who was from Irongray in Dumfrieshire.
I have a bit of information on the Johnstons  though I'm not sure if you would be interested. Let me know. Can't remember if they had children other than Angus, I will ask my mum today. Angus married Bridget McGeehan in Glasgow, will get date to you if you want it. They had three children, my mum (as they are alive I won't give their names), my uncle and aunt. My mum holidayed in North Uist as a child living with different relatives.

Which branch are you descendant from?

That's about all I can tell you about Tina and David. Will be speaking to my mum this afternoon so will ask her if she remembers anything else about the Cameron side of the family. Incidentally, my mums middle names are Laing and Cameron!

[Ken Cameron]

Hi Jay,

Tina's brother Donald was the branch I tag on to. Not John Donald and not Donald John, it is Donald Cameron b. 1867 and married to Christina Cameron from Aharacle. Their son, Donald John Morrison Mackinnon Cameron, was my father. I'm in the JPG (the third son) of that branch.

I use an Apple Mac computer and bought MacFamilyTree  genealogical software for my research (£49). It only works on Mac computers. It also comes with free website hosting in the purchase price. It is far superior (IMHO) to all other family tree applications on any platform. It also comes with many extras that you don't get with other apps. It is integrated directly with the LDS FamilySearch website giving free access to a worldwide database of genealogical info based in Salt Lake City, USA. It allows presentation of all, or part of, your tree in a huge variety of ways and formats.

Any info you feel you can pass me about the Johnston family, and or your own branch, would be gratefully received. I will be sending you a private message via rootschat with additional info.

Ken

[RachelleS]

Hi all

In regards to Murdoch McDonalds daughter Catherine (1846-1919) I can give you a lot of information. Catherine Ward as she was known is my 5x great grand mother. She married Thomas Stiff (1835-1880) in 1863 in Symthesdale, Victoria, Australia. With Thomas Stiff Snr she had 7 children. She then went on to marry my 5x great grand father Thomas Henry Ward (1854-1909) in 1886. With Thomas she had Murdoch Thomas Ward (1887-1943). Thomas was a mine manager, on her marriage certificate to Thomas Ward, Catherine notes herself as a lady which has always made me laugh since she could not sign her own name. I could give you details on her sister's also if you would like as I have been tracing the girls through the newspaper archives in Victoria.

Let me know if you would like that, its great to actually find people looking into Murdoch and his family. 

[Ken Cameron]

Hi Rachelle

I am very interested in hearing anything you wish to pass to me about Catherine and her two sisters.
I also can give you access to information about the family prior to 1862 in North Uist. To this end I sent you a pm via RootsChat.

Looking forward to your response,

Ken Cameron

[Ken Cameron]

Hi Rachelle  ,

Contacted the Stawell Historical Society and they have info on Catherine McDonald which I am arranging to obtain. Their records show that she died in 1913 not 1919. She is buried beside her husband at Stawell. Her husbands name is not Thomas Henry Ward, but Charles Thomas Ward, so not an exact match with the details you gave me, but close.

From the rest of your info, I traced all her children from her marriage to Thomas Stiff with regard to their names and year of birth. Thank you very much for that boost to my family tree.

Still looking forward to any details you have on her sisters Margaret and Christy

Kind regards

Ken

[cando]

Possibly just a typo

For Rachelle's records from earlier in the thread

Marriage
MCDONALD Catherine
STIFF Thomas
1863  Reg#2931

Thomas STIFF died in 1880 Reg#10974

2nd Marriage
STIFF Catherine born Scotland
WARD Charles Thomas
1886  Reg#4787

Birth
WARD Murdoch Thomas
Father Charles Thomas  Mother Catherine MCDONALD
At Stawell  1887  Reg#24075

Death
WARD Murdoch Thomas
Father Ward Charles Thomas  Mother Catherine  MCDONALD
At West Brunswick  55 years  1943  Reg#931

Death of 2nd husband - so she should be buried with him at Stawell.
WARD Charles Thomas
Father Thomas WARD  Mother Louisa Agnes KEMP
At Stawell 55 years  1909  Reg#10534

Cando

Cheers 
Cando

[Eilidh CamMac]

Ken, I realise it is a while since you made this post but I only recently joined rootschat and found it. I believe we are related from the same Donald Cameron. My grandfather is shown on the family tree you attached later on in the thread. His name was Donald John Cameron, born Claddach Kyles in 1906. He is the son of Archy Cameron and Christina MacIsaac, grandson of Malcolm Cameron and Mary Robertson and Great grandson of Donald Cameron and Christina Laing. I live at Claddach Kyles, North Uist. Hope you don't mind me getting in touch. If you would like the names of Donald John's children to add to your tree, I can send you that information.

Regards

Eilidh (Cameron) MacLean

[Jay0777]

Hi Eilidh,

Just had to say that I am related to the Cameron family via my mother ( her Gt Gt Grandparents were Donald Cameron and Kirsty Laing...her middle names being Laing and Cameron). She spent a few summers on North Uist as a child and still talks about it many years on.  She will be interested to hear that some of the family are still on the Island.

Jay