John Cameron (1841 - 1934)

Born 5 Feb 1841 in Cloghfin, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Ross) Cameron — married 26 Jan 1866 in Ballycarry Presbyterian Church, County Antrim

Descendants

Died 29 Nov 1934 at age 93 in Temple-effin, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Biography

John was born in 1841 in Cloghfin, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Ireland, the son of William Cameron and Ann McAuley. He was baptised on 03-Mar-1841 in 1st Islandmagee Presbyterian Church. ^[1]

In 1866 he married Catherine Ross in Ballycarry Presbyterian Church. He was a labourer from Broadisland and she was from Islandmagee. The witnesses were Jane Hill and James Cameron.^[2]

He died in Temple-effin, Islandmagee in 1934, aged 93 years, from decay of nature. He was a widower and a stonemason. His death was registered by his daughter Maggie Cameron of Temple-effin.^[3] He is interred in Ballykeel Graveyard, in Islandmagee, with his wife Catherine.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1st Islandmagee Presbyterian Church Baptisms 1829-1914. Transcribed by the North of Ireland Family History Society www.nifhs.org.
2. ↑ Ireland Civil Registration Marriage Index https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1866/11519/8236471.pdf
3. ↑ General Register Office (Northern Ireland) D/1934/129/1016/11/438 John Cameron 29th November 1934 93 years Male Larne
4. ↑ Photo of Gravestone in Ballykeel Graveyard, Islandmagee, taken by the North of Ireland Family History Society as part of the Islandmagee DNA Group Project.

   In loving memory of Catherine Cameron died 2nd Feb. 1929 aged 87 years. And of her husband John died 29th Nov. 1934 aged 93 years.