Isabella (Bell) Cameron (1860 - 1922)

Born 15 Nov 1860 in Kincardine, Bruce, Canada West

Ancestors

Wife of William Morrison Cameron — married 16 Oct 1889 in Port Elgin, Bruce, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 12 Dec 1922 at age 62 in Birtle, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

Isabella appears first on a Census in 1861. She is recorded as: Isabella Bell, Place of Birth Canada W, Religion C.S. [Church of Scotland], Age next Birth Day 1, Female, Single. The family is recorded as 3 Males, 2 Females, 1 Male Child attending School, 1 Female Birth in 1860, Log House, 1 storey, 1 family.

The marriage record notes that Isabella was a Congregationalist and the witnesses were Allan Bell and Mary McKinnon.

Agnes, Annie Morrison married Kenneth Cameron at Campbeltown, Argyllshire July 30,1844

Sources

• 1861 Census, Canada West, Bruce County, Kincardine Township (Library and Archives Canada) census photo page 56 line 19, Isabella Bell age 1

• 1871 Census of Canada, Ontario, Bruce South, Kincardine (Library and Archives Canada) census photo page 36 line 19 Bell Isabella age 11

• 1881 Census of Canada, Ontario, Bruce South County, Kincardine Township (Library and Archives Canada) census photo page 93 line 9, Bell Isabella age 20
• "Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch [1] , Isabella Bell in household of Donald Bell, Kincardine, Bruce South, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 93; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13275, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,911.

• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch marriage record photo : 10 April 2015, William Cameron and Isabella Bell, 16 Oct 1889; citing registration , Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,223.

• 1891 Census of Canada, Manitoba, Marquette, Birtle (Library and Archives Canada) census photo page 14 line 16, Cameron Isabella, Female, Age 30, Married, Sister in law, Province of Birth O (Ontario), Place of Birth of Father Scotland, Place of Birth of Mother Scotland, Religion Presb (Presbyterian), [can] Read, Write

• 1901 Census of Canada, Manitoba, Marquette, Birtle (Library and Archives Canada) census photo page 5 line 26, Cameron Isabella, Female, White, Sister, Married, date of birth Nov 15 1860, Age 40, place of birth Ontario, Origin Scotch, Nationality Canadian, Religion Congregational, Can read, write, speak English, Mother tongue English

• Family history compiled by Leo B. Arnold with the assistance of Gladys (McCosh) Arnold, Bruce County genealogist-historian.

• Toil, Tears & Triumph: A History of Kincardine Township by the Kincardine Township Historical Society, 1990 p. 314-315

• Bruce Township: More Families and Farms as compiled by the Township of Bruce Historical Society 1997 p. S-3

• Campbeltown Parish Register