Amelia Emily (Brock) Cameron (1776 - 1858)

Born 19 Feb 1776 in St Peter's Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Ancestors

Wife of John Cameron — married 10 Oct 1803 in Guernsey, Channel Islands

Descendants

Died 13 Nov 1858 at age 82 in Guernsey, Channel Islands

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Biography

Amelia was born in 1776. Her mother was Susannah Sausmarez and her father was Henri Brock. She had many siblings.

Amelia Emily married Scottish Lieutenant-General Sir John Cameron, KCB of Inverness. She lived in England and had 5 children.

The children of Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Cameron and Amelia Brock are:

1. Amelia Susannah Brock Cameron (1804–1883) who married John Charles Schreiber, no issue.

2. Anne Alicia Cameron (7 Sep 1805 - 13 February 1852), who married the Rev. Henry Curtis Cherry, rector at St Mary's Parish Church in Burghfield, Berkshire and died after giving birth to her 15th issue.,

3. General Sir Duncan Alexander Cameron, GCB, (20 May 1808 - 8 June 1888) who fought in the Crimean War, commanded troops during part of the New Zealand Land Wars and was Governor of Royal Military College, Sandhurst from 1868 to 1875.

4. Marion Mount Cameron (29 June 1813 - 8 January 1859), who married the physician Frederick Le Mesurier and had issue.

5. Lieut.-General John Cameron, RE, CB, FRS (31 March 1817 - 30 June 1878), who was Director-General of the Ordnance Survey from 1875 to 1878.

In 1841 Sir John and Lady Amelia lived on Grange Road in St. Peter's Port Guernsey. In 1851 Amelia is the head of the house and living with her are the le Mesurier daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter.

She passed away in 1858.

Sources

• Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.

• Geni profile for John Cameron

• Class: HO107; Piece: 1460; Book: 16; Civil Parish: St Peter Port; County: Guernsey; Enumeration District: 13; Page: 5; Line: 21; GSU roll: 464352, Source Information Ancestry.com. 1841 Channel Islands Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

• Wikipedia for Sir John Cameron