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Alexander Cameron (abt. 1799 - aft. 1881)

Alexander Cameron
Born about in Antigonish, Sydney, Nova Scotiamap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died after after about age 82 [location unknown]
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Biography

1871 Census: Alexander (72) living with Isabel (34), Christena (28), Mary (22), Catherine (21), Lauchlin (20), Donald (18), Michael (25), Mary Ann (26), Mary Ellen (4) and John (2). [1]

1881 Census: Alexander as 95, but does not seem to be a different person or family. Wife Isabella (75), son Lauchlin (25), son Donald (23), daughters Mary (29), Catherine (26), Christena (30) and Joseph McVarish (14), described as "farmers son". [2]

Chapter XXIX - South West of Margaree - History of Inverness County, J.L. MacDougall (1922)[3]

"...Alexander married Isabella McDougall from Broad Cove Marsh, with issue John, Archy, Hugh, Michael, Lachy, Donald, Mary, Isabel, Christy and Catherine. "

1838 Census: Broad Cove, Margaree, Inverness County [4]

Sources

  1. Year: 1871; Census Place: Youngs Bridge, Inverness, Nova Scotia; Roll: C-10566; Page: 29; Family No: 88
  2. Year: 1881; Census Place: Youngs Bridge, Inverness, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13165; Page: 18; Family No: 61
  3. History of Inverness County, Nova Scotia, JL MacDougall, Page 411 https://archive.org/details/historyofinverne00macduoft
  4. Nova Scotia Archives; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives Rg 1 Vol. 449 No. 130 via https://archives.novascotia.ca/census/1838/returns/?ID=11863




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