Flora (Cameron) McKinnon (1786 - 1870)

Born 1786 in Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Ewen (Mckinnon) McKinnon — married 5 Dec 1804 in Tyree and Coll, Argyll, Scotland

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1870 at about age 84 in Kilmuir, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Flora Cameron was born on the Trotternish Peninsula, probably near the port of Uig, on the Isle of Skye about 1777 - 1786. ^[1] Her age varies across the census, so birth year is uncertain

Flora married Hugh Mckinnon on 5 December 1804 in Tyree, Argyll, Scotland.^[2]

___ Cameron married Ewen McKinnon ^[3] Note marriage is listed as 10 Aug 1786 ^[4]This may be the cause of some confusion with Hugh / Ewen.

They lived in the Parish of Snizort ^[5] and later on Croft 1 on Lord MacDonald's Estate lands at Kendram, Parish of Kilmuir. ^[6]

In the 1841 census Flora (age 55) was in Kendram, Kilmuir, Inverness.^[7][8]

In the 1851 census Flora (age 70), Farmer's Wife, was the wife of Eween Mackinnon in Kendram, Kilmuir, Inverness.^[9][10]

Flora died in Kilmuir parish in 1870, age 92, b abt 1778^[11][12]

Research Notes

Flora's year of birth is uncertain. According to her age at death she was born about 1778. However it is more likely that she was born about 1786, consistent with her age in the 1841 census, as she had a child in 1830.

Flora was born between 1778 and 1786. Her birth place and birth year are both uncertain. In the 1851 Scottish Census, her birthyear is calculated to be about 1781 (born 'in Kilmuir Parish') and in the 1861 Scottish census, born about 1783 'in Snizort Parish'^[13].

There was a marriage on 5 Dec 1804 between people with this couple's names, Hugh McKinnon and Flora Cameron, at Tyree, Argyll, Scotland^[14] but the venue seems too distant, i.e. not on the Isle of Skye.

Their first son, John is believed to have been born about 1808, based on details given in his Death Record in NSW^[15]. A daughter Ann was born about 1812, and daughter Dorcus was born about 1814 and a daughter Catherine was born about 1823.

There is an OPR baptism record, Kendram, Kilmuir, Isle of Skye, for a daughter, Margaret McKinnon, born 1 June 1828, baptised 23 Jun 1828 ^[16]. There was another son, Angus William McKinnon, baptised 15 May 1830 at Kilmuir by Uig, Inverness, Scotland^[17].

Flora died 21 January 1878 from 'gradual decay of old age' at Kendram in the Kilmaluag district of Kilmuir Parish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland. She was recorded to be 92 years of age, so born about 1786. The informant was Ewen MacLeod, grandson, who signed the register. ^[18]

Sources

1. ↑ 1861 Scottish Census for Kendram, Isle of Skye records that Flora, aged 83, was born in the Parish of Snizort (Isle of Skye, Scotland)
2. ↑ Marriage: "Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910"
   Ancestry au Record 60144 #328863 (accessed 20 January 2022)
   Flora Cameron marriage to Hugh McKinnon on 5 Dec 1804 in Tyree, Argyll, Scotland.
3. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 4 January 2023), Cameron marriage to Ewen McKinnon on or after 10 Aug 1786 in Kilmallie, Argyll, Scotland; citing Parish Number 520, Ref 10/230, Frame 234.
4. ↑ Scotlands People OPR 112-000-000-0004z
5. ↑ Scotlands People OPR 112-000-000-0004z
6. ↑ MacDonald Estate Archives, Armidale castle Library
7. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Kilmuir; ED: 7; Page: 1; Line: 1160; Year: 1841
   Ancestry au Record 1004 #1142933 (accessed 20 January 2022)
   Flora Mckinnon (55) in Kendram, Kilmuir, Inverness. Born in Inverness, Scotland.
8. ↑ "Scotland Census, 1841," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 4 January 2023), Flora McKinnon (55) in Kilmuir registration district in Inverness-shire, Scotland; citing Ref 112/ 7/ 1.
9. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Kilmuir; ED: 7; Page: 12; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1851_26; Year: 1851
   Ancestry au Record 1851Scotland #428379 (accessed 20 January 2022)
   Flora Mackinnon (70), wife,, Farmer's Wife, in household of Eween Mackinnon (74) in Kendram, Kilmuir, Inverness.
10. ↑ "Scotland Census, 1851," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 4 January 2023), Flora MacKinnan (70) in Kilmuir registration district in Inverness-shire, Scotland; citing Ref 112/ 7/ 12.
11. ↑ Death Certificate, Parish of Kilmuir, County of Inverness records that Flora died, aged 92, on 21 January 1870, Kilmuir, Inverness-shire (Parents: Father, Angus Cameron, tailor); Mother, Anne m.s. Campbell.
12. ↑ "National Records of Scotland: Statutory Registers - Deaths" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 1 Jan 2021), Flora c, 1870, Mothers Maiden Name: Cameron. Kilmuir (Inverness) Age 92; citing Reference Number: 112/1 1.
13. ↑ Scottish Census 1851, Roll CSSCT1851_26, ED 7, page 12; Scottish Census 1861, Roll CSSCT1861_15, ED 6
14. ↑ Ancestry record, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910
15. ↑ Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985. Name John McKinnon Death Date 1872 Death Place Grafton, New South Wales Registration Date 1872 Registration Place Grafton, Australia Father Hugh Mother Flora Registration Number 4162
16. ↑ OPR Kendram, Scotlands People OPR112_000_000_0004z(2).jpg
17. ↑ Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Name Angus Mackinnon Gender Male Baptism Date 15 May 1830 Baptism Place Kilmuir By Uig,Inverness,Scotland Father Ewen Mackinnon Mother Flora Cameron
18. ↑ Death record. Scotland'S People Records 1870. County of Inverness, Scotland [ 7321D4F0-F368-4DA3-BDB3-52F737260456 ]. This record says Flora was the 'widow of Ewen McKinnon' who died from 'gradual decay of old age' and gives her parents as 'Angus Cameron, tailor' and 'Anne Campbell'.

Acknowledgements

Cameron-3494 was created by Dallas Knight through the import of My Family Tree.ged on Sep 10, 2015.