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...do YOUR families link back to first South Australian wheat growers?
Christina and Donald McLEAN from Scotland 1837
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Christian (Christ'n) CAMERON |
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- Place of birth: Although we have not found an OPR for her birth, the OPR for her marriage has her 'in Achnacarry' which probably indicated that she was living in Achnacarry at the time of the wedding. Her parents eloped from Aberdeen to Achnacarry so it is likely that they did not have any children before they settled in Achnacarry.
(This note by Don Gordon on 7th July 2020) [1]
- Year of birth: Various genealogical websites including Family Search, WikiTree and MyHeritage have entries of years 1761 or 1765, without evidence.
Although the entries did not offer evidence, these years are reasonable because 1761 and 1765 would mean Christ'n would have been 26 or 22 years old when she gave birth to Christina in 1787.
Our research has indicated that Christ'n was born in 1771 because she was recorded as 40 years old when she was a witness in a court case in 1811. This would make her 16 years old when she gave birth to her daughter Christina.
See our research notes in D53 and D55 in SMALL PRINT on the homepage.
Further evidence is welcome.
(This note by Don Gordon on 7th July 2020)
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Female |
| Biography Notes |
c1700's |
Homepage menu-SMALL PRINT  |
Extensive,evidence,persuasive narrative in SMALL PRINT MENU on HOME PAGE MENU
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| Biography Notes |
1841 |
Kilmallie Scotland |
| Census 1841 Christian not found on it |
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- Christian could not be found on the 1841 census.
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| Person ID |
I-7872 |
Christina and Donald McLean |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2021 |
| Father |
Donald CAMERON |
| Relationship |
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| Mother |
Jean ROBERTSON |
| Relationship |
-3063 |
| Children of marriage |
Comments by Don Gordon in November 2020:
Donald Cameron and Jane Robertson had at least two daughters - Christ'n and Jane. For Christ'n, this was sourced by John's memoirs. For Jane, it was sourced by the combination of the memoirs and her daughter's death record. We have not found the sisters' OPRs because all OPRs in the parish of Kilmallie prior to 1773 are missing. So we do not have their birthdates and birthplaces (but we assume Achnacarry).
Although there are no OPRs for these two sisters, there are nine OPR unlikely contenders for their siblings. All have their father as Donald Cameron. Three have the mother Janet Robertson - born in 1762, 1765 & 1768 - all in Blair Athol. Six have the mother Janet (no surname) - in 1763, 1783, 1785, 1790, 1793 & 1796 - all born in Fortingall. Blair Athol is location 155 kms west of Aberdeen and 106 kms east of Achncarry. Fortingall is located 42 kms south of Blair Athol, 175 kms southwest of Aberdeen, and 122 southeast of Achnacarry. Blair Athol and Fortingall are too far from Aberdeen and Achnacarry to be compatible with where Donald and Jane met (Aberdeen) or where they lived in their married life (Achnacarry). We believe that Christ'n was born in 1771, so the births in the late 1760s are compatible with being her siblings, but the births in 1790s are improbable. Unless other corroborative details can be found, none of the nine appear to be part of this family. = DISCOUNTED.
* Alexander Cameron, son of Donald Cameron & Janet Robertson - 24th Feb 1762 in Blair Athol
* Margaret Cameron, daughter of Donald Cameron & Janet - 17th July 1763 in Fortingall
* Marjory Cameron, daughter Donald & Janet Robertson - 29th April 1765 in Blair Athol
* Grissel Cameron, daughter of Donald & Janet Robertson - 1st July 1768 in Blair Athol
* Catharine Cameron, daugther of Donald Cameron & Janet - 8th June 1783 in Fortingall
* Angus Cameron, son of Donald Cameron & Janet - 20th Nov 1785 in Fortingall
* John Cameron, son of Donald Cameronf & Janet - 5th Dec 1790 in Fortingall
* Ewen Cameron, son of Donald Cameron & Janet - 7th April 1793 in Fortingall
* Margaret Cameron, daughter of Donald Cameron & Janet - 15th July 1796 in Fortingall
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| Family ID |
F-3063 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
John Oag MCPHEE, b. Crieff Scotland |
| Married |
00 Mar 1786 |
Loch Arkaig Scotland [2] |
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It would be surprising if John and Christ'n only had only one child, Christina. In those times, there were often many children in each family.
There are no confirmed records of any of Christina's siblings. Several public genealogical websites have Catherine (born 1787), Margret (1789 or 1811) and Ewen (1791) - these have been entered without evidence and we have discounted them because there is no documentation specifying that the mother is Christ'n Cameron.
See our research notes D55 in SMALL PRINT on the homepage.
Further evidence would be welcome.
(This note by Don Gordon on 20th June 2020)
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29 Jun 2020 07:01:15 |
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F-2559 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | John Oag McPhee & Christ'n Cameron - married March 1786
* Groom: John Oag McPhee in Crieff
* Bride: Christ'n Cameron in Achnacarry.
* Date: Scotland's People has it as 28th Feb 1786 but it was actually in March of that year.
* Source: Scotland's People - Old Parish Registers Marriage - 520/10229 Kilmallie - page 229 of 243. |
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OPR SP BIRTH 1787 Christina McPhee dau to Christian CAMERON and John Og McPhee |
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OPR SP 1786 MARRIAGE John Oig McPhee and Christian Cameron 1786 |
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BDM MARRIAGE McPhee and Cameron 1786 Crieff Argyll Scotland |
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OPR MARRIAGE 1.3.1786 KILLMALLIE Parish Village Crieff. FHL 1041070 John Oag McPhee m Christian Cameron |
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 | D53 - False path for searching for an OPR for the birth of Christn Cameron (wife of John McPhee)
Christ'n was living in Achnacarry in the parish of Kilmallie. These research notes are based on the possibility that she might have been born in another parish, and that her mother was not known. After extensive research was completed, it was found that her mother was probably Jane Robertson, so all the initial research was on a false path - a wasted effort.
(Updated May 2020)
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| D55 - John McPhee & Christ'n Cameron
John McPhee was the last of a line of McPhee tenants of Crieff farm. Christ'n Cameron was probably born in 1771 in Achnacarry to parents Jane Robertson and Donald Cameron, the saw-miller. John and Christ'n were married in 1786 and their daughter, Christina, was born the next year. In 1788 John took over the Crieff tenancy after his father died. In 1804 they were evicted because of the clearances for farming sheep rather than cattle. They settled on the outskirts Fort William.
(Updated September 2020)
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- [S-87] BDM Scotlands People requires own login , scotlands people.gov.uk requires log in, 9 Jan 2021 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
OPR MARRIAGE 1786 March John Oag Mcphee and Christian Cameron
- [S-87] BDM Scotlands People requires own login , 9 Mar 2020 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
The OPR of their Kilmallie Parish marriage is attached to this profile.
It is difficult to read the date of the marriage on the OPR. Scotland's People have wrongly transcribed it as 28th Feb 1786. Maybe it is 1st March or 31st March. The important thing is that the year is definitely 1786. (This note was by Don Gordon on 26th Feb 2019.) I find that the date is 1st of March 1786, partly due to the faded ink and the refreshed ink writing. The year nor the location is in doubt 1786 in Kilmalllie Parish.(Note by researcher Lorna McLean on 3 March 2020).
- [S-87] BDM Scotlands People requires own login , 9 Mar 2020 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
OPR SP BIRTH Christina is unlikely to be an only child in a world where there were a bakers dozen
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