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Record #3723
Name :
: David CAMERON (1896 - )


Father
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1896 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Helensburgh
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 Apr 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Hesperian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Quarriers
NotesIn 1901, David Cameron, 5 years of age, was residing at 40 John St, Row, Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire, Scotland. Other family members included: Donald Cameron, 31 coachman (not domestic); Gordon Cameron, 2; and Jessie Cameron, 24. (Source: 1901 Census of Scotland; Parish: Row; ED: 8; Line: 14; Year: 1901.)

In 1910, David Cameron, 14 (along with brother Gordon Cameron, 11) arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a group of 100 children en route to Brockville, Ontario, Canada.

In 1911, David Cameron, 15, is shown as a servant / farm laborer for Robert Livingston and family in Drummond, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as January 1896 and his immigration year as 1900.

On July 5, 1918, at Smith's Falls, Ontario, Canada, David Cameron, 21, was drated into the Canadian Armed Forces (Service No. 3326097). He declared that he resided at RR #1, Lombardy, Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was January 23, 1896; that he was born in Helensburg, Scotland; that he was not married; that his next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Jessie Cameron, who resided at 41 Hill Street, Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland; and that he was a farmer. He was described as 5 foot 7 inches in height; fair complexion; brown hair; brown eyes. He had a distringuishing mark of a slight varicocele left. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-28 13:24:26 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-19 18:55:48 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3723 CAMERON, David1896SCT,    , Helensburgh Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
3724 CAMERON, Gordon1898SCT,    , Helensburgh Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
4323 REDMAN, Thomas1878SCT,    , Helensburgh Apr 1890 : Siberian CAN Quarriers