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Australia / Re: HMS Hercules 1853 Port Adelaide
« on: Tuesday 22 October 19 01:16 BST (UK) »
Hi Liz, Your PM mailbox is full so I cannot send the additional info till there is space in it.
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Australia / Re: HMS Hercules 1853 Port Adelaide
« on: Tuesday 22 October 19 00:44 BST (UK) »
Hi Liz, great to hear from another contact with links to my family tree. Tania sent me word about a possible contact living in Alaska just the other day and here you are. Your Ronald Cameron b1831 was the older brother to Angus Cameron b. about 1841 who was my great grandfather. I will send you a PM with access instructions to my family tree which is on-line. Feel free to peruse it and send me any corrections and/or additions. They will be very welcome. I will add your info from above to my tree and update it soon. My father's parents died long before I was born so I never met them. I remember a chance meeting with one of my father's brothers in Glasgow when I was about 6 years old, but never met any other of his siblings. I never even knew we originated from North Uist till I started my FT research as my father told us that his father came from Islay. My father was only 8 years old when his father died. More info to follow in the PM. Kind regards Ken Cameron
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Australia / Re: Laing Family from North Uist 1853
« on: Friday 04 January 19 00:12 GMT (UK) »
Hi maccavr,
Thank you for the contact and info within it. I am always happy to chat about possible links to my FT.
The Henness family name is not one that I've come across so far and look forward to exploring that possible link.
I attach a pdf of links found in my Australian research so far and hope you can recognise someone in it.
My NU ancestors have a few links to MacLeans there and it would be good to expand that also.
Kind regards,
Ken
Thank you for the contact and info within it. I am always happy to chat about possible links to my FT.
The Henness family name is not one that I've come across so far and look forward to exploring that possible link.
I attach a pdf of links found in my Australian research so far and hope you can recognise someone in it.
My NU ancestors have a few links to MacLeans there and it would be good to expand that also.
Kind regards,
Ken
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Australia / Re: Laing Family from North Uist 1853
« on: Monday 16 October 17 15:17 BST (UK) »
Sandy,
Many thanks for that info. I attach the PDF I told you about.
Ken
Many thanks for that info. I attach the PDF I told you about.
Ken
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Australia / Re: Laing Family from North Uist 1853
« on: Monday 16 October 17 14:35 BST (UK) »
Hi Sandy,
Always glad to hear from others working on family trees, especially if they link with mine. I am still working on my tree and would love to exchange info with you.
Always glad to hear from others working on family trees, especially if they link with mine. I am still working on my tree and would love to exchange info with you.
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Australia / Re: HMS Hercules 1853 Port Adelaide
« on: Saturday 23 April 16 00:11 BST (UK) »
Hi Eilidh,
Delighted to hear from you, and to find out that part of the Cameron clan are still living at Cladach Kylis.
I will send you more information via a PM, but will be delighted to accept any info you wish to give me. My family tree is supposed to be about the Cameron name but has been swamped by Macdonald and Laing roots. Any increase in Cameron branches will be most welcome.
Look forward to giving and receiving FT info with you.
Kind regards
Ken
Delighted to hear from you, and to find out that part of the Cameron clan are still living at Cladach Kylis.
I will send you more information via a PM, but will be delighted to accept any info you wish to give me. My family tree is supposed to be about the Cameron name but has been swamped by Macdonald and Laing roots. Any increase in Cameron branches will be most welcome.
Look forward to giving and receiving FT info with you.
Kind regards
Ken
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Australia / Re: Laing Family from North Uist 1853
« on: Wednesday 02 December 15 15:55 GMT (UK) »
Hi Shelley,
It is wonderful to hear from you. I had almost given up hope of ever making contact with a distant relative (literally and figuratively) from Australia. I would be very interested in any information or details you wish to share with me, and will be only too happy to reciprocate.
I will send you a PM with my email details. I am rewriting my family tree website to make it more accurate and up to date. It is about one third done, so an injection of Oz family member details will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Ken
It is wonderful to hear from you. I had almost given up hope of ever making contact with a distant relative (literally and figuratively) from Australia. I would be very interested in any information or details you wish to share with me, and will be only too happy to reciprocate.
I will send you a PM with my email details. I am rewriting my family tree website to make it more accurate and up to date. It is about one third done, so an injection of Oz family member details will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Ken
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Australia / Re: HMS Hercules 1853 Port Adelaide
« on: Wednesday 25 March 15 15:19 GMT (UK) »
Hi Rachelle 
,
Contacted the Stawell Historical Society and they have info on Catherine McDonald which I am arranging to obtain. Their records show that she died in 1913 not 1919. She is buried beside her husband at Stawell. Her husbands name is not Thomas Henry Ward, but Charles Thomas Ward, so not an exact match with the details you gave me, but close.
From the rest of your info, I traced all her children from her marriage to Thomas Stiff with regard to their names and year of birth. Thank you very much for that boost to my family tree.
Still looking forward to any details you have on her sisters Margaret and Christy
Kind regards
Ken
,Contacted the Stawell Historical Society and they have info on Catherine McDonald which I am arranging to obtain. Their records show that she died in 1913 not 1919. She is buried beside her husband at Stawell. Her husbands name is not Thomas Henry Ward, but Charles Thomas Ward, so not an exact match with the details you gave me, but close.
From the rest of your info, I traced all her children from her marriage to Thomas Stiff with regard to their names and year of birth. Thank you very much for that boost to my family tree.
Still looking forward to any details you have on her sisters Margaret and Christy
Kind regards
Ken
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Australia / Re: HMS Hercules 1853 Port Adelaide
« on: Wednesday 18 March 15 22:06 GMT (UK) »
Hi Rachelle
I am very interested in hearing anything you wish to pass to me about Catherine and her two sisters.
I also can give you access to information about the family prior to 1862 in North Uist. To this end I sent you a pm via RootsChat.
Looking forward to your response,
Ken Cameron
I am very interested in hearing anything you wish to pass to me about Catherine and her two sisters.
I also can give you access to information about the family prior to 1862 in North Uist. To this end I sent you a pm via RootsChat.
Looking forward to your response,
Ken Cameron