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Hi Monica. Thanks for the response. He is Edward Alexander Wilson, born 27 February 1923 in 57 Parkmount Street, Belfast. The brothers, in birth order, are William, Hill, George, David, John and Edward. Edward was one of my uncles but we lost contact with him in the early 1950's.

conijoni,
Thanks for your reply.  I think your great-grandfather William Cameron does indeed link into the family tree I have been investigating.  My research shows that William was the son of Thomas Cameron and Rose ?.  Thomas McAuley Cameron was born in 1848, (born or christened 20/11/1848).  His parents were William Cameron and Anne Jane McAuley, married ca 1842.  William was born ca 1820 and died 6/2/1899; Anne was born ca 1820.  William and Anne had five (5) children that I have managed to uncover - James (b 1843), Thomas (b 1848), Anne Jane (b 1851), Martha (1854), and Margaret (1856).  I suspect that there may have been another child in the 1843 to 1848 period, but I have not found any evidence of this.  The birth information above was obtained from the recoeds of 1st Islandmagee Presbyterian Church.  Martha Cameron married my ancestor,Hill Wilson, in 1885.
Hope this is of interest to you,
Hill Wilson.

My search to date has shown that the William and Anne Cameron in question had at least three other children, as follows;
Thomas McAuley Cameron, b 20/11/1848
Martha Cameron, b 22/3/1854
Margaret Cameron, b 5/12/1856.
On the birth and baptism record of Thomas the parents resided in the village of Gransha, Islandmagee.  At the time of birth of the other children the parents were recorded as residing in the townland of Braid/Broadisland, Islandmagee.  The children were baptised in 1st Islandmagee Presbyterian Church.
So far I have only searched the Cameron births as far as 1860, so I may well locate the others mentioned in your reply.

I'm seeking information on an ancestor, William Cameron of Islandmagee.  He was probably born somewhere between 1820 and 1835, based on the date of the marriage of a daughter, Martha, in 1885 to Hill Wilson, in Ballycarry Pres Church.  There are two William Camerons listed in Griffith's Valuation, one in Cloghfin, the other in Temple Effin, but I need information to help narrow down the search.