re Camerons

[granbinnie]

Hi
Looking for Allan Cameron b in Fintray, c 1796 lived in Drimsallie in 1851 census, he m Mary Boyd who was b in Lochaber, my ggrandmother Catherine b 1837 was raised in Drimsallie but believe her birth to be in Renfrewshire trying to prove this. They came to Oz in 1853 as part of the Highland Emigration scheme.
Any names ring any bells with anyone!
Julienne

[loobylooayr]

Hiya,
Have you been able to find the family on the 1841 Census?
And did Catherine have any brothers or sisters?
And lastly do you know what Allan's occupation was?
Sorry for all the questions . Just trying to get a wee bit more info so I can try and help.
I looked at the 1841 Census on www.freecen.org.uk but unfortunately couldn't find the family. Of course I don't think the site has the entire surviving Census transcribed.

Looby

[granbinnie]

Hi
Allan Cameron was a Sawyer by trade on their emigration papers, they arrived on the Utopia in 1853.
No I have not been able to find 1841 or 1851 census.
By their emigration record there was Ewen, Mary and Susan, as well as Catherine.
They emigrated from the Inverness Shire.
Julienne

[Skoosh]

gran,  some pictures of Gleann Dubh Lighe, now a bothy, just above Drimsallie where there was also a mill. 
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuballscramble/4348751673/

Skoosh.

[loobylooayr]

Hi Julienne,
Thanks for the extra info .
I've found a marriage between Allan Cameron and Mary Boyd on 23rd April 1820 in the Barony district of Glasgow. Check out http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/LKS/Barony/  for more on that area.
This could be the parents of Catherine. If she was born in c.1837 her siblings could potentially be older than her. Do the records indicate ages in 1853 for her siblings?

You quoted a birthplace of Fintray for Allan in 1796. I'm assuming this was recorded on their emigration papers too. Fintray is a small village in Aberdeenshire. But I'm wondering if whoever filled out the papers misspelled that place name and it should in fact be Fintry which is in Stirlingshire.
I found a birth for an Allan Cameron at Fintry on 1st May 1796 (year fits in) to parents Hugh Cameron and Susanna Hunter - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X1LZ-PMQ
This also fits in with two of Allan's childrens names Ewen (which in some parts of Scotland is/was a variant of the name Hugh , ???I believe) and of course Susan.
Scotlands People website has records which are pay to view (just in case you don't know) and here is their page on Scottish naming patterns- http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?561
-just in case you're not sure about that either.

Looby

[loobylooayr]

Forgot to add, Fintry Stirlingshire is a lot closer to the Barony area of Glasgow that Fintray in Aberdeenshire.
20 odd miles as opposed to 150 plus miles.
And still can't find the family on 1841 and 1851 Census

[MonicaL]

There is this entry in 1841 in Inverness-shire where Allan's occupation would fit (sawyer) however, missing some names of the children, especially Catherine born c. 1838. What ages showed on the shipping manifest for everyone?

Allan Cameron 45 house carpenter
Mary Cameron 40
Christian Cameron 21
Joan Cameron 15
Betty Cameron 10
Sarah Cameron 8
Ewen Cameron 5
Sarah Mcphee Wid. 70

Address: Fort Wm Main Street Low Side, Kilmallie

There is this possible entry in the Acharacle area https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XYCW-92N

Monica

[MonicaL]

Gold Star, Looby  Your comments re Fintry and Fintray...

How about this entry from 1851:

Allan Cameron 54 sawyer b. Fintry, Stirlingshire
Mary Cameron 51 b. Kilmallie
Catherine Cameron 15 b. Polladras (?spl), Renfrewshire
Ewen Henderson 6 grandson b. Kilmallie

Address: 6 Drimnasallie, Kilmallie

Monica

[loobylooayr]

 Monica.
There is a birth on Family Search of a Joan Cameron christened 6th Aug 1825 to an Allan Cameron and Mary Mcphee (which fits with the elderly Sarah McPhee living with that family in 1841) at Kilmallie Argyll

Julienne, how do you have the name of Mary Boyd as Catherine's mother? Was this on the emigration papers or does this come from maybe a marriage or death certificate?

Still hunting
Looby