Thomas Cameron

1766 - 1842  (76 years)

• Name	Thomas Cameron
  Birth	10 Jan 1766	Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49651936
  _FGRAVE	49651936
  _HASHTAG	Lanark Society Settler
  	Came to Lanark County between 1820 - 1822
  Burial	Jun 1842	Highland Line Cemetery, McDonald Corners, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 424 Highland Line E lot 6, Con 9 McDonald Corners, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario McDonald C Canada
  Death	24 Jun 1842	McDonald's Corners, Dalhousie Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Riots in Scotland 1820. Thomas Cameron and his Family, were natives of Scotland. The Industrial Revolutions in England changed the weavers trade, from a manual job to an automatic loom. Riots in Glasgow, Scotland place a burden on the Families, of that time as handmade work was no longer the normal. Social Societies were formed to give an advantage to the workers. "Today we call them Unions". Riots happened in June 1820, putting pressure on the British Government to help these people. The British Government, setup Immigration to Upper Canada. The emigrates had to pay the ship crossing fare. They were provided Land Grants of 100 Acres, and seed corn and impliments to harvest the crops. They had to pay back the Government with in 10 years the costs incurred in travel. In June 12 - 14 1821 ship Earl of Buchinghamshire, the Commerce and the David of London, left Greenock, Scotland with some 3000 people, bound for Canada. These men and women became the Scottish Settlement of Lanark County, North of Perth, in some 4 Townships
  Person ID	I15368	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2020

  
  

  Family	Agnes Hill,   b. 19 Sep 1775, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 30 Jan 1858, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. Robert Cameron,   b. 27 May 1798, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 1 Jun 1876, Flower Station, Lavant Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)   2. Agnes Cameron,   b. 2 Oct 1799, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 23 Jan 1823, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 23 years)   3. Janet Cameron,   b. 15 May 1801, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 25 Aug 1872, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)   4. Mary Cameron,   b. 1803   d. 1882 (Age 79 years)   5. Margaret Cameron,   b. 21 Apr 1805, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 15 Jun 1891, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 86 years)   6. Isabella Cameron,   b. 1 Jun 1808, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 27 Jun 1896, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years)   7. James Cameron, Sr.,   b. 8 Apr 1812, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 17 Sep 1886, Dalhousie and North Sherbrooke Townships, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)   8. Hugh Cameron,   b. 4 May 1814, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 29 Oct 1875, Usborne Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F5160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 24 Jun 1842 - McDonald's Corners, Dalhousie Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Riots in Scotland 1820. Thomas Cameron and his Family, were natives of Scotland. The Industrial Revolutions in England changed the weavers trade, from a manual job to an automatic loom. Riots in Glasgow, Scotland place a burden on the Families, of that time as handmade work was no longer the normal. Social Societies were formed to give an advantage to the workers. "Today we call them Unions". Riots happened in June 1820, putting pressure on the British Government to help these people. The British Government, setup Immigration to Upper Canada. The emigrates had to pay the ship crossing fare. They were provided Land Grants of 100 Acres, and seed corn and impliments to harvest the crops. They had to pay back the Government with in 10 years the costs incurred in travel. In June 12 - 14 1821 ship Earl of Buchinghamshire, the Commerce and the David of London, left Greenock, Scotland with some 3000 people, bound for Canada. These men and women became the Scottish Settlement of Lanark County, North of Perth, in some 4 Townships