Ross & Cromarty Roots | Murdoch Cameron

Picture No:	3318
Courtesy of:	Roddie Macpherson
Year:	2008
Graveyard	Urquhart Old

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Murdoch Cameron

Erected/by/ALEXANDER CAMERON/in memory/of his father/MURDOCH CAMERON/late farmer in Leanaig/who died July the 18th 1868/aged 57 years.

Picture Added on 16 August 2008.

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Murdo was my 3xg grandfather. His son Alexander was my 2x g grandfather.Murdo died in 1868.His widow Catherine Mackenzie died at Leanaig in 1897. One of their sons was called Duncan cannot find out when he died.Murdo's mother Anne Cameron nee Macdonald died at Leanaig in 1862.His 5yr old son Murdo died in 1861.
Added by Mrs Irene Fisher on 14 September 2011.

Murdo's parents married in 1803. Murdo's father Alexander was a farmer.

Murdo was the youngest son out of five children. The oldest child William was also a farmer: he never married and died 1875.

Murdo's mother-in-law was Jane (bethune) & his father-in-law was Alexander Mackenzie.
Added by Mrs I Fisher on 19 September 2011.

Murdo had a son John, born at Killerean in 1842. John's mother was Ann Fraser. John worked for his father on the farm. John died in 1866 age 24yrs.
Added by Mrs Irene Fisher on 19 September 2011.

Murdo was tacksman & farmer at Leanaig.He worked for Arther Forbes of Culloden. When Murdo died his son Alexander(my 2x great-grandfathe) took over the farm.
Added by Mrs Irene Fisher on 20 September 2011.

Murdo always had sevants living in the farm house from 1840s up until his death in 1868. After that his son, Alexander, had servants living with them. They usual had from 3-6 servants in the house. In the 1860s they even had a nurse, living with them, but Murdo son & elderly mother were ill then. Sadly they both died soon afterwards.
Added by Mrs Irene Fisher on 23 September 2011.

I have visited leanaig farm nice place.
Added by Mrs Irene Fisher on 12 March 2014.

Murdo my 3x great grand-father was born in 1810.His older brother William was born 1804 Katherine was born 1806 Alexander born 1808 & last jean born in 1812.
Added by Cameron1803@yahoo.co.uk on 30 June 2015.

my 3 x great grand father
Added by Irene on 01 October 2018.

Alexander son Murdo is my great grandfather.Murdo daughter is my gran, she was his only child.Murdo married Christina Mackay my gran stepmother, no kids to her.Gran mother was Annie Cameron she later married Daniel Airlie. Annie had 12 kids 3 before marriage and 9 to Daniel.
Added by Mrs Irene Fisher on 22 December 2023.