Researching Jim Cameron
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 23277 people with the Cameron surname? In that year Cameron was ranked number 142 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jim means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jim Cameron on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Jim Cameron in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jim Cameron and the Cameron Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cameron Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Cameron family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Jim Cameron at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jim Cameron using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Jim Cameron.
Research the Cameron surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cameron Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 23668 people with the Cameron surname in the UK? Cameron is now ranked number 219 for popularity in the UK. |
Cameron Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
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Cameron Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 63803 people with the Cameron surname in the USA? Cameron is ranked number 136 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cameron Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Jim Cameron. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jim Cameron
Jim Cameron (politician)
James Alexander Cameron (9 November 1930 – 19 January 2002) was an Australian politician. He was born at Coraki in New South Wales, the son of blacksmith Donald Cameron and Joyce Betheras. In 1948, when he was eighteen years old, he joined the Liberal Party and became a staff member. He was press secretary to Liberal leaders Pat Morton and Robert Askin 1955 – 1959. On 16 March 1963, he married Helen Bicket, with whom he had two daughters and four sons.
In 1968, Cameron was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Northcott. In 1973, he was appointed Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, holding the position until 1976. He was Deputy Opposition Leader for five months in 1981. He left the Assembly in 1984 to contest the Legislative Council for Fred Nile's Call to Australia group, which later became the Christian Democratic Party. He was successful, but six months later was forced to resign after a serious heart attack. Marie Bignold was appointed as his replacement. Despite having been the only MLC to vote against the Human Tissues Bill, which included provision for heart transplants, he required one himself after his heart attack. Cameron died at Avoca Beach in 2002.
One of his sons, Ross Cameron, is a former Liberal Party of Australia member for the federal seat of Parramatta.
Source: Jim Cameron (politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cameron
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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