Researching Thomas Cameron
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The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Cameron on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas 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.
Investigate Parish Records for Thomas Cameron at Find My Past.
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![]() | 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
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Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Thomas Cameron.
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Find Thomas Cameron from Ireland on findmypast.ie
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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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Thomas Cameron. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Thomas Cameron
Thomas Cameron
Thomas Wright Moir Cameron (29 April 1894 – 1 January 1980) was a Canadian veterinarian and parasitologist.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in veterinary science, a Master of Arts degree in parasitology, a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in parasitology, and a Doctor of Science degree in zoology from the University of Glasgow and University of Edinburgh. During World War I, he served with the Highland Light Infantry and as a captain in the Royal Flying Corps.
After completing his PhD he held posts at the Institute of Agricultural Parasitology, London (1923–1925), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (1925–1932). In 1932, he emigrated to Canada to assume the position of Professor of Parasitology, and was appointed the founding director of the Institute of Parasitology at Macdonald College, McGill University.
He served as president of the Royal Society of Canada (1957–1958), Canadian Society of Microbiologists (1960), Canadian Society of Zoologists (1961–1962), and the World Federation of Parasitologists (1964–1970).
He is the author of The Parasites of Man in Temperate Climates (University of Toronto Press, 1946), The Parasites of Domestic Animals: A Manual for Veterinary Students and Surgeons (Lippincott, 1951), and Parasites and Parasitism (Methuen, 1956).
Source: Thomas Cameron, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cameron
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