William McVicar Cameron

1873 - 1928  (54 years)

• Name	William McVicar Cameron
  Born	26 Jun 1873	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1901	Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-102971
  Died	13 Feb 1928	Brandon, , Manitoba, Canada
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I102971	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Cameron,   b. 8 Dec 1844, Coatbridge, , Lanark, Scotland ,   d. 18 Sep 1916, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Margaret McVicar,   b. 30 Apr 1846, Cambuslang, , Lanark, Scotland ,   d. 31 Jan 1905, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Married	8 Nov 1867	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F26416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Description: William "Will" McVicar Cameron was born in Galt 26 JUN 1872. He is named for his maternal grandfather. In 1891 he was an iron worker in Galt but relocated to Branford with his parents and siblings by 1901, where he was a machinist. By 1905 he was in Brandon, Manitoba and in 1907 was working in the CPR shops in Moose Jaw. He married Ella Campbell 5 JUN 1807 at the home of his sister, Agnes Mason Edmand on 8th st in Brandon. By 1910 he was back in Brandon, but then in Winnipeg in 1911 working as a gasoline expert. He died 13 Feb 1928 in Winnipeg. He is buried in Mount View Cem. in Cambridge, Ontario. Email from Elizabeth Cameron Dietrich 2011

  
  

• Sources

  [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 57. [S282] Census - ON, Brant, Brantford - 1901, Div 21. pg 3. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 100. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 021347 (1873). Name:William Mc Oscar Cameron Date of Birth:26 Jun 1872 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:John Cameron Mother's name:Margaret McOscar [S2699] Burial Card - Mount View Cemetery, Card Collection. Wm McVicar CAMERON - Feb 13, 1928 [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. John Cameron b. Scotland res: Galt Age: 23 born abt 1844 father: Angus Cameron mother: Elizabeth Turner married Margaret McVicar Age:: 21 born abt 1846 b. Scotland Spouse res: Galt father: William McVicar mother: Agnes Mason married 8 Nov 1867 county: Waterloo [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 20 Nov 1867. McVicar, Margaret married 8 Nov 1867 to John Cameron At Galt, by Rev. J.B. Muir, A.G. Both of Galt.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Jun 1873 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1901 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Feb 1928 - Brandon, , Manitoba, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth