John CAMERON

1817 - 1878  (61 years)

• Name	John CAMERON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	31 Mar 1817	St Amand French Flanders   [1, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  	John Cameron|31 Mar 1817|St Amand French Flanders
  Gender	Male
  Military Enlistment	15 Dec 1834  [1]
  	2nd Lieutenant
  	TNA|WO 25/3913/100|PDF WO-25-3913_3
  Joined Ordnance Survey	9 Feb 1839  [9]
  	2nd Captain John Cameroon RE
  Officer Join	9 Feb 1839  [2]
  	1st Lieutenant J Cameron RE
  	J Cameron|1st Lieutenant|9/2/1839|Major General|30/4/1874||Officer Page 4
  Officer Join	9 Feb 1839  [2]
  	2nd Captain John Cameroon RE
  	John Cameroon|2nd Captain|9/2/1839||||Officers Page 12
  1861 Census	7 Apr 1861	17, Carlton Crescent, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5, 7]
  	Lieutenant Colonel, Royal Engineers
  	John Cameron: Born 1817 in - Lieut col royal engineer: 17, Carlton Crescent, All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  1871 Census	1871	1, Upper Moira Place, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [6]
  	Colonel, Royal Engineers
  Officer Leave	30 Apr 1874  [2]
  	Major General J Cameron RE
  	J Cameron|1st Lieutenant|9/2/1839|Major General|30/4/1874||Officer Page 4
  Officer Join	19 Aug 1875  [2]
  	Major General J Cameron RE
  	J Cameron|Major General|19/8/1875|Lieutenant General|31/3/1878||Officer Page 4
  Officer Leave	31 Mar 1878  [2]
  	Lieutenant General J Cameron RE
  	J Cameron|Major General|19/8/1875|Lieutenant General|31/3/1878||Officer Page 4
  Military Discharge	30 Jun 1878  [1]
  	Lieutenant General John Cameron RE
  	TNA|WO 25/3913/100|PDF WO-25-3913_3
  Officer Leave	John Cameroon RE  [2]
  	John Cameroon|2nd Captain|9/2/1839||||Officers Page 12
  Name	John Cameroon  [2]
  Death	30 Jun 1878	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1]
  	30/6/1878|Southampton
  Burial	30 Jun 1878	Old Cemetery, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [10, 11]
  	Grave Hn3
  Person ID	I18516	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Family	Matilda Susanna WHITE,   b. 1823, Madras, India
  Marriage	25 Apr 1843	All Saints, Southampton ,Hampshire, England   [8]
  Children	1. Marion Frances CAMERON,   b. 4 Jan 1859, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Annie Janet CAMERON,   b. 4 Jan 1859, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Charles Barton CAMERON,   b. 31 Aug 1857, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Emily Louisa CAMERON,   b. 29 Jun 1853, Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Saumarez William CAMERON,   b. 29 May 1850, Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. James CAMERON,   b. 25 Feb 1848, Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Ewen Cornwallis CAMERON,   b. 9 Jan 1865, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. John Duncan CAMERON,   b. 22 May 1844, Preston, Lancashire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  Details: Officer Service Records. [S305] Officer List V2. [S280] Officer Service Records, Officer Service Records. Royal Engineers Officer Service Records Including campaigns, marriages, births of children, names and address of next of kin, etc. (with Index). References: WO 25/3913, WO 25/3914, WO 25/3915, WO 25/3916, WO 25/3917, WO 25/3918, WO 25/3919 https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4400776 Details: Details: Officers. Details: 1861. [S21] Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1192; Folio: 99; Page: 5; GSU roll: 827811. Record for John Cameron https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7619&h=14294596&indiv=try [S26] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: Rg 9; Piece: 677; Folio: 9; Page: 12; GSU roll: 542683. Record for John Cameron https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8767&h=18200391&indiv=try [S65] Ancestry.com, England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Record for John Cameron https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9852&h=34432775&indiv=try Details: Officer List. [S361] FoSOC. [S362] HGS MI.