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•222 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. ILineacte. The family of Cameron is of great antiquity and historic interest in Scotland. This is a branch of the family of Cameron of Lochiel, CO. Inverness, Scotland. James Cameeok, Esq., b. 15th October, 1730 (whose father, with two of his sons, accompanied the clan Cameron, headed by their chief and kinsman, Donald Camex'on, of Lochiel, to join Charles Edwaed, " the young Pretender," and fell at the battle of CuUoden), went to Edinburgh where he prospered. He »n. 14th June, 1770, Jane Lindsay (who d. 8th December, 1785), and d. 10th April, 1790, having had two sons, John, a mercliant of Jamaica. Donald. The 2nd son, DoKALD Cameeon, Esq., M.D., of Fordon, Lymington, and of Haddon House, Tas- mania; studied medicine in Edinburgh, and was appointed surgeon mate or assistant surgeon in the Eoyal Navy, 1798, joined the " La Forte," which was lost in the Red Sea, was then transferred to tlie " Lion," 64 guns, was on the Red Sea and Indian Station for over two years, and returned to England acting full surgeon, was then placed on the North Sea station, where he remained for over four years, retiring in the early part of 1800. He then entered into private practice in the north of Scotland. In 1820 he emi- grated from Scotland with his family in the " Skelton Castle," to New South Wales, and in 1823 settled in Tasmania. Mr. Cameron, m. 10th January, 1780, Margaret, youngest daughter of Robert Still, Esq. of Edinburgh, writer to the signet, a descendant of an old Aberdeen county family, and by her (who d. 14th June, 1859) had, amongst other issue, I. Donald, now of Fordon. II. Robert, h. 20th September, 1817; m. Maria, daughter of Alexander Still, Esq. of Sydney, and has issue, one son and two daughters. I. Elizabeth, b. 10th December, 1801, and d. 10th Januai-y, 18G0, having had eight children.' II. Margaret, b. 10th February, 1819, d. 13th March, 1858. Dr. Cameron d. 7th July, 1857. Arms of Cameron of Lochiel — Gu. three bars. or. Crests — -Ist, a sheaf of five aiTows tied with a band gu. ; 2nd, a dexter hand grasping a sword ppr. Mottoes — Unite, and Pro rege et patria. Residences — (Country) Fordon , Lymington ; (town) Lowestoft, near Hobart, Tasmania. 3Sraj> nf auelaitie. BRAT, HON. SIR JOHN COX, K.C.M.G., of Adelaide, South Australia, J.P., speaker of the House of Assembly of South Australia, h. 31st May, 1842; TO. 13th January, 1870, Alice Maud, daughter of John and Sarah Hornabrools:, and has issue, I. Cecil Thomas, h. 27th September, 1874. II. Harry, h. 10th June, 1879. I. Blanche Ada. Sir J. C. Bray entered the South Australian Parliament in 1872 ; became minister of justice and education, 1875 ; attorney-general, June, 1876, to October, 1877; premier and chief secretary, 24th June, 1881, to 23rd April, 1884 ; treasurer and premier, 23rd April to 16th June, 1884 ; chief secretary, 15th October, 1885; treasurer, 1886 to 1887; and speaker of the House of Assembly, 31st May, 1888 ; created K.C.M.G., 1st January, 1890. Hincacif. Tom Cox Beat, Esq., the paternal grand- father of the Hon. Sir John (Jox Bray, d. in 1837. By Sarah Pink, his wife (who d. in 1855), he had a son, Tom Cox Beat, Esq., who d. 4th June, 1881. By Sarah, his wife (whom he m. at Portsmouth, Hunts, 1839, and who d. 3rd May, 1877), he had issue, John Cox (Hon. Sie), now of Adelaide. Thomas William (Rev.), m. Rachel Le Mesurier, of Bedford, England, and d. leaving five sons and one daughter. Sarah Ann, m. John S. Kerr, Esq. of Greenock, Scotland, and has two sons and three daughters. Blanche Louisa, in. Alexander Donald- son, Esq. of Edinburgh, Scotland. Sesidence — Hutt-street North, Adelaide, South Australia.