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Children of James Cameron & Agnes Jamieson (missing John, Andrew and George)

William	Mary	Agnes	James	Helen
Matthew	George	Andrew	Janet (Jessie)	John, Andrew & George
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Andrew Cameron was born August 20, 1857 at Knowe – the eleventh child in the family of twelve children. In 1861, according to the census, Andrew was living at Knowe. However, in 1871 he was not there. James died on April 1, 1871. By 1881 Matthew (an older brother) and his wife Jane Leiper Lindsay had taken over Knowe and Agnes, with John and Andrew, were living with her mother (Mary Bryson) at Molemountend (a farm of 70 acres). Andrew won a ploughing match that year at the Agricultural Fair. Agnes died Sept. 13, 1891 at East Overland Farm, Hurlford, at the home of her youngest daughter, Jessie Strawhorn.

James and Agnes had written their will on July 18, 1867, with a codicil written on Nov. 24, 1869. They willed Knowe to James (not their eldest son. This is a break from custom – the eldest son was usually the inheritor of the home farm. Matthew and Andrew were to get the ninety-six falls of land in the Temple Lands of Darvel, provided they gave Agnes a yearly annuity of ten pounds. George Cameron would get a piece of land in Greenholm. John and James would get a Legacy of 300 Pounds, Helen and Jessie 160 Pounds. Mary and Agnes were to receive 100 Pounds (Mary and Agnes had received 60 Pounds when they married). James and John were to pay an annuity to Agnes for life, if she survived James. Matthew Cameron of Chanque, William, James and Matthew (sons of James and Agnes) were named Trustees.

In a codicil written on Nov. 24, 1869 – John Cameron who has a lease of the farm of Molemountend has a choice of the stock on the farm or the above Legacy of 300 Pounds. The inventory of the estate of James and Agnes at the time of his death was 2,234 Pounds, 3 Shillings and 5 Pence.

Why was Andrew not given a Legacy, as were the other children?
Did he receive a share of the estate at the death of James.

We will never know the answer to these questions. When Agnes died she had 80 Pounds, 19 Shillings and 9 Pence.

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			Parents of Martha Cochrane Speirs
Andrew Cameron	Martha Cochrane Speirs		William Speirs	Margaret Smith Lamont

Andrew married Martha Cochrane Speirs on December 9, 1885 at Lochlee, Tarbolton, Ayrshire. (Lochlee is where Robert Burns lived a century earlier) Martha was born at Shortlees, Riccarton on October 29, 1862, and the eldest child of William Speirs and Margaret Smith Lamont.

Andrew was 28 years old and Martha was 23 years old. They began farming at Burnhead Farm (a farm of about 70 acres). This is where their first two children were born – James and Maggie.

In 1889 the family moved to Leicestershire, England. In the Weekly Supplement & Advertiser for Galston, Newmilns & Darvel, on page 3 dated 12/4/1889, was the following: