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The marriage announcement of Charles Cameron and Bertha Kelley appears in The Edinburgh Evening News dated 25 Jan 1932.

They married at Wesley Hall, Edinburgh on 21 Jan 1932.
Charles was the youngest son of Mr & Mrs Cameron of 3 Eyre Place
Bertha was the daughter of the late Henry Kelly and Mrs Kelley of of Thornaby -on -Tees
Concurs with info provided by Rootgather

( Newspaper archives available via FMP)

The Wilhelmina Cameron you all referred to lived in 1 Eyre Place and was no relation.
My "family" stayed at no 3a Eyre Place, Edinburgh.
Many thanks to you all

Published: Friday 19 July 1935
Newspaper: The Scotsman

Fife Motoring Offences
At the Dumfermline Sherriff court yesterday, Charles Flood Cameron, traveller 26 Cumberland Street, Edinburgh was fined £1 on pleading guilty to a charge that, on the Lochgelly- Cardenden Road, he drove a motor van, in respect of which there had been failure to keep a record as required by the Goods Vehicles Regulations
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Charles listed on the valuation rolls at same address:

1935
CHARLES CAMERON
Tenant Occupier
HOUSE 26 CUMBERLAND STREET
EDINBURGH

Charles's parents marriage


Surname Forename Spouse Surname Spouse Forename Year Ref RD Name Image View
CAMERON
THOMAS HENRIE
FLOOD
MARY ANN
1886
685/5 110
Newington

Thomas Henry Cameron died aged 78 years in Edinburgh in 1939

Mary Ann Cameron, maiden name Flood died aged 87 years in Edinburgh in 1948

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Princes Street, Edinburgh, St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland

William H Cameron Head Married Male 41 1820 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Wilhelmina Cameron Wife Married Female 39 1822 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Isabella M Cameron Daughter Unmarried Female 10 1851 Scholar Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Christopher P Cameron Son Unmarried Male 1 1860 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Barbara Finlay Servant Unmarried Female 28 1833 General Serv New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret Clayborn Servant Unmarried Female 21 1840 General Serv Midlothian, Scotland

Here's her marriage in 1849


Date Parish Number Ref Parish Image View
GIBSON
WILHELMINA
WILLIAM HODGES/CAMERON FR2597 (FR2597)
07/06/1849
685/2
460 554
St Cuthbert's

The Wilhelmina Cameron with the family on the 1911 census died in 1912 in Edinburgh aged 90 years. Her other surname was Gibson.

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
17, Earl Grey Street, St Cuthberts, St George, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion Gibson Head Widow Female 56 1825 Dairy Shop Keeper Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jessie Gibson Daughter Unmarried Female 36 1845 Dairy Shop Keeper Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
William Gibson Son Unmarried Male 30 1851 Engine Keeper At Quarry Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Maggie Gibson Daughter Unmarried Female 28 1853 - Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
James Beattie Grandson - Male 12 1869 Scholar Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Jessie Beattie Granddaughter - Female 10 1871 Scholar Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
James Ainslie Head Married Male 25 1856 Bookbinders Forwarder Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth S Ainslie Wife Married Female 30 1851 - Midlothian, Scotland
James Ainslie Son - Male 1 1880 - Midlothian, Scotland
Thomas H Cameron Brother-In-Law Unmarried Male 20 1861 Booksellers Packer Midlothian, Scotland
Isabella Reid - Unmarried Female 70 1811 Formerly Domestic Servt Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Raes Buildings, St Cuthbert Edinburgh, Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas H Cameron Head Married Male 30 1861 Bookseller Midlothian, Scotland
Mary Ann Cameron Wife Married Female 30 1861 - Ireland
William Cameron Son - Male 9 1882 Scholar Midlothian, Scotland
Peter Flood Father-In-Law Widower Male 59 1832 Army Pensioner & Masons Labourer Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helpers are quite happy to use their subs to FindMyPast, Ancestry or indeed any site they have a sub for to help others with their research. Some even use a few credits for Scotlandspeople to help others if it's a one off.

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Rossie Place, 21, Edinburgh, Canongate, Midlothian,

Thomas H Cameron Head Married Male 40 1861 Bookseller's Assistant Cockpen, Midlothian,
Mary Ann Cameron Wife Married Female 40 1861 - Ireland
William Cameron Son - Male 10 1891 Scholar Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Peter Cameron Son - Male 9 1892 Scholar Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Louisa Cameron Daughter - Female 5 1896 Scholar Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Eliza Cameron Daughter - Female 4 1897 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Robert Cameron Son - Male 1 1900 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Louisa Flood Niece Single Female 15 1886 Fruiterer's Assistant Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Searching for Thomas on the 1911 at Scotland's people gives us free results of:

THOMAS H CAMERON Male 50
Ref: 685/2 25/ 4
St Andrew Midlothian

Extending the search to other Camerons in the same household in 1911 (Surname Cameron, in District St Andrews) we can see by the reference number the other Camerons living with Thomas:


MARY A CAMERON 50 female
Ref: 685/2 25/ 4

LOUISA CAMERON 15 Female
Ref: 685/2 25/ 4

ELIZA CAMERON 14 Female
Ref: 685/2 25/ 4

ROBERT CAMERON 11 Male
Ref: 685/2 25/ 4

CHARLIE CAMERON 9 Male
Ref: 685/2 25/ 4

MARY CAMERON 6 Female
Ref: 685/2 25/ 4

CHRISTOPHER G CAMERON 51 Male
Ref: 685/2 25/ 4

WILHELMINA CAMERON 89 Female
Ref: 685/2 25/ 4


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Using the free valuation roll search on Scotlandspeople confirms that the address that Charles gave in 1923 when travelling to Australia was his father's address:


1915/ 1920/ 1925/ 1930/ 1935
THOMAS HENRY CAMERON
Tenant Occupier
Addresss: HOUSE 3A EYRE PLACE, EDINBURGH
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GRO- General Register Office

You can register for free and search the indexes. It is useful to use to find mother's maiden names of registered births before 1911.

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/
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I don't think many of us use Genesreunited to access records- most of us have subscriptions for Ancestry or Find My Past.

Whilst you can't view most original records for free on Scotland's People, there is a knack to using the free search facility to access as much information as you can without using credits.

Ok FMP is findmypast!
GRO please....

Austin Q - thanx. Indeed there was an Ella born to Charles & Bertha.
I also had found out about Charles Flood going to Australia in 1923 to visit his sister Louisa Flood Cook who was my grandmother. She died in 1924.
I'm impressed how you can find all that out.
Tell me what does GRO and FMP stand for?

Rootgatherer - thanx for info. I'm amazed at how much you can find out. If I get on scotlandspeople or genesreunited it costs me! I can't imagine you'd be paying for anything on my behalf, so how do you do it?

Looks like a possible daughter born to Charles and Bertha in 1936 (Ella- she married surname Fraser 1956)

Details a little sketchy as she appears to be still living (Edinburgh)

Charles in 1923 travelling to Australia:

Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960
First name(s) Charles Flood
Last name Cameron
Gender Male
Age 21
Birth year 1902
Departure year 25 August 1923
Departure port London
Destination port Fremantle
Destination FREMANTLE
State Western Australia
Country Australia
Destination country Australia
Ship name Bendigo
Ship official number 145897

Last UK address: 3 Eyre Place, Edinburgh
Country of intended permanent residence: Australia

RG is right, I couldn't see her birth in Scotland so searched the GRO and found a match:

KELLEY, BERTHA ELLA (Mother's maiden name: ROSS)
GRO Reference: 1899 D Quarter in MIDDLESBROUGH Volume 09D Page 631
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and then found her baptism (from FMP) and index to parent's marriage:

Baptism:
First name(s) Bertha Ella
Last name Kelley
Baptism year 1899
Baptism date 15 Nov 1899
Baptism place Thornaby
Denomination Anglican
Father's first name(s) Henry
Mother's first name(s) Pauline
County Yorkshire (North Riding)
Archive Teesside Archives
Page 276
Record set Yorkshire Baptisms
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Baptism of sister Ethel:

First name(s) Ethel May
Last name Kelly
Baptism year 1896
Baptism date 22 Nov 1896
Baptism place Thornaby
Denomination Anglican
Father's first name(s) Henry
Mother's first name(s) Pauline Augusta Milson
County Yorkshire (North Riding)
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Also another sister, Ida born 1914- she married Albert Bell in 1936. The 1939 register posted by RG above shows Ida and Albert living with Ida's mum, Pauline.

PAULINE A N
Last name KELLEY
Gender Female
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1874
Age 79
Death quarter 1
Death year 1953
District Cleveland
County Yorkshire
Volume 1B
Page 737
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Collections from Great Britain, England
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