Lt. Col. John Cameron MacPherson
(1809-1873)

Lt. Col. John Cameron MacPherson

Born: 24 Jun 1809
Marriage (1): Mary Popham White in 1852
Died: 18 Apr 1873 aged 63

Family Links

Spouses/Children:

1. Mary Popham White

bullet Birth Notes:

http://thepeerage.com/p50754.html#i507536

bullet Death Notes:

http://thepeerage.com/p50754.html#i507536

bullet Sources of information or noted events in his life were:

• Web Based Info. http://thepeerage.com/p50754.html#i507536

And

http://www.geni.com/people/John-Macpherson/6000000012616737870

And

http://www.clan-macpherson.org/museum/mem/021b_catherinebio.htmll

• General Comment. John Cameron, Lt. Col. of the Black Watch, born 24th June 1809; married, in 1852, Mary Popham, eldest daughter of the Rev. Richard Walton White, Rector of Wotton, Isle of Wight; died at Stirling in 1873. On his tombstone it is recorded that he served twenty-five years in the Black Watch, and was engaged at the Battle of the Alma and in the trenches at Sebastopol, for which he received the Crimean and Turkish medals.

A son of John and Mary, Duncan, born 29th May 1853 became a Captain in the Royal Navy, married Edith, daughter of Capt. Arthur de Capell Brooke of Luddington Hall in 1899; died 19th February 1923, leaving with other issue a son, Francis Cameron Macpherson, who became the 25th Chief of the Clan Macpherson.

It is remarkable that two of Colonel John's nephews (sons of Ewen), then active young officers, also took part in the Crimean War -- the elder, Col. Duncan, C.B., (21st Chief) who ultimately attained command of the Black Watch; and the second, Col. Ewen (22nd Chief) who ultimately attained command of the 93rd Highlanders.

http://www.clan-macpherson.org/museum/mem/021b_catherinebio.htmll

John married Mary Popham White in 1852.

bullet Sources of information or n events in their marriage were:

• Web Based Info. http://www.clan-macpherson.org/museum/mem/021b_catherinebio.htmll

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