William Cameron Dunbar

Brief Life History of William Cameron

William Cameron Dunbar was born on 26 October 1822, in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom as the son of James Dunbar and Hannah Healos. He married Helen Reid on 30 September 1845, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1845. He died on 8 June 1905, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Cameron Dunbar
1822–1905
Hannah Hales
1831–1913
Marriage: 29 October 1852
Dunbar
1853–1853
William Cameron Dunbar, Jr.
1854–1918
Hannah Elizabeth Dunbar
1857–1939
Helen Euphemia Dunbar
1859–1893
William Hales Dunbar
1860–1860
Eliza Hales Dunbar
1861–1910
George Dunbar
1863–1864
Joseph Cameron Dunbar
1866–1950
Harry Cameron Dunbar
1868–1869
Hyrum Cameron Dunbar
1870–1935
Daniel Hales Dunbar
1870–1903
Isabella Dunbar
1873–1932
Katherine Dunbar
1875–1936
Annie Adeline Dunbar
1878–1967

Sources (107)

  • William C Dunbar, "United States Census, 1900"
  • William Dunbarr, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • William Dunbar, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"

Parents and Siblings

World Events (8)

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1832 · The Scottish Reform Act

The Scottish Reform Act was introduced by Parliament that introduced changes to the election laws in Scotland. The Act didn’t change the method of how the counties elected members but adopted a different solution for each pair of counties. Ultimately, it brought about boundary changes so that some burghs would have more say for the country than others.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Dunbar, a place on the North Sea coast near Edinburgh, named with Gaelic dùn ‘fort’ + barr ‘top, summit’.

History: A family of this name were granted the lands of Dunbar by Malcolm III (1058–1093), and later acquired the earldoms of Dunbar and March. These earldoms were then withdrawn from the family by James I in 1434.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Story Highlight

Story and Experiences of William Cameron Dunbar

William C. Dunbar was a comedian and a singer in the Salt Lake City Theater, in his middle age. He was also the first man to bring, show and play a bagpipe in Salt Lake City and he brought the bagpipe …

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