Donald CAMERON 1823-1908 & Elizabeth 'Eliza' FLETCHER 1841-1910
Scotland ; "Dunan" Henty & Carapook, S-W Victoria, Australia
Donald CAMERON 1823-1908, b. Perthshire, Scotland, son of John CAMERON and Christine CUMMING was married in 1859 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia to Elizabeth 'Eliza' FLETCHER 1841-1910, b. 1841 Isle of Mull, Scotland daughter of Peter FLETCHER and Margaret GARROW.
The family of Donald CAMERON and Eliza FLETCHER lived on their property "Dunan" on the Wannon River at Henty (originaly part of "Merino Downs" Station), south of Carapook, between Merino and Sandford.
Three of their sons served in the AIF and are recorded on some of the local Honour Rolls, such as the Carapook Honour Roll, the Henty State School Honour Roll, the Muntham Honour Roll, the Merino War Memorial and others.
Donald CAMERON died at "Dunan" Henty, S-W Victoria in 1908, his wife Eliza CAMERON died there in 1910 and both were buried in the Merino Cemetery.
Donald CAMERON & Elizabeth "Eliza" FLETCHER had the following family:
- John CAMERON 1861-1863, b. "Merino Downs" Henty, S-W Vic., d. 1863, Merino, S-W Victoria.
- Margaret CAMERON 1863-1950, b. "Dunan" Henty, S-W Vic, d. Ballarat, Vic, m. 1889 at "Dunan" to Duncan Fraser STEWART 1856-1932, b. Boleskin, Inverness, Scotland to Duncan STEWART, Schoolmaster and Flora FRASER, d. Nareen, S-W Vic., Duncan & Margaret STEWART resided at Nareen, S-W Victoria.
- John D CAMERON 1865-1944, b. "Dunan" Henty, S-W Vic, d. "Dochanassie" Muntham, S-W Vic, m. in 1905 to Nancy McINTYRE 1878-1947, b. Casterton, S-W Victoria and had the following family:
- Norman McIntyre CAMERON, b. 1906, Casterton, Vic
- Donald Angus CAMERON, b. 1908, Casterton, Vic
- Mary Elizabeth CAMERON, b. 1910, Casterton, Vic
- Margaret CAMERON, b. 1913, Casterton, Vic
- Alexandrina Grace CAMERON, b. 1918, Sandford, Vic
- Peter CAMERON 1867-1928, b. "Dunan" Henty, S-W Vic, d. 1928, Katoomba, NSW, m. 895, Queensland to Annie Maria AH FOO 1871-1967, b. Queensland, d. Melbourne, Vic.
- Christina CAMERON 1869-1957, b. "Dunan" Henty, S-W Vic, d. 1957, Melbourne, Vic., m. 1897 at "Dunan" Henty, S-W Vic., to Rev. Griffith Robert JONES c.1858-1949, b. Wales, d. Melbourne, Vic.
- Grace CAMERON 1871-1925, b. "Dunan" Henty, S-W Vic, d. Melbourne, Vic., m. 1899 at "Dunan" Henty, S-W Vic., to Kenneth Malcolm McKENZIE 1875-1942, b. Melbourne, Vic., d. Melbourne, Vic.
- Donald Fletcher CAMERON 1873-1957, b. "Dunan" Henty, S-W Vic., d. Queensland, m. 1904, Queensland to Fanny Matilda WILMOT 1879-1948, b. Healesville, Vic., d. Queensland.
- Hugh CAMERON 1875-1918, b. "Dunan" Henty, Vic, m. in 1911 in Western Australia to Catherine M McDERMOTT c. 1885-1948, who died at Geraldton, WA. Hugh lived at "Dunan," S-W Victoria, Queensland (when he enlsited in the Boer War) and Western Australia where he lived at Geraldton, Western Australia when he enlisted in the 1st AIF. Hugh CAMERON killed in action, Hazebrouck, France.
- Served in the Boer War, Pte 219, 4th Imperial Contingent, enlisted from Roma, Quensland
- Served in WW1, 1st AIF, Pte 3089, 10th Battalion, AIF
- enlisted, 7-08-1916, Geraldton, Western Australia
- KIA, 16 Apr 1918, Hazebrouck, France
- Carapook WW1 School Honour Roll
- Henty WW1 School Honour Roll
- Dr. Robert Miles Fletcher CAMERON 1877-1960, b. "Dunan" Henty, S-W Vic., m. 1924, Sydney, NSW to Anne WILSON (nee McPHERSON). Doctor who lived in Victoria, Scotland, Western Australia and New South Wales.
- Colin Fletcher CAMERON 1881-1941, b. "Dunan" Henty, S-W Vic., d. Casterton, S-W Victoria, m. Edith Muriel McLELLAN 1882-1931, b. Kialla West, near Shepparton, Vic., d. "Dunan" Henty, S-W Victoria. 5 children.
- James Duncan CAMERON 1884-1911, b. "Dunan" Henty, S-W Victoria, d. Cue, Western Australia.
- Eliza Gordon CAMERON 1888-1892, born and died at "Dunan" Henty, S-W Victoria.
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