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| Name | CAMERON – Hugh |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 1st Madras Artillery and Royal Artillery 17th Battery |
| Regiment Number (s) | 105 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | HEIC – 2nd October 1849 / 20 years / Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Volunteered for the Royal Artillery – 2nd July 1861 / 32 years / Not yet known Groom |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Grey / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies (India) – 4 years 314 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 80 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | HEIC – Gunner / 1st July 1861 / Not yet known Royal Artillery – Gunner / 18th May 1869 / Dover Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1869 2nd Glasgow 1871-1892 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1887 Increased to 1/3½d per diem for service in Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 6th October 1870 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | STRATHMORE 29th January 1871 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1829 Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | CAMERON Robert Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | POLLOCK Jane Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BALLANTYNE Agnes c1848 Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 13th Sep 1870 High Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Agnes B 1871 Fremantle Western Australia M KNEALE John Benjamin 1889 Perth Western Australia D 17th July 1927 Perth Western Australia bur Presbyterian Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Robert B and D 1874 Fremantle Western Australia Robena Margaret B 1876 Fremantle Western Australia M 1st GREGOR James Henry 1895 Perth Western Australia M 2nd BELL Archibald Darque 1897 Perth Western Australia he died July 5th 1914 Melbourne M 3rd BOWMAN James Ashbridge 1918 Victoria, Australia D 11th September 1955 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia James Lawson B 1878 Fremantle Western Australia D 1898 Perth Western Australia bur Presbyterian Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Alexander B 1880 Perth Western Australia D 11 December 1938 Perth, Western Australia Buried Karakatta Cemetery |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BALLANTYNE Robert Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | LAWSON Margaret Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Perth Lot 269Y 1.0.7 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1871 “Constable Hugh Cameron on Strathmore Passenger List” 1879 employed by Reverend W Waylen for at least five years to 1884 |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 3rd February 1871 – Shipping Intelligence The Daily News Mon 7th Jul 1884 Page 3 Drunkeness Charge – various others during mid 1880s The Inquirer and Commercial News Fri 29th Jan 1892 Page 2 Death Notice Hugh Cameron The Daily News Tue 29th Jan 1918 Page 1 Family Notices death of Agnes Lowe formerly Cameron The West Australian Fri 28th Jan 1927 Page 1 Memoria for Agnes Cameron now Lowe The West Australian Monday 18th July 1927 page 1 Death notices Agnes Kneale Daily News Monday 12th December 1938, page 4 death of Alexander Cameron The West Australian Saturday 17th December 1938 page 10 Obituary Alexander Cameron |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29th January 1892 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | (Agnes Lowe) 27th January 1918 Perth Western Australia Buried Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | None known Discharged after 21 years service-claimed Indian pension rules 1869 On discharge his conduct is described as “Fair” having appeared 23 times in the Regimental Defaulters Book and 4 times tried and convicted by Court Martial 1871 Shipping Intelligence newspaper 3rd February 1871 stated “man and wife” arrived. 1897 Agnes Cameron married Joseph Lowe Fremantle Western Australia |