Hector Cameron

1835 - 1911  (75 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	Hector Cameron
  Born	5 Aug 1835	Garmony, Mull, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Migration/Travel	30 Dec 1848	Sydney, NSW, Australia
  ship "Walmer Castle"
  Religion	Baptist
  Died	21 Feb 1911	Yarrowyck, NSW, Australia   [1, 2, 3]
  	buggy accident on Yarrowyck Road From the booklet by Jessie Alice Cameron, on the death of Hector Cameron: In the last few years of his life Hector Cameron "used to go to town once a week or sometimes on a fortnightly basis..." He would arrive at town, tend to his horses and do his shopping. "Later in the evening when he'd had enough scotch, he would reverse his travel mode... "On this particular trip Hector used a newly broken pair of good looking and well matched young horses. By the time he had arrived on the Yarrowich Range (the range between Armidale and Breelong) a severe electrical storm had developed. An old tree at the side of the road was struck by lightening and a good piece of splintered wood pierced Hector Cameron's head and killed him. His body was found not far from this lightening struck tree. "Pieces of buggy, flour, wire, sugar etc. were found along the trail for a mile or so but the two horses were never found." [from Cameron Family Tree, ancestry.com]
  Buried	Aft 21 Feb 1911	Armidale Cemetery, Armidale, NSW, Australia
  	Baptist section
  		Headstone for Hugh, Hector and Elizabeth (Handebo) Cameron
  Notes	Lived at "Breelong", Yarrowyck
  Person ID	I3939	Roy~Royes | Cameron-McArthur
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2011

  
  

  Father	Hugh Ewen Cameron           b. 3 Jul 1807, Morvern, Argyll, Scotland           d. 7 Jun 1875, Armidale, NSW, Australia  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Anne Maclean           b. 25 Jan 1801, Garmony, Mull, Scotland           d. 26 Dec 1868, Armidale, NSW, Australia  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F1432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Handebo           b. 3 Dec 1847, Dangarfield, NSW, Australia           d. 1 Sep 1929, 102 Brown St, Armidale, NSW, Australia  (Age 81 years)
  Married	7 Jun 1866	Spring Gully, Duval, NSW, Australia   [1, 4]
  	north of Armidale
  Notes	Celebrant Dr Thomas Johnstone (Presbyterian), witnesses Catherine Cameron (groom's sister) and Charles Handebo (bride's brother)
  Children	1. Hugh Cameron           b. 8 Oct 1867, Saumarez Ponds, Armidale, NSW, Australia           d. 7 Mar 1918, Sydney, NSW, Australia  (Age 50 years)   2. Murdoch Cameron           b. 26 Aug 1869, Armidale, NSW, Australia           d. 17 Aug 1954, Liverpool, Sydney, NSW, Australia  (Age 84 years)   3. John Cameron           b. 3 Feb 1871, Saumarez Ponds, Armidale, NSW, Australia           d. 20 Jan 1953, Armidale, NSW, Australia  (Age 81 years)   4. Ann Cameron           b. 29 Sep 1872, Saumarez Ponds, Armidale, NSW, Australia           d. 3 Nov 1960, Armidale, NSW, Australia  (Age 88 years) + 5. Hector Cameron           b. 17 Sep 1874, Saumarez Ponds, Armidale, NSW, Australia           d. 26 Mar 1919, Armidale, NSW, Australia  (Age 44 years)   6. Charles Cameron           b. 8 Oct 1876, Saumarez Ponds, Armidale, NSW, Australia           d. 2 May 1966, Ashfield, Sydney, NSW, Australia  (Age 89 years)   7. Catherine Cameron           b. 5 Nov 1878, Saumarez Ponds, Armidale, NSW, Australia           d. 15 Jul 1964, Armidale, NSW, Australia  (Age 85 years)   8. Donald Cameron           b. 28 Sep 1880, Armidale, NSW, Australia           d. 28 Jul 1958, Cardiff, Newcastle, NSW, Australia  (Age 77 years)   9. William Cameron           b. 6 Sep 1882, Yarrowyck, NSW, Australia           d. 12 Apr 1964, Armidale, NSW, Australia  (Age 81 years)   10. Elizabeth Cameron           b. 30 Jun 1884, Yarrowyck, NSW, Australia           d. 24 Jul 1884, Yarrowyck, NSW, Australia  (Age 0 years) + 11. Alfred Cameron           b. 16 Nov 1885, Yarrowyck, NSW, Australia           d. 3 Oct 1978, Killara, Sydney, NSW, Australia  (Age 92 years)   12. Flora Cameron           b. 12 Feb 1888, Yarrowyck, NSW, Australia           d. 28 May 1975, 102 Brown St, Armidale, NSW, Australia  (Age 87 years)   13. Edward Cameron           b. 13 Mar 1890, Yarrowyck, NSW, Australia           d. 29 Jul 1949, Brisbane, QLD, Australia  (Age 59 years)   14. Elizabeth Cameron           b. 11 Jul 1892, Yarrowyck, NSW, Australia           d. 24 Jun 1968, Armidale, NSW, Australia  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2011 00:00:00
  Family ID	F1427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Aug 1835 - Garmony, Mull, Scotland Migration/Travel - 30 Dec 1848 - Sydney, NSW, Australia Married - 7 Jun 1866 - Spring Gully, Duval, NSW, Australia Died - 21 Feb 1911 - Yarrowyck, NSW, Australia Buried - Aft 21 Feb 1911 - Armidale Cemetery, Armidale, NSW, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Hector Cameron 1835-1911

  
  

• Sources

  [S120] From Surrey to Singleton, Beverley R Towns. [S264] Australia Death Index 1787-1985, (Ancestry.com). place given as Armidale, NSW [S328] NSW Coroners' Inquests. death place given as Breelong, Bundarra Road [S307] Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949, (Ancestry.com).