Charles Cameron Forster

Notes:

He migrated to Victoria in search of gold. Eventually he established himself as a Pharmacist in Brunswick, Vic

Charles married Mary Ann Grafton on 17 Jan 1866 in Cathcart, Vic. Mary was born on 3 Sep 1844 in Dawley Green, Staffordshire; died on 20 Apr 1901 in Brunswick, Vic. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Dora Louise Forster was born on 21 Dec 1866 in Moyston, Vic; died on 15 Mar 1877 in Stawell, Vic.
2. Edith Jane Forster was born on 2 Mar 1868 in Moyston, Vic; died on 18 Apr 1891 in Horsham, Vic.
3. Grafton Cameron Dickson Forster was born on 3 Jul 1869 in Moyston, Vic; died on 13 Feb 1949 in Perth, WA.
4. Donald Cameron Forster was born on 29 Aug 1870 in Moyston; died on 29 Aug 1870 in Moyston.
5. Winifred Voce Forster was born on 19 Sep 1871 in Ararat, Vic.
6. Effie May Bliss Forster was born on 21 Dec 1875 in Stawell, Vic.
7. Iva Alder Lee Forster was born on 28 Nov 1877 in Stawell, Vic.
8. Amy Irene Proctor Forster was born on 28 Jul 1880 in Stawell.
9. Cassy Cameron Forster was born on 28 Nov 1881 in Stawell, Vic; died on 4 Apr 1882 in Stawell, Vic.

Notes:

He was a Controller of Customs and moved from one port to the next, eventually settling in St John. Memorial windows are in the local church

Charles married Jane Dickson on 17 Nov 1825 in Berwick upon Tweed. Jane was born on 11 Jul 1803; died on 22 Jul 1876 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dau. of Patrick Dickson and Dorothy Alder of Horncliffe

Notes:

Married by the Rev. Jo. Rumney, by licence, Lt Vaughan Forster (later Captain in 46th, South Devonshire, Regiment), son of Matthew Forster and Sarah Stow and descended from several generations of Matthew Forsters of Berwick.
Matthew Forster, late Commissary General in the West Indies, d. 16 Jun 1798, Berwick, aged 68 years.

For the history of the Forster family see Hugh and Jane Forster's website at www.theforsterfamily.com.


Died:
Will proven 5 Mar 1840

Vaughan married Anne Cameron on 9 Sept 1796 in Berwick upon Tweed. Anne (daughter of Charles Cameron, 21st Lochiel and Martha Marshall) was born on 18 Apr 1773 in Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland; was christened on 29 May 1773 in Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland; died on 20 Jan 1839 in Berwick upon Tweed; was buried on 25 Jan 1839 in Berwick upon Tweed. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was living at Cobham Mount, Kent with her mother in early 1791 (Ref. Indomitable Colonel).
In Berwick they lived at Palace Green.

Notes:

Anne Cameron and Vaughan Forster first married at Coldstream 1st September 1791, apparently against the wish of her family (ref. Family Bible)

Notes:

Episcopalian. Grew up in France and succeeded in 1762 on brother's death, aged about 15. Ensign and later Captain in 30th Foot (General Parsloe's Regiment) - Commission 26th June, 1765, bought for £400. He transferred to 71st Fraser Highlanders in 1775 and raised a company, but died before leaving for America. He had a lease of Glendessary portion of Annexed estate.

In 1770 he was described by Charles Cameron of Worcester (b. Jul 1748) as "a few months older than I am". (Celtic Monthly Mar 1903)

Charles married Martha Marshall on 1 Nov 1767 in Gibraltar. Martha was born in ca 1741; died on 13 May 1816 in Berwick upon Tweed; was buried on 18 May 1816 in Berwick upon Tweed. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Daughter of Robert Marshall, Quartermaster of the 30th Foot, and Ester ... . She was living at Cobham Mount, Kent with her daughter Ann in 1791. She received a widow's pension from 1777 to at least 1811(WO 25 3092, 3045). She died at Palace St, Berwick.

Some facts (and deductions) about Robert Marshall: He was born ca. 1710-16, died 1786. Joined the Army 1732-34 and served 52 to 54 years. He was Quartermaster of 30th Regiment from 8 Sep 1761 to 24 Jan 1773, then Ensign in Independent Company of Invalids at Tilbury Fort from 25 Jan 1773 to 1776. He was at Dover Castle 1777-86, and does not appear in the Army List of 1789.

Other children were: 1. John Marshall, b. ca 1744. Quartermaster after his father in 30th Foot, from 25 Jan 1773 He died ca 1785-90, after 28 years of service; 2. Mary Marshall, m. ... Collett, a marine; 3. Paul Marshall, Captain in the Royal Marines. He was wounded, and died on the retired list after 27 years of service.

Notes:

Dates for their children below come from a Bible printed Glasgow 1771, owned by Charles and Martha Cameron, given to their daughter Anne and passed down in the Forster family