Edwin Canton Moore

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No issue

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Surgeon, MRCS, Adelaide

Robert married Luduvina Charlotte Jane Dutton on 3 Dec 1851 in Adelaide. Luduvina (daughter of William Hampden Dutton and Charlotte da Silva Cameron) was born in 1833 in Sydney; died on 14 May 1868 in Adelaide. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Original text:
arrived in Sydney with his family on the "Phoenix" on 4 Jun 1822

arrived in Sydney with his family on the "Phoenix" on 4 Jun 1822

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Son of Frederick Hugh Hampden Dutton and Mary Ann Pollock.
He arrived Sydney 1826, working briefly with AA Company. He returned to Australia with his brother Frederick in 1830, working in pastoral pursuits mainly in NSW and Victoria. Insolvent 1841.
Frederick settled in SA, at "Anlaby", near Kapunda, which he owned in partnership with John Finnis, William's step father in law.

William married Charlotte da Silva Cameron on 2 Jul 1831 in St James, Sydney. Charlotte (daughter of Lt. Colonel Charles Cameron, 3rd Regt (Buffs) and Ludovina Rosa da Silva) was born in 1813; died on 11 May 1885 in Adelaide. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Immigration ship: Phoenix
• Immigration: 4 Jun 1822

Notes:

A 1953 Australian family tree, based on an earlier tree of 1902 by Arthur Kingston Moore, gives a birth date of 26 Jul 1779.
The parish register records a Charles Cameron b. 4 May 1777, Drimnasallie, Kilmallie, son of Donald Cameron and Catherine Cameron.

Charles Cameron was commissioned an Ensign in 92nd Regt on 18 Feb 1799, serving with his cousin John, and was promoted Lieut. Jun 1799. With the Regt he served with Sir John Moore's Brigade in Holland and was wounded in the Battle of Eamont op Zee on 2 Oct 1799. He entered the 3rd Regt by exchange 12 Apr 1800 and promoted Captain 1804. In the Peninsular War between 1804-14 he fought at the Douro, Talavera, Busaco, Albuera, Vittoria, in the Pyrenees and in southern France. He was wounded 5 times. He was promoted Major 1813 and Lt Col 1819.

In Nov 1821 he sailed from Deptford for NSW in the convict transport "Phoenix" with 3 other officers and 50 soldiers as escort to 182 convicts. He arrived in Sydney with his family on the "Phoenix" on 4 Jun 1822. The family took up residence in O'Connell St, Sydney.

He was appointed Commandant at Port Dalrymple, VDL 14 Dec 1822, arriving with his troops Feb 1823, and moving his station to Launceston in 1824. He indicated a desire to retire in Tasmania. He was relieved and moved with his troops to Sydney in Apr 1825 on the brig "Nercus". He rose to Brigade-Major to the Troops in place of Major Ovens that year.

After purchasing 2000 acres at Merton in the Hunter Valley, he left his wife and children in Sydney on 30 Jan 1827 and went with the Regiment to India. A few days after arrival, he, with 30 soldiers and many of the women and children, died of cholera. Charles Cameron is commemorated in Tasmania by a major street in Launceston and Port Cameron.

His gravestone reads: ¨Sacred to the memory of Lieut. Col. Charles Cameron, Major in His Majesty´s 3rd Regt. of Foot (or Buffs) a brave and distinguished officer, died on 15 May 1827, aged 48 years. This tablet is erected by his brother officers as a mark of their esteem.¨


Immigration:
arrived in Sydney with his family on the "Phoenix" on 4 Jun 1822

Charles married Ludovina Rosa da Silva in 1812 in Portugal. Ludovina was born in 1796 in Portugal; died on 21 Aug 1854 in Adelaide, SA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Family verbal history contends that Charles stole her from a convent.

Birth:
said to be daughter of a Portuguese nobleman

Name:
or Luduvina