William CAMERON

1821 - 1898  (77 years)

• Name	William CAMERON
  Birth	14 Feb 1821	Corrychoillie, Kilmonivaig, Inverness-shire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	05 Nov 1898	Riverton, Southland, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Burial	08 Nov 1898	Riverton, Southland, New Zealand   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I9470	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	John CAMERON [Corrychoillie],   b. 1781, Highbridge, Inverness-shire, Scotland d. 16 Feb 1856, Corrychoillie, Kilmonivaig, Inverness-shire, Scotland (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Emelia Ann McPHERSON,   b. 26 Jun 1787, Kilmonivaig, Inverness-shire, Scotland d. Scotland
  Marriage	05 Apr 1816	Spean Bridge, Inverness-shire, Scotland   [1]
  Family ID	F3158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann HOWELL,   b. 1839, Riverton, Southland, New Zealand d. 01 Dec 1912, Ormond, Gisborne, New Zealand (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	24 Jun 1857	Raupuke Island, Southland, New Zealand   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Iona Ethel Jessie CAMERON,   b. 10 Mar 1880, Centre Island, Southland, New Zealand d. 04 Oct 1917, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F6499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Feb 1821 - Corrychoillie, Kilmonivaig, Inverness-shire, Scotland Marriage - 24 Jun 1857 - Raupuke Island, Southland, New Zealand Death - 05 Nov 1898 - Riverton, Southland, New Zealand Burial - 08 Nov 1898 - Riverton, Southland, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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  OBITUARY WILLIAM CAMERON Mr William Cameron, one of the few remaining pioneers of Southland, died at his residence, South Riverton, on Saturday, after a short attack of Influenza, at the age of 78 years. Deceased was a familiar figure in Riverton, and, in true Highland fashion, always wore a plaid. He was an unobtrusive and a pleasant old man, and greatly esteemed by his many friends. He was born at Fort William, Invernesshire, Scotland, in 1820, being the youngest son of John Cameron, Esq., of "Corrychoillie," who was a large dealer in sheep. He received a good education at Blair's College, and leaving which he joined the Army, being stationed for a time in Ireland. Resigning the Army, he emigrated to Australia, eventually landing in Otago in 1845, and at once took to sheepfarming in the Taieri district, and was the first to drive sheep from there to Jacobs River, passing over where Invercargill now stands, when only two houses were to be seen, one of them being occupied by Mr Peter Dalrymple, who still resides there. Mr Cameron took up runs at Waicolo, Linton, and Glenchoich, and bade fair to prosper, but one loss coming rapidly on top of another, he decided to retire and live quietly on Centre Island, in Foveaux Straits, the island being the property of his wife. When the Government erected a lighthouse there he was made keeper, a post he filled until advancing years made him relinquish it. After residing for 25 years on the Island Mr Cameron returned to the mainland, taking up his abode at South Riverton. He was married to a daughter of the late Captain Howell by his first wife, who, with several of a family, mostly grown up, are left to mourn their loss. Source: Western Star, 8 November 1898, Page 2 [4]

  
  

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  [S350] Michael Topham, Hastings, NZ, Corrychoille Cameron and Family, (Michael Topham, Hastings, New Zealand. 4 Sept 2006.). [S1567] Papers Past - Western Star, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. DEATHS. CAMERON - At South Riverton, on 5th Nov., 1898 William, third son of the late John Cameron, Esq., "Corrychoille," Fortwilliam, Inverness Shire, Scotland; aged 78 years. R.I.P: The funeral will leave the house for the Riverton Cemetery at 2 p.m. to-day (Tuesday) Nov. 8th. [S110] David Bryant, NZSG Index - Southland Cemetery Records, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). [S1567] Papers Past - Western Star, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. [S1566] Apollo Cameron-Boot, Ancestry.com - Public Member Tree - Cameron-Boot Family Tree, (Ancestry.com).