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He may have been the Dougald listed in the 1994 IGI, Argyll, as the son of Donald and Christian Cameron, christened on 20 January 1821, at Tyree. Other children of Donald and Christian are listed as Alexander, chr. 12 May 1822, and John. There is also a Catherine Cameron, dtr of Donald Cameron and Catherine McLean, chr. 7 July 1827 at Kilminian.
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See Annie Jeff's page for Intention to Marry details.
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His Estate, from Return of the Freeholders of New Zealand, Vol.1 A - L 1884, is detailed as follows:
Country
County Area in each County Value in each County
(Acres) (Pounds)
Wairarapa E 463 1,200
Hutt 12 160
Rangitikei 77 300
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Boroughs and Town Districts
Boroughs, etc Value
Kaiwarra 225
Wellington 200
Total Value in Colony £ 2,085
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Wellington Independent (newspaper), 17 March 1873, page 2
Deaths
Cameron - On March 16, at Kaiwarra, Mr Dugald Cameron, aged 50 years.
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Wellington Independent 17 March 1873, page 2, col.7
"Mr Dougald Cameron, an old resident at Kaiwarra, died suddenly at the Waterloo Hotel yesterday morning. The cause of his decease has not yet been clearly ascertained, but a post mortem examination will be made and an inquest held today, particulars of which will appear in our next issue."
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Wellington Independent, 19 Match 1873, page 2, col.5
"At the inquest held on the body of the late Dougald Cameron, Dr Grace, who performed the post mortem examination, certified to death having been produced by apoplexy, and a verdict to that effect was returned."
The Evening Post, 17 March 1873
"A case of sudden death occurred yesterday at Kaiwarra. Mr Dugald Cameron, an old settler, went at about nine o'clock into the Waterloo Hotel, and having obtained a drink, lay down apparently to sleep. After some time, those in the hotel went to wake him, but found that he was dead. An inquest was to have been held this afternoon on the body."
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From paperspast
New Zealand Spectator & Cook Strait Guardian, 3 April 1852, page 3.
Memorial of the Settlers of Wellington & the Neighbouring istricts on the Land Claims - Ordnance & Pasturage Regulations
To His Excellency Sir George Grey
"We, the undersignedd Settlers & Landowners of Wellington, in the colony of New Zealand, beg respectfully to express to Your Excellency our strong sense of the serious evils to our interests, and injury to the colony, arisining from the Act to regulate the affairs of certain of the New Zealand company's settlements, passed during the last session of Parliament."
This petition was signed by Dugald Cameron landowner, Robt Cameron miller, George Cameron ropemaker, Archibald Cameron -x - stockbroker, [?Porirua]
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Further notes are recorded separately on disc.
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Barker - Humphrys Family Tree
Abt 1823 - 1873 (50 years)