Charles Cameron (army officer)

Charles Cameron
Born(1779-07-26)26 July 1779
Driminasalie, Kilmallie, Inverness-shire, Scotland[1]
Died14 May 1827(1827-05-14) (aged 47)
Chinsurah near Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, India[1]
Spouses
  • Mary MacDonnell
  • Luduvina Rosa Da Silva
ChildrenCharlotte Da Silva Cameron (1813–1885), Charles Berry Cameron (1814–1828), Ewen Wallace Cameron (1816–1876), Julia Anne Luduvina Da Silva Cameron (1818–1846), Donald Anderson Cameron (1823– ), Ludovina Catherina De Silva Cameron (1824–1851), Anne Slade Cameron (1826–1834)
Parent(s)Donald Cameron and Catherine
Relativesfather-in-law of George Strickland Kingston, William Hampden Dutton
Military career
RankLieutenant-colonel
Unit92nd Regiment, 3rd Regiment[1]

Charles Cameron (26 July 1779 Driminasalie, Kilmallie, Inverness-shire, Scotland – 14 May 1827 Chinsurah, near Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, India), was a Scots born soldier. Through his children he is linked with a number of political and other people influential in Australian history.

  1. ^ a b c Ellis, W. F. (1966). "'Cameron, Charles (1779–1827)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 1. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 18 April 2016.