Henry Camfield

Description

Biographical informationHenry Camfield was born 1799 and died 11 October 1872 in Albany. He arrived 12 October 1829 per Caroline. He married Annie Breeze 19 December 1840 in Middle Swan. He owned 5533 acres named "Burswood" on the Swan River and " Clayton Farm" on Helena River. Before his marriage, he made several journeys to the eastern colonies with the Hentys. He was the Collector of Colonial Revenue in 1842 and Postmaster General in 1845. He was Resident Magistrate at Albany from 1860 and a Justice of the Peace. He was appointed visiting Magistrate to the Albany Depot October 1851. He was on the Board of Education at Albany 1867/71 and employed a ticket of leave man 1870.

He ran Annesfield as a school for Aboriginal children in Albany with his wife Anne. He employed Ah Quee.Date of birth1799Date of death1872

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-2-0154

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AAC-Box-004-Binder-2-0226

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Person

AH QUEE

Family

SpouseAnne Breeze

Connections

Subject (person)AH QUEESubject (organisation)Annesfield school for Aboriginal ChildrenSubject (place)AlbanyRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionCelebrating 200 Years - National Foundation for Australia-China Relations Project

Item information

ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationThe Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians

UWA Collected

Henry Camfield

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA