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     Malcolm Thane of Callendar was the son of Duncan Thane of Callendar.¹ Malcolm Thane of Callendar married Eva Lennox, daughter of Alwyn 2nd Earl of Lennox and Eva Menteith, circa 1217.

     Sir Patrick de Callendar was the son of Alwin de Callendar.²

     Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Lord Baltimore was born on 21 March 1679.¹ He was the son of Governor Charles Calvert, 3rd Lord Baltimore and Jane Lowe. Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Lord Baltimore married Charlotte Lee, daughter of Edward Henry Lee 1st Earl of Lichfield and Charlotte FitzRoy, on 2 January 1698/99.² Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Lord Baltimore died on 16 April 1715 in Epsom, Surrey, at the age of 36. He was buried on 2 May 1715.

     Cecil Calvert was born in 1667. He was the son of Governor Charles Calvert, 3rd Lord Baltimore and Jane Lowe. Cecil Calvert died in 1681.

     Cecil Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore was born on 8 August 1605 in Ireland. He was the son of George Calvert First Baron Baltimore.¹ Cecil Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore married Anne Arundell, daughter of Sir Thomas Arundell, Lord Arundell of Wardour and Barbara Sandys, on 20 March 1627/28. Cecil Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore died on 30 November 1675 in London at the age of 70.

     Charles Calvert was born in 1680. He was the son of Governor Charles Calvert, 3rd Lord Baltimore and Jane Lowe. Charles Calvert died in 1733.

     Governor Charles Calvert, 3rd Lord Baltimore was born on 27 August 1637 in England. He was the son of Cecil Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore and Anne Arundell.² Governor Charles Calvert, 3rd Lord Baltimore married firstly Mary Darnall in 1656.² He was governor and heir-apparent to the proprietorship of the colony; married the widow of his close friend Henry Sewall, who immigrated with him in 1661 when both established a residence at Mattapany. Governor of Maryland, 1661-1675; Secretary, 1665-1666, 1667-1669, 1673-1673/74; Collector of Patuxent, 1673-1675/76; proprietor of Maryland, 1675-1714/15 (without governing rights, 1689-1714/15).

He expressed frequent discontent in the 1660s and the 1670s with the caliber and social standing of the Council and was often at odds with his uncle Philip Calvert (1626-1682) and the latter's protegee, Henry Coursey (ca. 1629-1695). He continued his father's policy of religious toleration, and in particular reached accommodation in the 1680s with the Quakers; fashioned a close circle of political leaders, almost exclusively Catholics, who were usually bound to him by blood kinship or marriage, especially in the case of his Sewall stepchildren; his struggles with William Penn over the northern boundary of Maryland and attacks against the colony's charter finally necessitated his return to England in 1684; his deputies lacked Calvert's ability to defuse attacks and govern smoothly; Calvert lost his colony in the royal settlement following the Glorious Revolution, during which he was charged with outlawry and treason, charges that were later dropped. He made many unsuccessful efforts to regain the colony over the subsequent twenty-five years and he broke off relations with his son Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Lord Baltimore (1679-1715) upon the latter's conversion to Protestantism. Governor Charles Calvert, 3rd Lord Baltimore married secondly Jane Lowe, daughter of Vincent Lowe and Ann Cavendish, in 1666.¹ Governor Charles Calvert, 3rd Lord Baltimore died on 21 February 1714/15 in London at the age of 77 and is buried in St. Pancras.

     George Calvert First Baron Baltimore was born circa 1579 in Kipling, Bolton, Yorkshire, some sources give 1582.¹ He was the son of Leonard Calvert and Alicia Crossland.¹ When he was about fifteen years old he was graduated from Oxford university, and after spending a few years in travel he was made clerk of the privy council and later secretary of state. While holding the latter office he won the favor of James I., by whom he was made a knight in 1617, and later a peer of Ireland. It was also from the hands of this monarch that he received his grant of land in southern Newfoundland, where he founded a colony, which he visited, but did not remain on account of the extreme cold. After visiting the southern part of the American coast, he urged Charles I. to grant him another patent, consisting of the tract of land now covered by Maryland and Delaware. Lord Baltimore intended to found a state which should be governed by an assembly, and should have an hereditary landed aristocracy. See Winsor's "Narrative and Critical History of America." George Calvert First Baron Baltimore died on 15 April 1632. He was buried in St. Dunstan-in-the-West, Fleet Street, London.²

     Leonard Calvert married Alicia Crossland, daughter of John Crosland of Crosland.¹

     Governor Leonard Calvert was born circa 1606. He was the son of George Calvert First Baron Baltimore. He was sent as first governor of Maryland by his brother, Cecil, Lord Baltimore, who had obtained a charter for the colony from Charles I on June 20, 1632. The expedition set sail from Cowes on Nov. 22, 1633, in two ships, called the Ark and the Dove, and consisted of two hundred persons, part Catholics and part Protestants. They arrived at Point Comfort, Virginia, Feb. 27, and a few days later sailed up the bay and Potomac river, where they purchased from the Indians a tract of land about April 1654, and laid out St. Mary's.

Before the arrival of Calvert, William Claiborne, a Virginian, had established a trading post on Kent island, within the bounds of Maryland, but had obtained no grant of the land. Lord Baltimore instructed Calvert to make friendly overtures to Claiborne. These were rejected and Claiborne sent an armed vessel against St. Mary's which the Marylanders captured after some bloodshed. Claiborne then sailed for England and in February, 1688, Calvert took possession of Kent island without resistance. In February, 1645, while Calvert was in Virginia, an armed English ship seized St. Mary's and about the same time Claiborne re-established himself on Kent island. Calvert re-entered the province in 1646, and proclaimed a general pardon on April 16, 1647. Governor Leonard Calvert died on 9 June 1647.

     Philip Calvert was born in 1626.² He was the son of George Calvert First Baron Baltimore. Philip Calvert married secondly Jane Sewall, daughter of Colonel Henry Sewall and Jane Lowe, in 1681.¹ Philip Calvert died in 1682.

     William Calvert was the son of Philip Calvert and Jane Sewall.¹

     Richard Earl of Cambridge married Anne Mortimer, daughter of Roger Mortimer Earl of March and Eleanor Holland.

     (?) Cameron of Letterfinlay married Donald Charles Cameron, son of Ewan Cameron of Dawnie or Glen Nevis.

     Adelaide Elizabeth Cameron was born on 3 October 1848 in Berbice, British Guiana.² She was the daughter of Donald Charles Cameron and Margaret Anne Moore.¹ Adelaide Elizabeth Cameron died on 22 August 1853 at the age of 4 on the S.S. Great Britain, of diptheria on the voyage to Australia. Buried on St. Vincent.^1,3

     Adele Serenette Cameron was known in the family as Aunt Addie.¹ She was born on 5 January 1859 at Beremboke Station, Victoria, Australia. She was the daughter of Donald Charles Cameron and Margaret Anne Moore. Adele Serenette Cameron married Thomas Stevenson Sword on 17 December 1887 in Fairholme, Toowoomba.² Adele Serenette Cameron died on 2 April 1939 in Toowoomba at the age of 80.

     Alexander Cameron M.D. was the son of John Cameron and Isabella Kennedy.¹ Alexander Cameron M.D. died in Demerara.¹ In 1879 an Alexander Cameron M.D. is listed in The Colonial Office List as receiving £100 as Chairman of the Poor Law Board.

     Alexander Cameron of the Glens [or Glenevis] married (?) Macdonald of Keppoch. Alexander Cameron of the Glens [or Glenevis] died circa 1613.

     Allan Cameron was the son of Donald Dubh of Dawnie.

     Allan Cameron was the son of Donald Charles Cameron and (?) Cameron of Letterfinlay.¹ Allan Cameron died in theWest Indies; of yellow fever, whence he had accompanied his second brother, Donald. He died unmarried.¹

     Allan Ewan Cameron was the son of William Justin Beauchamp Cameron and Elizabeth Patricia Cameron.¹ Allan Ewan Cameron married Beatrice Huband-Smith.¹

     Angus Cameron was the son of John Cameron and Isabella Kennedy.¹ Angus Cameron emigrated to Australia.¹

     Arabella Adelaide Anita Cameron married Donald Charles Kennedy Cameron, son of Donald Charles Cameron and Margaret Anne Moore.¹

     Charles Cameron was the son of Donald Charles Kennedy Cameron and Clara Emily Holme.¹ Charles Cameron died unmarried.¹

     Colin Cameron was the son of William Henry Moore Cameron.¹ Colin Cameron died unmarried.¹

     Donald Cantrol Cameron was born in 1922.¹ He was the son of Isabel Butler.² Donald Cantrol Cameron died on 19 December 1943 in Australia? killed whilst serving as a Leading Aircraftman in the R.A.A.F.¹ He was buried in Plot A. Row B. Grave 11. Rockhampton War Cemetery.¹

     Donald Charles Cameron was born in 1815 in Castle Orgueil, Jersey.¹ He was the son of John Cameron and Isabella Kennedy. Donald Charles Cameron was educated at Edinburgh University.² He married Margaret Anne Moore, daughter of Peter Moore and Marie Francois Adele Serene, on 8 May 1844 in Berbice, British Guiana. Donald Charles Cameron emigrated in October 1852 to Queensland, Australia, The following year his wife and family followed on the S.S. Great Britain

The Camerons took up Native Creek and later Berremboke stations, north-west of Geelong.^3,4 He died on 25 October 1872 in Home Creek, Barcoo, Queensland, he had become ill and been taken by horse drawn dray to Springsure to consult a German doctor but nothing could be done for him.^5,6 He was buried in Home Creek.

     Donald Charles Cameron was born in 1745 or 1746 tradition has it that he was named after Charles Edward Stuart (the Young Pretender) who was staying with his parents the night the child was born. He was the son of Ewan Cameron of Dawnie or Glen Nevis. Donald Charles Cameron married (?) Cameron of Letterfinlay.

     Donald Charles Cameron was the son of Donald Charles Cameron and (?) Cameron of Letterfinlay.¹

     Sir Donald Charles Cameron KCMG, DSO was born on 19 November 1879 in Brisbane, Queensland.² He was the son of John Cameron and Sarah Annie Lodge.¹ He was educated at Toowoomba and Brisbane Grammar schools and at 18 became a clerk in the Queensland Meat Export and Agency Co., of which his father was chairman of directors.

In 1899 Cameron went on a tour of Europe and Asia. He was in China during the Boxer Rebellion and after attaching himself to an American infantry regiment which had been dispatched from Manila, accompanied it to Peking. He returned to Australia in 1901, volunteered for service in the South African War, and on 19 March was commissioned lieutenant in the 6th (Queensland Imperial Bushmen) Contingent. He reached Cape Town in May and for the next year participated in patrolling and mopping-up operations in the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony. On 16 June he risked his life to rescue a wounded trooper and was mentioned in dispatches. His unit was disbanded in June 1902.

In 1902-14 Cameron, with his brothers, managed the family property, Kensington Downs, near Longreach, and was involved in their associated pastoral and other business activities. He visited Europe and the United States of America in 1903.³ Sir Donald Charles Cameron KCMG, DSO married Evelyn Stella Jardine on 18 February 1914 in St. John's Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane.² Soon afterwards he toured China and Japan; he had just returned home when World War I broke out. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 30 September and was appointed captain in the 7th Light Horse Regiment; on 17 November he transferred to the 5th L.H.R. and embarked for Egypt in December as second-in-command of 'C' Squadron. From 20 May 1915 until the evacuation his regiment fought as infantry at Gallipoli. Cameron was wounded on 9 June and again, quite severely, on 28 June in the heroic but fruitless attack on Turkish trenches known as the Balkan Gun Pits. This wound was to trouble him for the rest of his life as removal of the bullet which had entered just below his ribs was considered too hazardous.

Cameron was promoted major on 9 September and rejoined his unit in Egypt on 3 January 1916. After serving in the Suez Canal zone he crossed into Sinai in April and for the next ten months commanded his squadron in numerous patrols and skirmishes; he fought in the battle of Romani on 4-5 August. In February 1917 the light horse advanced into Palestine and took part in the battles of Gaza and in operations and patrols in the Wady Ghuzze. Cameron was promoted lieut-colonel on 30 October and took command of the regiment which he led in the attack on Beersheba and the advance on Jerusalem.

In the early months of 1918 he went to England on leave, returning in April to resume command for the offensives against the retreating Turks which ended in their capitulation at Ziza on 30 October. Here Cameron was faced with the task of protecting the enemy force from Allied Bedouin troops while he arranged the surrender. For service in the Palestine campaign he was mentioned in dispatches three times, awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Order of the Nile, and appointed C.M.G. He was an able commanding officer with a gift for obtaining 'machine-like discipline' from his men without having to demand it; morale in his regiment was always high. The writer Ion Idriess, who served under him, remembered him as 'a nuggety chap, not very tall, with a rugged face that (broke) easily into a smile'; in action he was'never flustered' and was a 'cool but a quick thinker'.

After demobilization Cameron returned to Kensington Downs and in 1919-31 represented Brisbane for the National Party in the House of Representatives. Ill health forced his retirement but he was Nationalist member for Lilley in 1934-37; he contested the Senate election in 1937 but was defeated. As a parliamentarian he represented Australia at the League of Nations Assembly in 1923 and sat on the joint select committee on Commonwealth electoral law and procedure in 1926-27. A tireless worker, he always had the interests of ex-servicemen at heart; and in parliament was a leading spokesman for the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia; when a history of the 5th L.H.R. was printed in 1926, he paid the publishing costs and presented a copy to every member of the regiment. He commanded the 14th L.H.R. in 1921-24, was president or patron of many social organizations and hospitaller and almoner of the Order of St John in Australia. He was appointed K.C.M.G. in 1932. In World War II he served as chairman of the New South Wales recruiting drive committee for the Royal Australian Air Force.

After the war Cameron lived in retirement in Sydney and Brisbane and towards the end of his life he and his wife were hospitalized in Brisbane; she predeceased him, as did their only daughter.³ Sir Donald Charles Cameron KCMG, DSO died on 19 November 1960 at the age of 81 and was cremated with Presbyterian forms. In accordance with his wishes his ashes were buried near the grave of his grandfather in the family cemetery on Home Creek station near Barcaldine.^1,2