Frederick Campbell Hughes (1912 - 1984)

Born 23 Dec 1912 in Laura, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy Mildred (Watson) Hughes — married 24 Dec 1938 in Victor Harbor, South Australia, Australia

Died 20 Mar 1984 at age 71 in Prospect, South Australia

Biography

Frederick Campbell Hughes, who was always known as Cam, was the son of Frederick Thomas Hughes and Nellie Laura (Campbell) Hughes. He married Dorothy Mildred Watson on 24 December 1938.^[1] She was the daughter of Archibald Jack Watson and Ruby May (Henderson) Watson (who had seven daughters before their only son).

The following words were published in the "Personal" column of The Observer of February 26, 1916:

There are four generations living of the Hughes family, of Laura. Mr. William Frederick Hughes, the eldest member of the family, was born in Leeds in 1828, and came to South Australia with his parents and three brothers in the barque Diadem, about 500 tons register, in 1840. With his parents he went to Murrundie, on the River Murray, with Mr. Edward Eyre's party, where he had many pioneering experiences in the early days of the province. He afterwards settled at Nairne, where he learnt the trade of a stonemason, under the direction of the late Mr. William Rogers. In 1850 he was married to Miss Mary Stodart, of Nairne. The old couple celebrated the sixty-fifth anniversary of their marriage last June. In 1851 Mr. Hughes settled at Bleakside Farm, Woodside, which he still occupies. He enjoys fairly good health, and latterly has been busy making sandbags for soldiers. Mr. G. L. Hughes, his eldest son, who is 65 years of age, has followed agricultural pursuits practically the whole of his life. For more than a quarter of a century he has been farming in the northern areas on Appila plains, Booleroo, and near Laura, having taken up land at the lastmentioned place 21 years ago. Mr. Frederick T. Hughes, the eldest son of Mr. G. L. Hughes, is also engaged in agricultural pursuits near Laura. The great-grandson of the old colonist, Frederick Campbell Hughes, aged 4 years, is also a great-grandson of the late Mr. James Campbell, who arrived in South Australia in the year 1838, and was for many years farming on land where the suburb of Woodville is now built. Afterwards he occupied a property at Roseworthy.

It should be pointed out that the "James Campbell" in this story was actually William Campbell.

Cam enlisted for military service on 10 June 1940. He was 28 years old, married, and his address was Yelki via Victor Harbor South Australia. He gave his occupation as "farmhand". He had at this time already served in the 18th Light Horse (MG) Rgt for three years. He was promoted to Corporal in 1943 and to Sergeant in 1944. His service record is freely accessible via the National Archives of Australia web site. It seems to me that the record shows much embarking and disembarking but little if any fighting. ^[2]

Cam and Dorothy had three sons.

Cam is buried in Enfield Memorial Park Cemetery, in Adelaide, South Australia. There is a memorial for him on Find-A-Grave.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ The Chronicle, 5 January 1939: Marriage notice
2. ↑ Cam's World War II service record at the National Archives of Australia.
3. ↑ Find-A-Grave Memorial for Cam.

See Also

• Cam's profile in FamilyTree on FamilySearch.org