Cameron Bible

Date: 1742 to 1929
Location: Canberra
Surnames/tags: Todd Durston White

Records in a family Bible sent to Harry John WHITE by his mother, and now in the custody of Eleanor Anne WHITE, married BRAY. Universally known in the family as the Cameron Bibles, despite no Camerons.

Text reads:

Adam Todd was Born 4th Sept 1747 Jennet Todd, his wife was born 5th August 1742 John Todd our Son was born 25th Feby 1770 Jean Todd our Daughter born 24th Decbr 1772 Agnes & Elizabeth our Daughters was born 8th May 1775 Twins = Agnes died in minority God give us Grace on this book to Read and meditate in faith, our Redeemer always to love.

Adam Todd Died 10th of April 1825 aged 78 Jennet Todd Died 29th of March 1829 aged 87 Elizabeth Todd Died 27 of January 1837 aged 62 Jane Durston daughter of Adam Todd died on the second of February 1850 in the Seventy eight year of her age 78. John West son in law of Jane Durston died on the second of February 1850 in the Thirtyeth year of his age 30th 1850 Thos James White son in law of Jane Durston dies June 5th 1862 aged 33 Mary Janet White daughter of Jane Durston relic of John West and Thomas White Born Dec 21 1819 died Oct 5 1899 aged 80. Harry John White son of Mary Janet White and Thomas James White born April 2nd 1856. Married Mary Jane McDowell Feb 10th 1881 who died March 21st 1904 aged 39 years. Harry John White arrived in South Australia May 10th 1874 ETHEL MARY WOODHEAD daughter of HARRY JOHN WHITE born Jan 27th 1882 ETHEL DOREEN born Jan 26th 1908 SARAH JEAN born 24th Sept 1910 SYBIL MAUDE born Nov 11th 1911 MARY McDOWELL born July 24th 1915 MARJORIE DURSTON born 28th May 1920 Valda Lois born August 31st 1926 daughters of ETHEL MARY and JOHN WOODHEAD ARTHUR JOHN WILLIAM FROST born Dec 5th 1929, son of ETHEL DOREEN FROST

Copy follows with: Copied from original EF 1937 (Ethel Frost)