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Description:These are family reminiscences written down in 1930 of an English-born South African woman who came to this country as an infant. Her father ran a saw-mill in Natal and later started Russell's Furnishers in Pretoria.By this time she was independent and she taught - school and music - at various places.She and one of her brothers went prospecting for gold at the Pilgrim's Rest goldfields, where she met her American-born husband. As a claim holder, she was reputed to have had the right to vote - this before 1875!They went to the USA in 1876, where the first of their 5 children were born. They brought a flour-mill (and a grand piano!) back with them to the Transvaal, settling in Potchefstroom.She lived in Potchefstroom during the siege, farmed near Barberton afterwards and later near Amsterdam.She was living in Volksrust when the Anglo-Boer War broke out. Her sons both being on commando, she and her daughters ended up in concentration camps.After the war she taught and farmed again until retiring to Volskrust where these reminiscences were recorded.Only her younger son, Lionel, married and had children. When his wife died (in 1931) after complications following her seventh pregnancy, his older sister Anne retired early from teaching to look after his four surviving children. All have now passed on.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Elizabeth Russel Cameron: Reminiscences of an Eighty Year Old. To get started finding Elizabeth Russel Cameron: Reminiscences of an Eighty Year Old, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: These are family reminiscences written down in 1930 of an English-born South African woman who came to this country as an infant. Her father ran a saw-mill in Natal and later started Russell's Furnishers in Pretoria.By this time she was independent and she taught - school and music - at various places.She and one of her brothers went prospecting for gold at the Pilgrim's Rest goldfields, where she met her American-born husband. As a claim holder, she was reputed to have had the right to vote - this before 1875!They went to the USA in 1876, where the first of their 5 children were born. They brought a flour-mill (and a grand piano!) back with them to the Transvaal, settling in Potchefstroom.She lived in Potchefstroom during the siege, farmed near Barberton afterwards and later near Amsterdam.She was living in Volksrust when the Anglo-Boer War broke out. Her sons both being on commando, she and her daughters ended up in concentration camps.After the war she taught and farmed again until retiring to Volskrust where these reminiscences were recorded.Only her younger son, Lionel, married and had children. When his wife died (in 1931) after complications following her seventh pregnancy, his older sister Anne retired early from teaching to look after his four surviving children. All have now passed on.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Elizabeth Russel Cameron: Reminiscences of an Eighty Year Old. To get started finding Elizabeth Russel Cameron: Reminiscences of an Eighty Year Old, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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