Charlotte Cameron

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Cameron in 1923

Charlotte Cameron (née Wales-Almy, 1869/1872 or 1873 – 9 December 1946) was an American traveller and author.[1][2]

Biography

Cameron was the daughter of Frances (Fanny) Sisson Faulkner, a suffragette (1847-1920) and Jacob Wales-Almy, a captain in the Royal Navy (1838 - 1919).[3][4] She was born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA.[3][5]

Cameron travelled extensively and wrote about her travels. She travelled to Scotland in 1893, and in 1904 travelled as a companion to a wealthy Englishwoman.[3][6] In 1918 she visited her mother in Portsmouth and gave public talks about her travels.[3] In 1921 she visited Australia.[7]

Cameron was elected a Fellow of the

First World War.[5]

Cameron died on 9 December 1946 in London, England.[1]

Personal life

Cameron had two marriages: first to Major Donald Cameron (d before 1901). Her second husband was Auguste Ernest George Jacquemard de Landresse (b. 1872/3); they married on 29 May 1901 and divorced in 1905.[8][2]

Publications

  • Cameron, C. (1911). A passion in Morocco. A novel. Stanley Paul & Co: London.[9]
  • Cameron, C. (1912). A woman's winter in South America. Boston: Small, Maynard.[10]
  • Cameron, C. (1912). A Durbar bride. London: Stanley Paul.[11]
  • Cameron, C. W.-A. (1913). A woman's winter in Africa: A 26,000 mile journey. London: S. Paul & Co.[12]
  • Cameron, C. (1916). Zenia: Spy in Togoland. London: T. Werner Laurie.[13]
  • Cameron, C. (1920). A cheechako in Alaska and Yukon. London: T. FisherUnwin.[14]
  • Cameron, C. (1923). Two Years in Southern seas, by Charlotte Cameron. London: T. Fisher Unwin.[15]
  • Cameron, C. (1924). Wandering in South-Eastern seas, by Charlotte Cameron. London: T. Fisher Unwin.[16]
  • Cameron, C. (1925). Mexico in revolution, an account of an English woman's experiences & adventures in the land of revolution. London: Seeley, Service & Co.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "IN RE F. P. NEWPORT CORPO | 194 F.Supp. 757 (1961) | supp7571783 | Leagle.com". Leagle. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  2. ^ a b "Forty Years On The Pacific. The Lure Of The Great Ocean. A Book Of Reference For The Traveller And Pleasure For The Stay-At-Home. Compiled By Frank Coffee. by COFFEE, Frank (1852-1929).:: (1920) | CHILTON BOOKS". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  3. ^ a b c d "Suffragist Fanny Faulkner and her daughter Charlotte: Travel Writer". portsmouthhistorynotes. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  4. ^ "Jacob Almy, oldest son of Levi Almy, dies in Portsmouth". Newport Mercury. 1919-11-01. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  5. ^
    ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 2020-10-23. (Subscription or UK public library membership
    required.)
  6. ^ "Charlotte Wales Almy Cameron, travel author". Newport Daily News. 1893-12-26. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  7. ^ "MRS. CHARLOTTE CAMERON". Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). 1921-04-20. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  8. ^ Maddrell, A. (2004). Charlotte Cameron. New Oxford dictionary of national biography.
  9. OCLC 557600655
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  10. OCLC 2731382
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  11. OCLC 15288902
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  12. OCLC 8885633
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  13. OCLC 25042733
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  14. OCLC 911893703
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  15. OCLC 459046955
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  16. OCLC 459046957
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  17. OCLC 1176062333
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