Charlotte Cameron Explained

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

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).^{[2] [3]} She was born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA.^[4]

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.^[5] In 1918 she visited her mother in Portsmouth and gave public talks about her travels. In 1921 she visited Australia.^[6]

Cameron was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1913 and received the Order of the British Empire following the First World War.^[4]

Cameron died on 9 December 1946 in London, England.

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.^{[7] [8]}

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: IN RE F. P. NEWPORT CORPO 194 F.Supp. 757 (1961) supp7571783 Leagle.com. 2020-10-23. Leagle. en.
2. Web site: 2020-03-10. Suffragist Fanny Faulkner and her daughter Charlotte: Travel Writer. 2020-10-23. portsmouthhistorynotes. en.
3. News: 1919-11-01. Jacob Almy, oldest son of Levi Almy, dies in Portsmouth. 1. Newport Mercury. 2020-10-23.
4. Cameron [née Wales-Almy], Charlotte (1872/3–1946), traveller and author]. 2020-10-23. en. 10.1093/ref:odnb/62112. 978-0-19-861412-8.
5. News: 1893-12-26. Charlotte Wales Almy Cameron, travel author.. 8. Newport Daily News. 2020-10-23.
6. News: 1921-04-20. MRS. CHARLOTTE CAMERON.. 11. Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). 2020-10-23.
7. Maddrell, A. (2004). Charlotte Cameron. New Oxford dictionary of national biography.
8. Web site: 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. 2020-10-23. www.abebooks.com. en.
9. Book: Cameron, Charlotte. A passion in Morocco. A novel.. 1911. London. Stanley Paul & Co.. English. 557600655.
10. Book: Cameron, Charlotte. A woman's winter in South America. 1912. Small, Maynard. Boston. English. 2731382.
11. Book: Cameron, Charlotte. A Durbar bride. 1912. Stanley Paul. London. English. 15288902.
12. Book: Cameron, Charlotte Wales-Almy. A woman's winter in Africa, a 26,000 mile journey. 1913. S. Paul & Co.. London. English. 8885633.
13. Book: Cameron, Charlotte. Zenia: spy in Togoland. 1916. T. Werner Laurie. London. English. 25042733.
14. Book: Cameron, Charlotte. A cheechako in Alaska and Yukon. 1920. T. FisherUnwin. London. English. 911893703.
15. Book: Cameron, Charlotte. Two Years in Southern seas, by Charlotte Cameron, .... 1923. T. Fisher Unwin. London. English. 459046955.
16. Book: Cameron, Charlotte. Wandering in South-Eastern seas, by Charlotte Cameron, .... 1924. T. Fisher Unwin. London. English. 459046957.
17. Book: Cameron, Charlotte. Mexico in revolution, an account of an English woman's experiences & adventures in the land of revolution,.. 1925. Seeley, Service & co. limited. London. French. 1176062333.