Hello to All the lovely People, who have been researching my Paternal Family above.
Firstly, I am led to believe the family were reputedly descended from Norman Nobles namely the De Camvilles, in the Essex area, (North of London). Author, Barbara Cartland's family home was called Camfield & there is a story behind this name, on the 'net', please check this out. Others say the family were from Saxon beginnings, who knows? As all the information from all those years ago was not always recorded, Old time Genealogical information came from Parish Records & Bishops Transcripts & was as accurate as the Vicar was, at keeping records.
It is an unmistakable fact That the Branch of Camfields under Discussion were from the Speldhurst area of Kent, UK. I have visited the family church at Speldhurst, a number of times & there are very many Camfield's mentioned, in their parish record history, obviously they were Anglicans.
I also have a long list of Death Records from this church regarding our family.
The young William Camfield of Burrswood, died aged around 30 years of age, just prior to the Burrswood Estate being sold to Mr Salomons in 1832. William Snr. & one of his daughters moved to Brighton after the sale.
It is entirely co-incidental that I took the same path as my G/G/Uncle Henry Camfield & emigrated from UK to Australia in 1982, first from NSW then to Western Australia in 1983. I became a JP Co-ordinator & remarkably discovered that Henry Camfield had taken the same career steps, nearly 170 years before (Henry was Government Resident Magistrate for the Albany region of Western Australia, I had no previous notice of this fact. Henry Camfield died without Issue in 1872 & I attest to his & his Wife Annie's, wonderful service to our 'indigenous' population of Aboriginal people. They were known as the 'Saintly Couple' & were Pious & helpful to less fortunate citizens.
Please if anymore information about my Branch, of the Camfield family is required, send to me & I will do my best to answer you. Arthur, Perth, Western Australia, 2014.
