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John CAMPS was born in 1810 Bury, St
Edmunds, Suffolk, England to John CAMPS & Lucy Elizabeth BAKER.
John arrived in Sydney, Australia aboard the male convict ship
"Hive" on the 11th Jun 1834. The ship left Portsmouth, England on
the 29th Jan 1834, and had 248 men on board when it arrived in
Sydney, Australia. The ships master was John H Luscombe.
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Jane ADAMS was born in 1832
Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland. Jane came out to Sydney, Australia with
her parents, William & Mary Ann ADAMS in the 4th October 1838
aboard the ship "Parland" as
Bounty Immigrants. Jane was given the same name as her maternal grandmother,
Jane McIntyre. From the age of five, Jane grew up on the Shoalhaven area and
never lived anywhere else.
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 John CAMPS committed his crime in Bury St.
Edmunds, Suffolk, England. John Camps had been charged with the theft of 'a silver spoon and divers articles
of wearing apparel from the Grammar School'. It was reporting that John had taken the stolen to Cambridge.
While he was declared 'Not
Guilty' due to the lack of
evidence, a verdict of Guilty was passed on the charge of selling stolen
goods. He and his accomplice, John Bird, were sentenced to seven years
transportation. As a result, he was sentenced to seven years transportation
to New South Wales. His convict details state his height (5 feet 9 inches),
hair colour (sandy brown) and eye colour (hazel). In addition, John Camps had
no previous convictions, his occupation at the time of his trial was a 'kitchen and garden servant' and he could neither read nor
write. He had a scar on left cheek near the upper lip, another centre of same
cheek, and a scar on both shins.
After arriving in Australia, John served his sentence at Parramatta
working as a gardener at the Female Factory. John then moved to the
Shoalhaven area late 1840 working at Terara for the DE MESTRE family (where
he met his wife, Jane Adams).
He was granted a Ticket of Leave in 1839 and his Certificate of
Freedom a year later in December 1840.
A transcription of the Court report:
John Camps and John Bird were indicted for having,
on the 4th June last, stolen a silver spoon and divers articles of wearing
apparel from the Grammar School in this town, the property of Mr. Arthur
Horatio Bellman. Mr. Bellman deposed that he was one of the scholars at the
Grammar School, and had a study in the playground. At about 20 minutes past
ten, on the evening of the 3rd June, he left in his study marked T. W. On the
following morning at seven o’clock, he found the door and window open and the
property missing. He saw marks of force on the doors of other studies in the
playground; a pitchfork was found and it corresponded with the marks seen.
Caney produced a spoon which he had received from a person named Bond of
Cambridge. Bond stated that the prisoner Camps sold him the spoon and a pair of
shoes and other things for 17s. Mr. Bellman identified the spoon. The
initials T. W. had been engraved on the handle but had been, subsequently to
the robbery, nearly defaced so as to render its identity extremely difficult
to be determined. James Freeman who appeared to be a labourer and resided at
Cambridge, stated that he accompanied the prisoners to Bond's to dispose
of the property, which they told him they came honestly by. Camps sold part
of the property to Bond and the other prisoner (who said his name was Davis)
remained outside the shop. The remainder of the property was sold to Mr. Barret of Cambridge. The Recorder said that the sole
question was whether they had any doubt as to the identity of the spoon. The
Jury, after consulting together for a few minutes, returned a verdict of Not
Guilty. The prisoners were then arraigned under another indictment, for
having on the same day, stolen two pairs of shoes &c. from the Grammar
school, the property of Mr. John Compton Maule. The evidence was similar to
that adduced in the last case. Caney produced the shoes, which the prisoners
had sold to Bond. They were satisfactorily identified by Mr. Maule as his
property. Bird attempted to provide an alibi but the Jury found both the
prisoners Guilty and they were sentenced to be transported for seven years.
Freeman stated to the Recorder that he had been ill used and knocked about
and he wanted to know whether he was not entitled to the 10s. reward that had been offered in the event of the prisoners
being convicted? The Recorder replied that he had nothing to do with it.
Freeman then pressed the learned gentleman to intervene on his behalf. The
Recorder: "I
cannot see that your conduct in the course of your transactions with the prisoners
has particularly entitled you to the consideration of the Court".
Freeman went away grumbling. After the Session, the Recorder, Aldermen and
Assistants, together with several of the professional gentlemen of the town,
dined at the Angel Inn. The Grand Jury also dined at the above Inn, where
both tables were supplied with every delivery of the season, to the general
satisfaction of the guests.
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On the 16th May 1849 when she was 17 years old, Jane
married John Camps at 'Terara'. The witnesses were her brother
John Adams and Luke Cresswell. There was about a
twenty three year difference in their ages.
John & Jane CAMPS lived at Cambewarra in the Shoalhaven area in
New South Wales with Jane's
parents until 1871. John & Jane then purchased a property at Good Dog
Creek at Cambewarra in 1871. It was 42 acres and Lot 84 on the Crown Land
map. It backed onto the forests of the Cambewarra Range below Brown's Mountain. Three creeks flowed
through the property, Good Dog Creek, Bangalore Creek and Camps Creek.
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 ![MCj03646820000[1]](DESCENDENTS%20OF%20JOHN%20CAMPS_files/image022.gif) John was a landowner for
10 years when he died on the 22nd December 1882 at Cambewarra of
old age (senile decay).
(Source: NSW Death Certificate 1883/11496)
John was buried in Cambewarra Cemetery.
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 Jane died on the 9th
September 1900 at Cambewarra. According to the death certificate she died
from 'white softening of the
brain' aged 67yrs. Jane's funeral card was inscribed by the
family: 'Call not back the
dear departed, Anchored safe where storms are o'er, On the borderland we left her, Soon to meet and part no
more. Far beyond this world of changes, Far beyond this world of care, We
shall find our missing loved one, In our father's mansion fair.'
Jane was buried on the 10th September, alongside her
husband John, in the Cambewarra cemetery.
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 John & Jane CAMPS had 9
children:
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Mary Jane born 9th June
1853 at Cambewarra NSW Australia. Mary Jane married James CHEGWYN on 27th
January 1875
at Cambewarra. They had 4 children. She died on 23rd February 1900
at Botany, Sydney NSW Australia.
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Elizabeth Anne born 14th May
1856 at Good Dog-Cambewarra NSW Australia. She married George PAYNE in 1883
in Sydney NSW Australia. They had 3 children. Elizabeth died in 1939 at
Marrickville, Sydney NSW Australia.
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John born 5th June
1858 at Good Dog-Cambewarra NSW Australia. He married Jane MAXWELL in 1895 at
Nowra NSW Australia. They had 2 children. John moved to Queensland and died
in 1944 at Millaa Millaa
QLD Australia.
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Margaret born 18th
August 1860 at Good Dog-Cambewarra NSW Australia. She married Samuel BLOW on
12th September 1878 in the house of John Camps, Cambewarra NSW
Australia. She is my 2nd Great Grandmother. They had 7 children,
including my Great Grandmother, Gladys May BLOW. Margaret died 24th
June 1959 at Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW Australia.
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Rebecca born 6th July
1862 at Good Dog-Cambewarra NSW Australia. Rebecca never married and died on
16 Mar 1949 in Sydney NSW Australia.
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William George born 27th
February 1865 at Cambewarra NSW Australia. He married Sarah BEAVEN on 10th
April 1890 at Luke's Church, Broughton Creek, Berry NSW Australia. They had 4 children. William died in 1955 at
Balmain, Sydney NSW Australia.
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James born 7th June
1868 at Cambewarra NSW Australia. He married Martha Eleanor BAILEY on 16th
August 1899 at Gerringong NSW Australia. They had one child. James died 24th
August 1951 at Newcastle NSW Australia.
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Alfred Ernest born 4th May
1870 at Cambewarra NSW Australia. He married Elizabeth Janet DONALDSON in
1904 at Glebe Presbyterian Church, Sydney NSW Australia. They had 4 children.
He died in 1931 at Botany, Sydney NSW Australia.
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Lucy born 31st
December 1872 at Cambewarra NSW Australia. She married William LAWRENCE on 10th
September 1892 at Cambewarra NSW Australia. They had 8 children. Lucy then
married Henry LIPSETT in 1914 at Roma QLD Australia. They had 1 child. Lucy
then married a 3rd time to Stanley BRYANT about 1917 in Charlesville QLD Australia. Lucy died 4th June
1939 at Miles QLD Australia.
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Alfred Ernest & Elizabeth CAMPS
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Elizabeth & George PAYNE
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James &Martha CAMPS
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John & Jane CAMPS
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Margaret CAMPS
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Mary Jane CAMPS
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Rebecca CAMPS
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William George CAMPS
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