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David Sanson 1827 - 1868

David Sanson of Curn, Kilnoorat & Portland Bay Parish County Australia was born on June 18, 1827 in Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders County, Scotland United Kingdom to Thomas Sanson and Helen Brown. He had siblings William Sanson and Alexander Sanson. He married Margaret Ann Sanson on February 28, 1852, and had children Thomas Sanson, William Sanson, David Sanson, John Sanson, and George Sanson. David Sanson died at age 40 years old on June 8, 1868 in Camperdown, Corangamite Shire County, VIC Australia, and was buried on July 10, 1868 in Camperdown.

David Sanson
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Curn, Kilnoorat & Portland Bay Parish County Australia
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June 18, 1827
Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders County, Scotland, TD13 5YG, United Kingdom
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June 8, 1868
Camperdown, Corangamite Shire County, VIC, 3260, Australia
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  • 06/18
    1827

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    June 18, 1827
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    Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders County, Scotland TD13 5YG, United Kingdom
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    At 11am on Saturday 2nd of September 2023, Denese Sanson and Trish Sanson, great great granddaughters of David & Margaret Sanson were accompanied by Colin and Brian from the Camperdown Cemetery Trust to unveil the Sanson Family Memorial. Their Journey David Sanson and Margaret Inglis migrated to Australia only months after their wedding in June 1852 in Cockburnspath, Scotland. This was a time that Scotland & Ireland was experiencing severe famine and the governments of the day were encouraging people to come to Australia, the new colony… they were called free settlers – assisted immigrants to help with the labour shortages. The 97-day journey to Australia on the ship called Wanata was not without its difficulties. While it was a double decked vessel, it was overcrowded and inadequately ventilated. By the time they arrived in Hobsons Bay, 39 people died, many were children from typhus, whooping cough or measles. Luckily David and Margaret were able to disembark on 4 October 1852 first stepping on the shores of Australia. Cockburnspath Parish A parish in Berwickshire until 1975. It was sometimes known as Colbrandspeth parish. A medieval parish for both civil and religious purposes from the sixteenth century until 1975. The boundaries of the civil parish were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891. The Early Days David was initially employed to work on a cattle and merino sheep station in Geelong by fellow Scotsmen Andrew & Thomas Chirnside. It would seem that David and Margaret moved from town to town over the next few years -this was evidenced by the births of their 7 children. The first two children Thomas and John were born in Mount Ararat, followed by David in Mount Elephant, Janet in Darlington and lastly Alexander & George in Camperdown. David’s occupation as an agricultural labourer and his experience working at the Chirnside farms when first arrived in Australia would have put him in good stead to obtain work in this area. David purchased a ¼ acre allotment for £2 and 5 shillings at 18 Adeney Street, Camperdown in 1864 and built a Colonial Georgian Vernacular style cottage of four rooms for the family. This house stayed in the family until about 1883 and is considered to be a place of historical significance for the town of Camperdown today. David continued to work as a labourer until his death in 1868, he was 40 years old and died from paralysis resulting from compression on the brain according to his death certificate. This was most likely to have been from a farming accident. Our great grandfather, Thomas was only 14 years old when his father died. Margaret was left widowed with four young boys to raise, three of their children were deceased by this time. Later, two sons migrated to New Zealand and there are many descendants from them today. In July 1876, less than 10 months before he died of tuberculosis, George and his brother David were involved in planting the beautiful Elm trees, west of Walls Street in Camperdown. It is wonderful to know that they had a part to play in creating such a lasting environmental beauty in this town. While David and Margaret only survived about 30 years in the new colony of Australia, they were able to leave a lasting legacy through their seven children, whom four survived to have families of their own and contribute to a number of townships and the overall population of Australia and New Zealand. This is a story about an ordinary young Scottish couple, leaving their homeland and families to find greater opportunities than what Scotland could offer them in the early 1850’s. They prospered in Australia, raised a family, and are considered early settlers in the township of Camperdown. We, their many descendants have benefited from the hardships they endured to establish a home in this new land we call home - Australia. The memorial erected by descendants of David and Margaret in 2022 is a symbol of family unity – a number of descendants contributed to the design and cost of the memorial. It would not have been possible to achieve without the assistance of Maree Belyea from the Camperdown & District Historical Centre providing and confirming the relevant information about David and Margaret’s family. Special thanks to Colin and Brian of the Camperdown Cemetery Trust who worked very hard to create and place the memorial on their gravesite - Presbyterian Section plots 8 &9. Lastly, I would like to pay our respects to our cousin Gordon Sanson, who sadly passed away in Dec 2022. Gordon commenced this journey with us and was very supportive to get this memorial completed. I know he was with us here in spirit at the unveiling on 2 September 2023.

  • Nationality & Locations

    David was born in Cockburnspath, Scotland Children were born in: Mt Ararat, Australia Mt Elephant, Darlington, Australia Camperdown, Victoria, Australia

  • Religious Beliefs

    Presbyterian, Kilnoorat & Portland Bay Parish
  • 06/8
    1868

    Death

    June 8, 1868
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    Paralysis from compression on the Brain (Paralysis from compression on the Brain -possibly from a farming accident)
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    Camperdown, Corangamite Shire County, VIC 3260, Australia
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    1868

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    July 10, 1868
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    Camperdown, Corangamite Shire County, VIC 3260, Australia
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David Sanson
Sanson's Cottage
18 Adeney Street
Camperdown, Victoria
Date built: 1865
Date & Place: in Camperdown, Corangamite Shire County, Victoria 3260, Australia
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Sanson Family Memorial
Sisters, Denese and Trish Sanson at the Sanson Family Memorial Plaque - Camperdown Cemetery, Presbyterian Section Plots 8 & 9
Date & Place: in Camperdown, Corangamite Shire County, Victoria 3260, Australia
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Sanson Family Memorial Plaque
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Sanson Family Memorial Plaque
David and Margaret are buried with their three youngest children in the Camperdown Cemetery in the Presbyterian Section,Plots 8 & 9.
Date & Place: in Camperdown, Corangamite Shire County, Victoria 3260, Australia
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Unveiling of the Sanson Family Memorial in Camperdown, Victoria Sept 2023
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