James Thomas CAMP
In 1873 James had one acre in Cambridge - section 402 - and in 1874 he married *Miss Goodman.
James enrolled in the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers in 1874 and became a member of the Cavalry and Cambridge bands in 1878. He ended his Cavalry days as a Corporal in 1882.
He was a storekeeper in Cambridge and became bankrupt in 1875. He took on hairdressing, then in 1880 sold off his Stationery and Fancy Goods business, plus 400 books from his lending library.
At that time he bought a site at Tamahere and built a 15-bed hotel where he became a storekeeper, hotelier and blacksmith. He also became the pound keeper and took on tailoring. He served on the School Committee and Church Building Committee and ran a very successful sports day.
Then tragedy struck - the hotel burnt down and the Camps lost two of their children - Albert aged 10 and Edward aged 3. Two weeks later they had Charles and Hilda baptised.
They sold up at Tamahere and moved to Auckland where James continued in the tailoring business and his wife became the proprietress of the Waikato Club.


* James Thomas CAMP married Mary Ann GOODMAN 5 Feb 1869 at Mary's residence in Motueka
- Mary was born in Nelson, a daughter of Thomas Goodman & Ann GROOBY

James was was born October 1843 in County Cork, Ireland
- he was a tailor and had a shop at the end of Grey Street Tamahere for several years and also had the Tamahere Hotel (aka the Half-way House) which was on the main road between Hamilton and Cambridge since its opening
Mary Ann was born 1 August 1849 in Nelson

their known children were:

1/ 1870 - 1936 Thomas James 'Henry' Camp
- Thomas married Mary SCHUMACHER in 1892
- Henry was badly burned in the Hotel Fire

2/ 1871 - 1929 Lydia Florence Camp
- Lydia married John Sissons GARRETT in Jan 1893 in Auckland

3/ 1873 - 1936 Maud Elizabeth Lucy Camp
- she married Thomas William Farrington SKINNER in 1897 in Ponsonby
- she married Henry 'Harry' BUTLER in 1922

4/ 1874 - 1885 Albert Montague Camp
- Albert was born 15 December 1874 in Cambridge
- he died 14 March 1885 in the Hotel Fire in Tamahere aged 10.3

5/ 1877 - 1954 Emma Mabel Camp
- Emma married Frederick Whilhelm RASSMUSSEN 19 Sept 1901 in her father's house Rose Rd, Auckland

6/ 1878 - 1943 Kathleen Rosina
- born in Tamahere, Hamilton
- Kathleen married Thomas WHITE 26 July 1902 in Ponsonby

7/ 1879 - 1958 William George Camp
- born in Camridge
- William married Charlotte Harriett LOISE (1886-1968) 16 May 1906 in his mother's house Grey Lynn, Auckland
- Willie was slightly injured in the Hotel Fire

8/ 1881 - 1885 Edward Hewett Camp
- Edward was born 30 December 1881 in Tamahere
- he died 14 March 1885 in the Hotel Fire in Tamahere aged 3.3 (see above)

9/ 1884 - 1967 Charles Graham Camp
- born in Tamahere
- Charles married Elizabeth Gourlay THOMSON (1878-1961) 7 November 1907 in her father's house Dunedin
- they both died in Wellington

10/ 1885 - 1969 Hilda Mayne/Maine Camp
- born in Tamahere
- Hilda married Albert Edward Anthony NIELD (1885-1963) 30 Dec 1910

11/ 1886 - 1971 Anne Violet Camp
- Ann married Thomas Manu MAWE (1898-1974) 11 Dec 1923

12/ 1888 - 1966 Ruby Ada Camp
- Ruby married Thomas James Keith CROPP (1889-1966) Xmas Eve 1913
- Thomas died in April 1966 aged 77
- Ruby died in July 1966 aged 7 days from 78

13/ 1890 - 1890 Albert Edward Camp
- Albert died aged 6 weeks

14/ 1891 - 1892 Ellen Camp
- Ellen died aged 10 days

15/ 1893 - 1952 Jessie May Camp
- Jessie married Arthur Edward GREY (1893-1959) in 1919
- she died in Helensville, Auckland


James Thomas CAMP died in 1923 in Australia aged 80
Mary Ann died in Auckland 29 Sept 1924 aged 75