Colonial Camden as a settler society

John Hawdon of Elderslie

In 1929 Mrs Madeline Buck the grand-daughter of an Elderslie pioneer James Hawdon published a series of his letters written in 1828 to friends in England. Hawdon had lived in the Elderslie area for five years from 1828.

Hawdon’s letters surfaced in England in 1929 amongst old family papers and have many interesting insights into life in the early days of the colony.

Read about his time in the Elderslie area @ https://camdenhistorynotes.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/john-hawdon-of-elderslie-in-a-settler-society/