Civil War Veterans in Australia

Andrew Creelamn Fulton was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1841, the son of Robert Fulton a manufacturer and Mary Collins Fulton. He served an apprenticeship in engine fitting in London, England before spending two years running the Union blockade in the American Civil War; eventually being taken prisoner.

After his release Andrew migrated in 1864 to New South Wales, Australia and from there to Brisbane in Queensland, Australia where he was credited with fitting the engines in the ship “Emma”. After Brisbane, Andrew moved to Roma, Queensland where he was credited with the installation of the Roma Courthouse clock.

In 1869 Andrew married Anna Jane McDowell of Antrim, Ireland. Anna Jane was a widow with four children whose husband John McDowell died in November 1866 at 33 years of age; and was also buried in Stawell Cemetery, grave number 1104. He apparently died when he fell down a shaft and was killed instantly; as is inscribed on his headstone.

In 1886 Andrew moved again, this time to Victoria. He next migrated to New Zealand, but having no success there, he returned to Stawell, Victoria where he worked as an engine driver on the gold claims for the next fifteen years. He then moved to Horsham, Victoria where he was appointed as an engineer to the Horsham Water Trust.

Anna in 1906, had been living in an old weatherboard cottage near Moonlight Dam and had not been see for several days, when it was determined she had died on October 28, 1906; at some 70 years of age. Andrew, her husband, at the time was residing at Avon Plains. She was survived by her son Robert, 34 years of age, her daughter Mary MacVean who was 32 living in England and her daughter Florence Treadwell who was 30, living in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales; her other child, Andrew had died prior to her death.

Andrew Creelamn Fulton died at Stawell, Hospital, Borough of Stawell, County of Illawarra, Victoria, Australia on January 17, 1927 at 85 years of age; reg. no 3501; registered by G.A. Green on January 18, 1927 and buried on January 19, 1927 in grave number 6486. The Presbyterian Certificate, number 3501, was presented to someone named MacVean; possibly a relative of his daughter Mary who was in England and who had married a MacVean. At the time he was listed as being an “engine driver”. For four weeks he had been listed by Dr. J. H. Morgan as being in a state of senility and finally died of heart failure. He was buried on January 19, 1927 and services were conducted by Rev. George P. Campbell, a Presbyterian Minister. He had lived in Victoria, Australia for a total of sixty-one years. At his death Andrew left four children; Andrew at age 55, Mary at 53, Florence at 50 years of age and Robert who had deceased before him. Andrew had resided in Stawell for some thirty years. For many years Andrew was believed to have been buried in Horsham. Stawell is about 40 miles from Horsham and that may have been the reason for the mistaken information on his burial site.