The Tomb houses 11 family members including John and Elizabeth and several of their nine children, though more are mentioned on the monument. Their second child was born and died during the voyage of the Second Fleet and young John died in England. The first James died and is buried at Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta. John Macarthur Senior died in the Cottage at Belgenny Farm following a long illness, while Elizabeth died in Sydney, at the home of her daughter, Emmeline Parker.

Access to the tomb was via a stairway at the front under the visible steps, joining the entrance to the tomb about 2.5m below ground level. The Tomb is about 2.2 meters high, as big as the visible concrete borders and is lined with bricks.

The grave with the sword is that of Brigadier General George Macarthur Onslow, who commanded Brigades of the Australia Light Horse. George served with gallantry in World War 1. He survived being shot in a skirmish in the Battle of Wellington Hill (in Palestine), returning to participate in the Battle of Beersheba. He built “Murrandah” which is now the Camden House Retirement Village. His wife Violet, buried beside him, lived to 102.

The Macarthur Onslow Name

The linking of Macarthur and Onslow originated when the sole heir to the Macarthur estate, Elizabeth, (granddaughter to John and Elizabeth Macarthur) married Captain Arthur Onslow, thus becoming Mrs Arthur Onslow. In 1892 by virtue of Royal Letters Patent she assumed the additional surname of Macarthur and henceforth she and her children were known as Macarthur Onslow. Elizabeth’s eldest son, James then inherited the Estate but as his only son, James Arthur was disinherited the property passed to his daughter Helen. She married Sir Reginald Stanham (Paymaster General of the British Army during World War 2). Once again to retain the Macarthur name, Helen requested her only son, Quentin to become known as Macarthur Stanham. Today, Camden Park House and its surrounding is the private home of the Macarthur Stanham family. No more burials are permitted in the cemetery, but members of the family may be cremated, and their ashes deposited here.

Burials and Memorials

The Following is a list of the names of those buried in the family cemetery. The first 11 are those buried in the vault. There is also a list of those to whom there is a memorial but who are not actually buried here.

Burials:

1. John Macarthur (1767 – 1834) head of family and wool pioneer
2. Elizabeth Macarthur (1766 – 1850) nee Veale, wife of John
3. Sir William Macarthur (1800 – 1882) fifth son of John and Elizabeth
4. Elizabeth Macarthur (c1792 – 1842) eldest daughter of John and Elizabeth
5. Mary Bowman (1795 – 1849) nee Macarthur, second daughter of John & Elizabeth
6. James Bowman (d1871) second son of Mary and James Bowman
7. James Macarthur (1798 – 1876) fourth son of John and Elizabeth
8. Emily Macarthur (1806 – 1880) nee Stone, wife of James Macarthur
9. Arthur Alexander Walton Onslow RN (1832 – 1882) husband of Elizabeth, the daughter of James and Emily Macarthur
10. Emily Susan Macarthur Onslow (1869 – 1876) daughter of Arthur and Elizabeth Onslow
11. Arthur Alexander Norman Onslow (1881 – 1883) son of Arthur and Elizabeth Onslow
12. Arthur Foot Onslow (1846 – 1919) a relative of Captain Arthur Onslow
13. Contance Faith Macarthur Onslow “Pixie” (1903 - 1962) nee Herbert, wife of James Arthur Macarthur Onslow
14. James Arthur Macarthur Onslow (1898 – 1959) son of James William Macarthur Onslow
15. James William Macarthur Onslow (1867 – 1946) eldest son of Arthur and Elizabeth Onslow. Major General.
16. Enid Emma Macarthur Onlsow (1868 – 1952) nee Macarthur, wife of James William Macarthur Onslow
17. Violet Marguerite Macarthur Onslow (1879 – 1981) nee Gordon, wife of George Macleay Macarthur Onslow
18. George Macleay Macarthur Onslow (1875 – 1931) second son of Arthur and Elizabeth Onslow. Brigadier General.
19. Francis Arthur Macarthur Onslow (1879 – 1938) fifth son of Arthur and Elizabeth Onslow
20. Rose Sibella Macarthur Onslow (1871 – 1943) second daughter of Arthur and Elizabeth Onslow
21. Sir Reginald George Stanham (1893 – 1957) husband of Helen Maude Macarthur Onslow. Major General.
22. Helen Maude Stanham (1899 – 1967) nee Macarthur Onslow, wife of Sir Reginald Stanham
23. Michael Quentin Stanham (1963 – 1963) son of Quentin and Antonia Macarthur Stanham
24. Blake William Saunders (1988 – 1988) great grand son of Edward Macarthur Onslow

Memorials:

Memorial 1:
Elizabeth Macarthur Onslow (1840 – 1911) only daughter of James and Emily Macarthur, wife of Captain Arthur Onslow

Memorial 2:
Sir Edward Macarthur (1789 – 1872) eldest son of John and Elizabeth Macarthur
John Macarthur (1794 – 1831) second son of John and Elizabeth Macarthur
James Macarthur (1797 – 1797) third son of John and Elizabeth Macarthur
Emmeline Emily Parker (1808 – 1888) nee Macarthur, third daughter of John and Elizabeht Macarthur, wife of Sir Henry Watson Parker

Memorial 3:
Anthony Waldemar Fredrik Rothe (1938 – 1959) grandson of James and Enid Macarthur Onslow)
Elizabeth Enid Rothe (1903 – 1990) nee Macarthur Onslow, daughter of James and Enid Macarthur Onslow
Fredrik Ludwig Rothe (1898 – 1992) husband of Elizabeth Rothe nee Macarthur Onslow

Memorial 4:
Antonia Macarthur Stanham (d 1989) nee Blaxland, wife of Richard Quentin Macarthur Stanham

Memorial 5:
Edward Macarthur Onslow (1909 – 1980) son of Francis Arthur Macarthur Onslow