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| Name | CAMPBELL – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 42nd Regiment and Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1048 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 23rd May 1825 / 18 years / Glasgow Lanark Scotland Carpenter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft 0 in Fair / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 6 years 2 months Malta – 2 years 9 months Corfu – 2 years 6 months Bermuda – 10 months North America – 3 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 91 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 8th September 1846 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Glasgow |
| Pension Districts | 1846 2nd Glasgow 1850 2nd Manchester 1851 Western Australia 1860 Ceylon |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th July 1851 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MINDEN 14th October 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1807 Barony Glasgow Lanark Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism, Marriage and death | McCANN Anne M 2nd January 1832 Gibraltar D Between 1843 and 1847 |
| Children of 1st Wife | Jane/ Jean Ann B c1833 Malta M LEWER Robert 7th August 1852 M BURNS Robert 1874 Roebourne WA D 1886 age 53 Roebourne WA John B 1838 Portsmouth Hampshire Bp 2nd September 1838 Woolwich, Kent England Christina B c1843 Bermuda (British Subject) M BURKINSHAW William 1864 Fremantle Western Australia D (BIRKENSHAW) Age 34, 22nd October 1882 Victoria Plains Western Australia |
| 2nd Wife | BRYCE Mary B 1822 Scotland |
| Date/Place of Marriage to 2nd wife | M 22nd August 1847 Barony, Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Children by 2ndt Wife | James B July 1851 at sea Minden D 27th September 1851 at sea Archibald B 1855 York Western Australia Colin B 1857 York Western Australia Alexander Sinclair B 1859 York Western Australia 1910 Gascoyne Western Australia Norman Angus B 1859 York Western Australia M HABERMAN Sarah Anne 31 December 1885 Queensland D 6 July 1938 Bundaberg Queensland Bur Bundaberg Cemetery |
| Father of wives Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of wives Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | York P11 4 acres Assigned 20th November 1852 Title Application 13th May 1859 Title 1661 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News Thursday 11th January 1883 page 3 Trial of Charles Cole. Victorian Express Wednesday 17th January 1883 page 3 Death Christina The Bundaberg Mail and Burnett Advertiser Friday 31 January 1908 page 3 Mention of Mr A Campbell master at the Royal College Colombo. |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1860 to Ceylon |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 3rd February 1862 Colombo Ceylon |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 1874 age 62 Victoria(Plains) Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 John Campbell Private 1048 2nd batt Rifle Brigade location Newport Wales In the 1841 Census John (34) and wife Ann (29) Campbell are living at the Barracks, St, Mary’s Cardiff, Glenmorgan shire Wales with their children Jean A age 7, John age 3 and Archibald age 1. Discharge: Unfit for service In the 1851 Census John and his second wife Mary are living at No 7 Griffiths Building at Salford, Manchester. Mary’s sister Agnes is also visiting them and living at the same address is James and Margaret Bryce who appear to be Mary’s brother and his wife and family. |