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| Name | CAMPBELL – Kenneth |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 72nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 253 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6th November 1824 / 14 years / Edinburgh Scotland Tobacconist |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 1½ in Fair / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 11 years 11 months Gibraltar – 3 years 2 months West Indies – 1 year 4 months |
| Length of Service | 20 years 190 days Underage 06/11/1824-16/02/1827 |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 11th September 1849 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Edinburgh Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1849 1st Edinburgh 1850 2nd Edinburgh 1851 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 1873 Increased to 11d per diem for Service in Enrolled Force |
| 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 | 1810 Deduced Dalkeith Midlothian Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 1st January 1808 Inveresk with Musselburgh Midlothian Scotland |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | CAMPBELL James Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | McGRIGOR JEAN Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | SIMPSON Ellen or Helen c1817 Lasswade Midlothian Scotland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Thomas B c1846 Not yet known M GALLAGHER Mary Ann 1870 Perth Western Australia Daughter of John Gallagher 31st Regiment Merchantman 1864. D 1 September 1926 Cottesloe WA buried Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Perth Lot Y127 Between John and Hardinge streets. 3 roods Title Application 14 January 1881: Title deed 5/1104 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer Perth Wednesday 5th May 1852 – page 2 The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 14th October 1853 – page 2 The Daily News Saturday 23 August 1890 page 3 Obituary (wrong ship) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 23rd August 1890 Melbourne Road Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1889 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Kenneth Campbell, drummer, 72nd regt. Location Portsmouth Hampshire, England 1851 Census Kenneth Campbell, pensioner, his wife Helen age 36 and son Thomas age 5 all born Lasswade are living at 97 Main Street West, Lasswade Midlothian Scotland. Between the arrival of the Minden and January1854 Kenneth Campbell had been guilty of assault on his wife 5 times 1872 pension suspended for 2 months while imprisoned for violently assaulting his wife. 19 August 1874 Kenneth Campbell applied for the grant of £15 as the brick and mortar walls of his 4 bedroom cottage erected on his grant at Y127 had been completed. Obituary for son Thomas (Daily News Thursday 16 September 1926) said he was born at Gibraltar but no record of the birth or marriage of parents at Gibraltar has been located. The 72nd regiment was located at Cape of Good Hope from June 1828 to 1840 when it returned to England. In November 1844 to February 1848 it was located at Gibraltar and from 1848 to 1851 in Barbados, so it is probable Thomas was born in Gibraltar but possible Kenneth and Ellen were married in England prior to sailing. |