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George Campbell by Les Green – EPG Gazette 2006 No 4
| Name | CAMPBELL – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 79th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 417 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 30th May 1825 / 17 years / Wick Caithness Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Dark / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 7 years 3 months Gibraltar – 5 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 74 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 10th August 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Wick Caithness Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Thurso 1850-1886 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1873 Increased to 1/3d per diem for 12 years 10 months service in Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd July 1850 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HASHEMY 25th October 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1808 Latheron Wick Caithness 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 | McLEAN Sarah Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | George Maitland B 10th September 1837 M REDDAWAY Mary Elizabeth 23rd March 1857 St John’s Church of England Fremantle Western Australia (daughter of REDDAWAY Henry Blackmore EPG) Sarah B 20th January 1842 Gibraltar Bp 28th January 1842 Gibraltar M GREENACRE James Rummer 26th August 1868 D 7 August 1901 Pinjarra Western Australia William B c1844 Gibraltar Chaplains index M McCONNELL Johanna (Jane) 14th February 1870 Congregational Church Fremantle WA D 12th November 1913 Subiaco Western Australia Christopher B c1848 Scotland D 22 October 1850 at sea Ellen B c1849 Charlotte Elizabeth B c1852 Bp 24th March 1852 Perth WA D Not yet known Christina B c1852 Bp 24th March 1852 Perth WA |
| 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 | Pinjarra Suburban Lot 78 of 5 acres 2 roods 15 perches Title application 8th November 1881 Title 22nd July 1882 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Police Constable 1852 Fremantle Gaoler Fremantle 1854 |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Political and News WA Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 – page 2 – List of Pensioners on the Hashemy named Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 3rd September 1852 Appointment of George Campbell to Police force Southern Times (Bunbury) Saturday 17th August 1901 page 3 Death of Sarah Greenacre West Australian Thursday 20th November 1913 page 10 death of William |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19th March 1886 Mt Eliza Depot Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 5th August 1877 age 71 Buried East Perth Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 George Campbell 417 Private 79th Foot location Gibraltar Discharge due to chronic rheumatism and pain in left side George Campbell age 45 received medical treatment during the voyage of the Hashemy for diarrhoea and a second time for a hernia. His son George age 12 was treated for phlegmon, William age 5 for rubeola and Christopher age 2 for phlegmon although he died 22nd October 1850 from Februs 3 days before arrival at Fremantle Charlotte Elizabeth and Christina were both baptised on 24th March 1852 which raises the question of them being twins or were they just tidying up. The father was George Campbell and mother Sarah. No trace of Ellen has been found although Broomhall said she was the informant on her father’s death certificate. When the Hashemy was chartered as a convict transport in 1850 its destination was Van Diemen’s Land but due to the strong anti-transportation movement in the Eastern states it was decided to send it to Western Australia where transportation was still acceptable. As a result the WO 23s still have the pensioners located in VDL in 1851 instead of Western Australia. |