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Robert Mackay Campbell (1806 - 1885)

Robert Mackay Campbell
Born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotlandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 6 Jan 1830 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , , and
Died at age 79 in Picton, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Biography

Robert Mackay Campbell was born on 16th August 1806 at Callenter Close, Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a son of Alexander Campbell and Elizabeth Dick.

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Robert Campbell migrated from Scotland to New South Wales.
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He came free to New South Wales on the Skelton in 1823.[1][2]

On 6th January 1830 in St John's Church of England, Parramatta, Robert married Ann Hassall[3] by and they had ten children, Elizabeth Ann (1830-1871), Susannah Sinclair (1832-1893), Jessie Hassall (1834-1917), Robert James (1836-1877), Mary (1838-1927), Alexander Mackay (1840-1926), William Shelley (1844-?), Catherine Alexa (1846-1932), Ann Broughton (1849-1940), and Rowland T. (1851-1931)[4].

Robert and family handed over a lease of 460 acres known as Baxter Park, near Parramatta to a Mr John James Howell (in trust) on 29th September 1834[5].

He passed away on 6th December 1885 at Jarvisfield, Picton, New South Wales (on his daughter, Jessie Antill's, property).[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census
    Name Robert Campbell
    Estimated Birth Year abt 1806
    Arrival Ship Skelton
    Arrival Year 1823
    District Cooke
    Residence Age 22
    Residence New South Wales, Australia
    Residence Date 1828
  2. ↑ New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856
    Name Robert Mackay Campbell
    Event Date 1 Sep 1824
    Arrival Year 1823
    Vessel Skelton
    Event Description Reply
    Comments Came free per "Skelton", 1823
    Page 297
  3. ↑ New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Marriages, 1790-1966, Reference Number: REG/COMP/2; Description: Vol 02, Baptisms, 1826-1834; Marriages, 1826-1834; Burials, 1826-1834; Parish: St. John's Anglican Church Parramatta
  4. ↑ New South Wales State Library [1]
  5. ↑ New South Wales Government. New South Wales, Various Land Records. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia
  6. ↑ Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Registration Year 1885, Registration Place, Picton New South Wales, Registration Number 8033




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Thomas-7679 Gillian Thomas
Campbell-28472 and Campbell-15616 appear to represent the same person because: Same wife. From bio of Campbell-15616, same daughter. Thanks for reviewing.
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