Susannah Anne (Dow) Sempill (bef. 1796 - 1851)

Born before 5 Feb 1796 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Hamilton (Collins) Sempill — married 27 Jul 1820 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 16 Nov 1851 after age 55 in Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Susannah (Dow) Sempill was born in Scotland.

Susannah (Dow) Sempill migrated from Scotland to Australia.

Susanna was baptised on February 5, 1796 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the daughter of John Dow and Janet Campbell.^[1]

She was the granddaughter of George, eldest son of John Campbell of Otter; a descendant of Campbell of Ardkinglas and James Sempill of Beltrees.^[2][3]

She married Hamilton Collins Sempill on 27 Jul 1820 at Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.^[4][5][2][3] They had issue:

1. Jessie Campbell
2. Susannah Collins (Susan)
3. Agnes Myra
4. Francis
5. John Livingston

She migrated to Australia with her husband and other family members in 1830 but returned to Scotland in 1842 and then back to Australia in 1844.^[6]

Susanna died on 17 Nov 1851.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 09 Jul 2022), Susanna Anne Dow, parent(s): John Dow and Janet Campbell, 5 Feb 1796, Greenock Old or West, citing Parish Number 564/3, Reference Number: 20 494.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Paterson, James, "The Poems of the Sempills of Beltrees: Now First Collected", Edinburgh: Thomas George Stevenson, 1849, Archive.org, p. xcii
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} MacKenzie, Robert Dunbar."Kilbarchan; a parish history", Kilbarchan: Alexander Gardner,1902, Archive.org, p 232
4. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYQF-FVS : 11 February 2020), Susanna Ann Dow in entry for Hamilton Colins Sempill, 1820.
5. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTBD-B9F : 11 February 2020), Susanna Anne Dow in entry for Hamilton Collins Sempill, 1820.
6. ↑ "Free Ssettler or Felon: Hamilton C. Sempill
7. ↑ NSW BDM #572/1851 V1851572 37B
   Notice: The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 Nov., 1851, page 3.

See Also:

• "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTNY-QVT : 11 February 2020), Susannah Anne Dow in entry for Jessie Campbell Sempill, 1821.

• "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQHT-6RR : 11 February 2020), Susannah Anne Dow in entry for Jessie Campbell Sempill, 1821.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JM4G-GQG : 23 March 2020), Susanna Ann in entry for Agnes Myra Sempill, 1828.

• "England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGZR-N6SQ : 16 March 2018), Susanna Ann Sempill in entry for Agnes Myra Sempill, 23 Mar 1828; citing Baptism, , London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm 394,844.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLT7-SRZ : 24 March 2020), Susanna Ann Sempill in entry for Agnes Myra Sempill, 1828.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLTQ-PYH : 24 March 2020), Susanna Ann Sempill in entry for Agnes Myra Sempill, 1828.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NT1S-CM5 : 24 March 2020), Susanna Ann Sempill in entry for Agnes Myra Sempill, 1828.