Emma Benyon (Ferguson) Campbell (abt. 1833 - 1866)

Born about 1833 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Scarlett Campbell Esq — married 4 Apr 1861 in Leamington, England

Died 31 Oct 1866 at about age 33 in Ryde, Isle of Wight

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Biography

Emma was born in Leeds, Yorkshire in about 1833,^[1] the daughter of Thomas Ferguson of Greenville, county Down, and Ryde, Isle of Wight, Esq., and Emma Benyon. On the 4th April 1861, she married John Scarlett Campbell, Esq., at Leamington.^[2] Emma Benyon Campbell née Ferguson died on the 31st October 1866 at Ryde on the Isle of Wight.^[3]

Research notes

• The estimated year of birth is inferred from the age reported to the 1851 census enumerator.
• For online resources collected by Colin Ferguson, a longtime researcher of the Ferguson and Fergusson clans, see his website entitled, Fergus(s)on Y-DNA Project | Clan Fergusson Society of North America.

Sources

1. ↑ England 1851 Census. Thomas and Emma Ferguson, with daughters, in Bath, Somerset. Original record: National Archives, Kew Surrey. PRO ref. HO107, piece 1943, folio 256, pg. 25, household schedule no 81, enumeration district no. 9, registration district: Bath, sub-registration district: Lansdown. Digital image online at findmypast.co.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick 2018-02-06, by subscription).
2. ↑ Belfast News-Letter, 8 April 1861, pg. 2. Marriage notice: “April 4, at the Parish Church, Leamington, by the Rev. Richard Samborne, Rector of Ash Reigney, assisted by the Rev. J. Craig, John Scarlett Campbell, Esq., Bengal Civil Service, son of the late Sir George Campbell, of Edenwood, Fife, and nephew of Lord Campbell, to Emma Benyon, daughter of the late Thomas Ferguson, Esq., Greenville, County Down.” Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick 2018-02-05, by subscription).
3. ↑ Morning Post, 5 November 1866, pg. 8. Death notice: “Campbell.—On the 31st ult., at Spencer House, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Emma Benyon, wife of John Scarlett Campbell, Esq., judicial commissioner Central Provinces, India.” Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick 2018-02-05, by subscription).