Malcolm Campbell (1885 - 1948)

Born 11 Mar 1885 in Chislehurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Marjorie Dagmar (Knott) Campbell — married 1913 in Bromley, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Dorothy Emily Edith (Whittall) Campbell — married 1920 in St Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom

Died 31 Dec 1948 at age 63 in Reigate, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Malcolm Campbell is Notable.

Sir Malcolm Campbell (11 March 1885 – 31 December 1948) was an English racing motorist and motoring journalist. He gained the world speed record on land and on water at various times during the 1920s and 1930s using vehicles called Blue Bird, including a 1921 Grand Prix Sunbeam. His son, Donald Campbell, carried on the family tradition by holding both land speed and water speed records.

Early life:

Malcolm Campbell was born in Chislehurst, Kent, England in 1885,^[1] the only son of William Campbell, a Hatton Garden diamond seller. He was christened on 24 Jun 1885 to William Campbell and Ada Westerton in Chislehurst. He attended the independent Uppingham School. In Germany, learning the diamond trade, he gained an interest in motorbikes and races. Returning to Britain, he worked for two years at Lloyd's of London for no pay, then for another year at one pound a week. Between 1906 and 1908, he won all three London to Lakes End Trials (motorbike races). In 1910 he began racing cars at Brooklands. He christened his car Blue Bird, painting it blue, after seeing the play The Blue Bird by Maurice Maeterlinck at the Haymarket Theatre. He married Marjorie D. Knott in 1913 in Bromley, Kent, England, but divorced two years later. He married Dorothy Evelyn Whittall in 1920 in St Martin in the Fields, Westminster and their son Donald was born in 1921, and they had a daughter, Jean, in 1923. He was knighted in 1931. They divorced in 1940. He married Betty Nicory in Aug 1945 in Chelsea.

Census

• 1891 England Census: Name: Malcolm Campbell; County: Kent; Parish: Chislehurst; Ecclesiastical Parish: ANNUNCIATION; Registration District: Bromley; Gender: Male; Age: 6; Marital Status: Single; Relationship to Head of Household: Son; Birth Year (Estimated): 1885; Birthplace: Kent, England

William Campbell Head M 45 London, England

Ada Campbell Wife F 27 St George Hanover Square, London, England

Winifred Campbell Daughter F 8 London, England

Malcolm Campbell Son M 6 Kent, England

Hannah Russell Servant F 27 Northamptonshire, England

Annie Ellyatt Servant F 23 London, England

Eliza Christmas Servant F 21 Cambridgeshire, England

• 1901 England Census: Name: Malcolm Campbell; Event Place: Uppingham, Rutland, England, United Kingdom; County: Rutlandshire; Civil Parish: Uppingham;Ecclesiastical Parish: Uppingham St Peter & St Paul; Sub-District: Uppingham; Registration District: Uppingham; Gender: Male; Age: 16; Occupation: PUPIL; Relationship to Head of Household: Boarder; Birth Year (Estimated): 1885; Birthplace: Chislehurst, Kent
• 1911 England Census: Name: Malcolm Campbell; Event Place: Bromley, Kent, England, United Kingdom; County: Kent; Parish: Bromley; Sub-District: Bromley; Registration District: Bromley; Gender: Male; Age: 28; Marital Status: Single; Marital Status (Original): SINGLE; Occupation: UNDERWRITER AND INSURANCE BROKER MEMBER OF LLOYDS; Birth Year (Estimated): 1883; Birthplace: Chislehurst, Kent; Relationship to Head of Household: Boarder

Emma Browne Head F 33 Chelsfield, Kent

Stanley Browne Son M 21 Bromley, Kent

Elsie Browne Daughter F 17 Bromley, Kent

Malcolm Campbell Boarder M 28 Chislehurst, Kent

Arthur Pride Boarder M 23 Yorks, Norfolk

George Thomas Rune Boarder M 49 Bickley, Kent

He competed at Brooklands as well as in France.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ UK Birth Registration for Malcolm Campbell, Bromley, Volume 2A, Page 409, June quarter of 1885, Mother's maiden name: Westerton
2. ↑ [[1]] Starting line-up of the 1926 Gold Star Handicap. His is the furthest left dark car.

• https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp CAMPBELL, MALCOLM; Mother’s Maiden Name: WESTERTON; GRO Reference: 1885 J Quarter in BROMLEY Volume 02A Page 409
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJLK-1RS : 11 February 2018, Malcolm Campbell, ); citing item 2 165 294, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 2,145,473.
• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ42-ZZM : 3 May 2019), Malcolm Campbell in household of William Campbell, Chislehurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Kent county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X91D-VTH : 21 May 2019), Malcolm Campbell, Uppingham, Rutland, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Uppingham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWD7-C78 : 8 July 2019), Malcolm Campbell in household of Emma Browne, Bromley, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=87AdayIVHdUD18gEazu3VA&scan=1
• https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=vUWl8pj5KuIh25pbvLEeLw&scan=1

See also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Campbell