John George Truscott Campbell (1813 - 1892)

Born 26 Jun 1813 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ann (Brewer) Campbell — married 16 Aug 1846 in Southwark, London, England

Died 1892 at about age 78 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Biography

Birth and Parents

John Campbell was born in Falmouth, Cornwall, England.

John, the first of three sons of William Campbell and Mary Truscott was born in 1813 and christened on 15 July 1813 at Falmouth, Cornwall.^[1]

Marriage and Children

John George Truscott Campbell, a grocer, married Sarah Ann Brewer, the daughter of Nathanial Nicholas Brewer on 16 August 1846 at St George the Martyr, Southwark, London. John's father was a builder, and Sarah's father was a grocer.^[2][3]They had one son:

1. Edmund John Campbell (b. 17 Apr 1849)^[4]m. 30 Jul 1878 at Benwell, England, Ellen Evans Roach^[5]

Census Records

1861 Camberwell, Surrey = John G T Campbell, 47, clerk, wife Sarah A Campbell, 38, son Edmund J Campbell (11) ^[6]

1871 Camberwell, Surrey - John Campbell, 57, merchant's clerk, wife Sarah A Campbell, 49, son Edmund Campbell (21), merchant's clerk ^[7]

1881 Camberwell, London - John G T Campbell, 68, widower, son Edmund J Campbell, 31, his wife Ellen E Campbell, 24, and daughter Ada Beatrice Campbell 91) + niece Emma Roach (12) ^[8]

1891 Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne . - John Campbell, 77, widower, lodger, b Falmouth; head Eliza Roach (60) and her children Alfred Roach (30), Emma Roach (22), Ellen Campbell (32) widow, and her daughters Ada Campbell (12), Amy Campbell (10) ^[9] Ellen is his daughter in law, widow of Edmund and the girls are his grandchildren,

Death of Spouse

Sarah Ann (Brewer) Campbell died in 1876 in her 62nd year at Camberwell, England. ^[10]

Death

John George Truscott Campbell died in 1892 in his 79th year at Newcastle, Northumberland, England. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJH1-9D2Y : 21 July 2017), John George Truscott Campbell, 15 Jul 1813; citing Christening, Falmouth, Cornwall, England, Cornwall Records Office, Truro.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXH6-4J1 : 10 February 2018), John George Truscott Campbell in entry for Edmund John Campbell and Ellen Evans Roach, 30 Jul 1878; citing Benwell, Northumberland, England, reference No. 370 Page 185, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,469,114.
3. ↑ London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 for Southwark, St George the Martyr
4. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7T4-6BV : 21 March 2020), John George Truscott Campbell in entry for Edmund John Campbell, 1850.
5. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXH6-4J1 : 12 March 2020), John George Truscott Campbell in entry for Edmund John Campbell, 1878.
6. ↑ 1861 England Census Class: RG 9; Piece: 385; Folio: 17; Page: 49; GSU roll: 542627
7. ↑ 1871 England Census RG10; Piece: 734; Folio: 124; Page: 39; GSU roll: 824713
8. ↑ 1881 England Census Class: RG11; Piece: 693; Folio: 136; Page: 30; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341161.
9. ↑ 1891 England Census Class: RG12; Piece: 4198; Folio 73; Page 37; GSU roll: 6099308
10. ↑ GRO Death Index 1876 J Camberwell
11. ↑ GRO Death Index

See Also

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/M7T5-HP6

Acknowledgements

• Biography rewritten with inline sources by Carol Baldwin on 13 November 2021.