James Campbell (1751 - abt. 1840)

Born 15 Dec 1751 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Died about 1840 at about age 88 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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Biography

James Campbell was born on 15 Dec 1751 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, son of George Campbell (1719 - ~1796) and Margaret (Boyle) Campbell (1723 - ).

His siblings were:

1. Ivie Campbell (1754 - 1831)
2. Helen Campbell (1756 - )
3. John Campbell (1758 - )
4. William Campbell (1760 - )
5. Elisabeth Campbell (~1762 - )
6. Thomas Campbell (1764 - )

James was born at the Garclaugh farm in New Cumnock and was never married. He was a very strong man and often lived with his brothers, and afterwards with his nephew William Campbell at Braehead farm, and when William’s family left Braehead after his death in 1833, James went to Dalgig farm in New Cumnock where he died about 1840. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Ivie Campbell (1833-1910) memories quoted in Campbell of New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland (http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/CAMPBELLFrame1Source1.html)

• Baptism: "Schottland, ausgewählte Geburten und Taufen, 1564-1950"
  Ancestry de Record 60143 #22707263 (accessed 19 November 2022)
  James Campbell baptism.