Helen Campbell1756–?
- Name
- Helen Campbell
- Given names
- Helen
- Surname
- Campbell
Ellen Laidlaw
- Name
- Ellen Laidlaw
- Given names
- Ellen
- Surname
- Laidlaw
| Baptism | 6 June 1756 37 32 Of Garclaugh, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Note: OPRs |
| Marriage | … Laidlaw - View family |
| Baptism of a brother | 11 June 1757 Of Park, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
younger brother -
John Campbell
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| Baptism of a brother | 27 April 1759 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
younger brother -
William Campbell
|
| Baptism of a sister | 14 February 1762 Of Consoncan, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
younger sister -
Elizabeth Campbell
|
| Baptism of a brother | 2 September 1764 New Cumnock, Scotland
younger brother -
Thomas Campbell
|
| Australian History | 1770 Note: English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HM Bark Endeavour charts the eastern coast, and claims it for the British Crown. Australia dubbed 'terra nullius' i.e., according to the European legal precepts of the era, it was 'owned' by no-one. |
| Marriage of a brother | Ivie Campbell - View family 1778
elder brother -
Ivie Campbell
sister-in-law -
Jean Gemmell
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| Marriage of a brother | Thomas Campbell - View family about 1782
younger brother -
Thomas Campbell
sister-in-law -
Jennet Brown
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| Marriage of a brother | Ivie Campbell - View family about 1786
elder brother -
Ivie Campbell
sister-in-law -
Margaret Dunbar
|
| Australian History | 1788 Note: The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. Note: British settlement founded at Norfolk Island. |
| Australian History | 1790 Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | 1792 Note: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. Note: Governor Philip returns to England, accompanied by his friend Bennelong and a companion who become the first Australian born person to sail to Europe. |
| Australian History | 1797 Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Australian History | 1798 Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Australian History | 1803 Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
| Marriage of a brother | Thomas Campbell - View family about 1808
younger brother -
Thomas Campbell
sister-in-law -
Mary Pearson
|
| Australian History | 1808 Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Australian History | 1817 Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
| Australian History | 1818 Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Australian History | 1824 Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
| Australian History | 1825 Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | 23 September 1826 Kirkconnel, Ayrshire, Scotland
grandson -
Thomas Laidlaw
|
| Australian History | 1828 Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Australian History | 1830 Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Death of a brother | 28 July 1831 Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
elder brother -
Ivie Campbell
|
| Australian History | 1831 Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | 1832 Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1833 Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | 1835 Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
| Death of a brother | about 1836 Blackfarthing, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
younger brother -
Thomas Campbell
|
| Australian History | 1836 Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1838 Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Death of a brother | about 1839 Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
elder brother -
James Campbell
|
| Australian History | 1839 Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | 1840 Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Australian History | 1841 Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1842 Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Death of a son | 20 March 1843 Kirkconnel, Dfs, Scotland
son -
Thomas Laidlaw
|
| Australian History | 1843 Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Australian History | 1845 Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1850 Note: Western Australia becomes a penal colony. Note: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments Note: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded. |
| Australian History | 1851 Note: Victoria separates from New South Wales. Note: The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat. Note: Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine |
| Marriage of a grandson | Thomas Laidlaw - View family 20 September 1852 Sanquhar, Ayrshire, Scotland
grandson -
Thomas Laidlaw
grandson's wife -
Grace Hair
|
| Australian History | 1853 Note: Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo |
| Australian History | 1854 Note: The Eureka Stockade |
| Australian History | 1855 Note: The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. Note: All men over 21 years of age obtain the right to vote in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1856 Note: Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. |
| Australian History | 1857 Note: Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. Note: Victorian men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1858 Note: Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. Note: New South Wales men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1859 Note: SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. Note: Australian rules football codified, Melbourne Football Club founded Note: Queensland separates from New South Wales with its western border at 141 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1860 Note: John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E. |
| Death | yes |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
George Campbell
Baptism 15 March 1719 39 39 Of Hillhead, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death Maneight House, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
|
5 years mother |
Margaret Boyle
Birth 3 November 1723 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death yes |
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Marriage: yes |
|
| #1 elder brother |
James Campbell
Baptism 15 December 1751 32 28 Hillhead, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death about 1839 Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
|
3 years #2 elder brother |
Baptism 25 September 1754 35 30 Garclough, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 28 July 1831 Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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20 months #3 herself |
Helen Campbell
Baptism 6 June 1756 37 32 Of Garclaugh, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death yes |
|
1 year #4 younger brother |
John Campbell
Baptism 11 June 1757 38 33 Of Park, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death yes |
|
23 months #5 younger brother |
William Campbell
Baptism 27 April 1759 40 35 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death yes |
|
3 years #6 younger sister |
Elizabeth Campbell
Baptism 14 February 1762 42 38 Of Consoncan, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death yes |
|
3 years #7 younger brother |
Thomas Campbell
Baptism 2 September 1764 45 40 New Cumnock, Scotland Death about 1836 Blackfarthing, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Family with … Laidlaw - View family |
| husband |
… Laidlaw
Death yes |
| herself |
Helen Campbell
Baptism 6 June 1756 37 32 Of Garclaugh, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death yes |
|
Marriage: yes |
|
| #1 son |
Thomas Laidlaw
Death 20 March 1843 Kirkconnel, Dfs, Scotland |
| #2 daughter |
Ellen Laidlaw
Death yes |
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| Baptism | OPRs |
| Australian History | English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HM Bark Endeavour charts the eastern coast, and claims it for the British Crown. Australia dubbed 'terra nullius' i.e., according to the European legal precepts of the era, it was 'owned' by no-one. |
| Australian History | The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. |
| Australian History | Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Australian History | 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Australian History | Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. |
| Australian History | The Rum Rebellion |
| Australian History | John Oxley charts the Lachlan River |
| Australian History | Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Australian History | A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. |
| Australian History | New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Australian History | Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. |
| Australian History | Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Australian History | New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Australian History | Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Australian History | The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. |
| Australian History | Western Australia becomes a penal colony. |
| Australian History | Victoria separates from New South Wales. |
| Australian History | Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo |
| Australian History | The Eureka Stockade |
| Australian History | The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. |
| Australian History | Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. |
| Australian History | Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. |
| Australian History | Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. |
| Australian History | SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. |
| Australian History | John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E. |