George CampbellAge: 481817–1866
- Name
- George Campbell
- Given names
- George
- Surname
- Campbell
| Birth | 17 February 1817 36 25 Macknight, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Marriage | Agnes Fisher - View family |
| 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 (Age 10 months) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Birth of a brother | 1 March 1819 (Age 2) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
younger brother -
William Campbell
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| Birth of a brother | 4 June 1821 (Age 4) Macknight, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
younger brother -
Walter Scott Campbell
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| Birth of a sister | 16 September 1823 (Age 6) Maknight, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
younger sister -
Agnes Campbell
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| Australian History | 1824 (Age 6) 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 |
| Birth of a brother | 21 December 1825 (Age 8) Braehead, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
younger brother -
John Campbell
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| Australian History | 1825 (Age 7) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1828 (Age 10) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Birth of a sister | 28 February 1829 (Age 12) New Cumnock?, Ayrshire, Scotland
younger sister -
Margaret Campbell
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| Australian History | 1829 (Age 11) 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 (Age 12) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | 28 July 1831 (Age 14) Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
paternal grandfather -
Ivie Campbell
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| Birth of a sister | 7 August 1831 (Age 14) Braehead, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
younger sister -
Elizabeth Campbell
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| Australian History | 1831 (Age 13) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | 1832 (Age 14) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Death of a father | 17 April 1833 (Age 16) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
father -
William Campbell
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| Birth of a sister | 22 October 1833 (Age 16) Braehead, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
younger sister -
Ebenezer Campbell
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| Australian History | 1833 (Age 15) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Marriage of a brother | Ivie Campbell - View family 23 December 1834 (Age 17) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
elder brother -
Ivie Campbell
sister-in-law -
Jane Murdoch
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| Death of a sister | 5 January 1835 (Age 17) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
younger sister -
Margaret Campbell
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| Australian History | 1835 (Age 17) 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. |
| Australian History | 1836 (Age 18) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1838 (Age 20) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | 1839 (Age 21) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | 1840 (Age 22) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Australian History | 1841 (Age 23) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Marriage of a sister | Jane Campbell - View family 15 March 1842 (Age 25) Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
brother-in-law -
Thomas McCrae
elder sister -
Jane Campbell
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| Australian History | 1842 (Age 24) Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Marriage of a brother | David Campbell - View family 14 August 1843 (Age 26) Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
elder brother -
David Campbell
sister-in-law -
Jessie Wilson
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| Australian History | 1843 (Age 25) 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). |
| Birth of a son #1 | 12 July 1844 (Age 27)
son -
Robert Campbell
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| Baptism of a son | 26 August 1844 (Age 27) Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
son -
Robert Campbell
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| Australian History | 1845 (Age 27) 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. |
| Marriage of a brother | Walter Scott Campbell - View family 8 August 1848 (Age 31) Bargalton, Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
younger brother -
Walter Scott Campbell
sister-in-law -
Jean McMyn
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| Marriage of a brother | William Campbell - View family 2 October 1849 (Age 32) York Township, Ontario, Canada
younger brother -
William Campbell
sister-in-law -
Marion Maclaine
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| Marriage of a sister | Agnes Campbell - View family about 1850 (Age 32)
brother-in-law -
Samuel McGeorge
younger sister -
Agnes Campbell
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| Australian History | 1850 (Age 32) 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 (Age 33) 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 brother | John Campbell - View family 30 April 1852 (Age 35) Bartobrick, Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
younger brother -
John Campbell
sister-in-law -
Louisa Carson
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| Australian History | 1853 (Age 35) Note: Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo |
| Australian History | 1854 (Age 36) Note: The Eureka Stockade |
| Australian History | 1855 (Age 37) 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. |
| Marriage of a sister | Elizabeth Campbell - View family 22 April 1856 (Age 39) Ontario, Canada
brother-in-law -
Adam Henderson
younger sister -
Elizabeth Campbell
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| Australian History | 1856 (Age 38) Note: Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. |
| Australian History | 1857 (Age 39) 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 (Age 40) Note: Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. Note: New South Wales men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1859 (Age 41) 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 (Age 42) Note: John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1861 (Age 43) Note: The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs. Note: skiing in Australia introduced by Norwegians in the Snowy Mountains goldrush town of Kiandra |
| Australian History | 1862 (Age 44) Note: Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1863 (Age 45) Note: South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales. |
| Death of a brother | 31 July 1864 (Age 47) Lauriston, Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
younger brother -
Walter Scott Campbell
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| Death | 1866 (Age 48) Balmoral, Winnipeg, MAN, Canada |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
William Campbell
Birth 19 November 1780 26 26 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 17 April 1833 (Age 52) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Loading...
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11 years mother |
Jean Scott
Birth 13 October 1791 Dalfarson Mills, Doon, Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 17 January 1874 (Age 82) Glenelg Township, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada Loading...
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Marriage: about 1809 — Dalfarson Mills, Doon, Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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16 months #1 elder brother |
Ivie Campbell
Birth 7 May 1810 29 18 Macknight, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 2 January 1880 (Age 69) Craigs, Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Loading...
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3 years #2 elder brother |
David Campbell
Baptism 25 April 1813 32 21 Manight, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 22 June 1880 High Clone, Mochrum, Ayrshire, Scotland Loading...
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20 months #3 elder sister |
Jane Campbell
Birth 25 December 1814 34 23 Maknight, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 10 January 1897 (Age 82) Janefield, Guelph, Canada Loading...
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2 years #4 himself |
George Campbell
Birth 17 February 1817 36 25 Macknight, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 1866 (Age 48) Balmoral, Winnipeg, MAN, Canada Loading...
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2 years #5 younger brother |
William Campbell
Birth 1 March 1819 38 27 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 28 January 1893 (Age 73) Ontario, Canada Loading...
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2 years #6 younger brother |
Walter Scott Campbell
Birth 4 June 1821 40 29 Macknight, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 31 July 1864 (Age 43) Lauriston, Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Loading...
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2 years #7 younger sister |
Agnes Campbell
Birth 16 September 1823 42 31 Maknight, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 27 October 1895 (Age 72) Ontario, Canada Loading...
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2 years #8 younger brother |
John Campbell
Birth 21 December 1825 45 34 Braehead, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 12 September 1900 (Age 74) Culcrae Farmhouse, Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Loading...
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3 years #9 younger sister |
Margaret Campbell
Birth 28 February 1829 48 37 New Cumnock?, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 5 January 1835 (Age 5) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Loading...
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2 years #10 younger sister |
Elizabeth Campbell
Birth 7 August 1831 50 39 Braehead, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 15 March 1924 (Age 92) Canada Loading...
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2 years #11 younger sister |
Ebenezer Campbell
Birth 22 October 1833 52 42 Braehead, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 6 April 1909 (Age 75) Listowel, Perth, Ontario, Canada Loading...
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| Family with Agnes Fisher - View family |
| himself |
George Campbell
Birth 17 February 1817 36 25 Macknight, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 1866 (Age 48) Balmoral, Winnipeg, MAN, Canada Loading...
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| wife |
Agnes Fisher
Death yes Loading...
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Marriage: yes |
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| #1 son |
Alex Campbell
Death yes Loading...
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| #2 son |
Robert Campbell
Birth 12 July 1844 27 Death yes Loading...
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George Campbell has 18 first cousins recorded
Father's family (18)
Parents George Campbell + Janet McDonald
Parents William Fisher + Margaret Campbell
Mother's family (0)
Extra information
Internal reference
I8097
Reference number5897
Last change 15 September 2012 - 15:40:34
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