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Argyllshire / Re: Dukes of Argyll
« on: Sunday 31 March 13 13:05 BST (UK)  »
My name is John, same with me... my great grandmother was said to be the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Argyll and a governess . Please contact me at my email address * and we can hook up to discuss. Maybe we are related which would somewhat prove our stories. I am getting a dna test to help.  John
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Argyllshire / Re: Dukes of Argyll
« on: Sunday 31 March 13 13:00 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: cakemagic on Sunday 12 June 11 19:36 BST (UK)
There has been a legend in my family for many years - long before I started tracing my family history 14 years ago- and I am still no nearer to finding if the legend is true. My 3 x great grandfather, Robert Campbell was born around 1787 "somewhere in Scotland". It is alleged that one of his ancestors was the daughter of the Duke of Argyll and she eloped with a coachman. The Duke was apparently so angry when he found that they had married that he tore the marriage entry out of the parish register. It sounds very unlikely that he would do this but that is how the story has been passed down for generations. A few of my family are very proud that they may be related to the Dukes of Argyll and I would love to find the truth. Has anyone any ideas?

Robert Campbell married in Lowther in Westmorland in 1813 and was one of the stone masons involved with the building of Lowther Castle. In the 1841/1851 census he is just listed as being born in Scotland. Very frustrating!!

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