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Inverness / Re: Donald Cambell of South Uist/Benbecula
« on: Monday 14 February 11 07:32 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for this reply. However, the Angus you write of of was likely born in Canada in abt. 1823,and probably in Judique Cape Breton ( he was my GGgrandfather).I say this as the only record available was of his brother Malcolm,and he himself was born in Judique.

This part of my family seems as if it is to be lost between the cracks in recording keeping. :(
Fate seems against me in my pursuit - Records too vague for both Scotland and Canada/Cape Breton at that time in history;even Angus' possible death falls in the period on no obituaries being kept(1877-1907).Being Catholic,and a "weaver"/ tailor,are said to also be disadvantages as well.

I don't know what to do now. I recently paid for 1 hour search by a well known genealogist of Uists,Benbecula area, and sadly nothing became of it.


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Inverness / Donald Cambell of South Uist/Benbecula
« on: Saturday 26 January 08 14:56 GMT (UK)  »
It's been 1.5 years since last posting, and have a tiny bit more info, so I'd like to put forward my request again.

Donald "The Weaver" Campbell moved to Canada around the time of the kelp crisis(1815-1830) with his wife Mary-Margret ? settled in Judique ,Cape Breton and had 4 children:
Angus (Abt. 1823/1833 from 1881/1891 census)
Margret(Abt. 1837)
Malcolm (Abt. 1838)
Neil(Abt. 1840)
Does anyone have any oral/written records that possibly could put Donald in a Campbell family in around 1780-1815 in South Uist or Benbecula ? As my earlier post mentioned he was Catholic.
Judique was mostly settled by North Uist McDonalds 1800-1815

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Inverness / Re: Campbell's in North Uist ?
« on: Tuesday 01 August 06 04:32 BST (UK)  »
Well Donald "the weaver" Campbell is buried in Cape Breton(as is his 3 sons), only his wife "Mary" MAY have died and been buried there.I was thinking that those parts of Scotland, like my parts of Cape Breton are sparsely populated and people tend to be friendlier and not only more helpful,but some of the older folks carry with them a wee bit of genealogy history with them.When I got home last year I was up to Inverness County and was talking to this old fellow at a petrol station who knew my Campbell family(they left the area about 1910,but would return for ceilidhs)
The 1841 census I was told omits(?) Catholics, so I'm not sure about that. possibly a Catholic marriage between a Donald Campbell and a Mary ? around 1820-25,but again, it's a Catholic marriage

From here in China I tried the Mormons site where you input family data,but it didn't come out like I had hoped,though it rarely does,eh? I was trying to get a Donald Campbell with 3 sons; Angus,Malcolm and Neil and IF there were a few I'd aim for the ones with the closest dates to what I have,BUT that never materialized. Can you think of anything ?

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Inverness / Re: Campbell's in North Uist ?
« on: Monday 31 July 06 05:35 BST (UK)  »
Dear Alison,
                   I hope this is a private message...well it's meant to be, and I'd love your help, as ...simply put-I'm between jobs in Beijing,China, NOT the most ideal setting for genealogy-They don't even have obituaries here(for Chinese),as there are too many people(I guess?).I believe I have enough(more would be better,of course) information to  make a connection to Scotland/Highlands, and being from Cape Breton and having been in the Scottish Highlands(1993-4), I found the people to be quite similiar(accent etc..) and I suspect that if I was there in person I could/would get assistance from people in the pertinent areas...your request to help..would you be living in the vicinity ?

Donald (The Weaver) Campbell was from North Uist as told to me by an aunt that NEVER had been out of Canada(so how else could she have heard of "North Uist"?).The family were Roman Catholic(bad for 1841 census, but GOOD for mainstreaming Campbell choices).This Donald Campbell came to Nova Scotia with 3 sons,but NO wife, so I suspect she had died there in the Highlands.Her name-Mary Campbell came to me when I followed the naming order of the grandchildren;the 3 sons all had 1st sons named Donald, and 1st daughters were Marys.The 3 sons of Donald and Mary were trained as Tailors in Scotland, and the father being a Weaver(same industry),so they might have worked together.The 3 sons were: Malcolm born abt. 1825,Angus abt. 1830, and Neil abt. 1833.I also suspect that they left for Canada between 1849-1852,but I also suspect there were more children in the family, that either stayed or moved elsewhere.

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Scotland / Re: Do I have enough information ?
« on: Monday 15 May 06 06:58 BST (UK)  »
Dear Gadget, you mentioned that "your friend above has these very names" in their family tree...Do you mean Donald and his 3 sons ? I'd be interested, if you could pass along my info.It's all been put forward on this forum.
Cheers

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Scotland / Re: Do I have enough information ?
« on: Monday 08 May 06 01:12 BST (UK)  »
Sad to say,but I believe you folks are right about them not coming from North Uist,but I wonder where my mom and aunt got that name,neither of them had gone to Scotland ? So, I'm hoping South Uist. I'm at a wee bit of a disadvantage,as I'm living in China, and my only source of information is the internet. Is there a particular area that Catholic Campbells would have made their home? Does Scotland have the same problem as Cape Breton- Too many family members with the same name ? The only way we tell them apart in Cape Breton is with nicknames( "black" Duncan,Mary-Danny-Peter...) which don't show up on official records ?

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Scotland / Do I have enough information ?
« on: Sunday 07 May 06 15:24 BST (UK)  »
I had thought my search in Cape Breton(Canada) had uncovered enough to assure me of positive results for continuing on with my family history in Scotland,but now I'm not so confident. Below is ALL I know:

Donald "The Weaver"Campbell came to C.B.(Canada) with his three sons; Malcolm Campbell(born October 15th, 1825), Angus(born 1830) and Neil(born 1833). there is no mention of Donald Campbell's wife.In the census of 1881 all are said to have been born in Scotland.All this information is generic and can involve many "Campbell' lines.
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 They were Catholic Campbells,so that seperates them from the many Protestant Campbells.
  Family traditions says they came from North Uist,but that is not possible,but likely the Hebrides.
  Likely left around the time of "The Clearings" between 1834-1850
    The Campbells that came to Canada seem to be only part of a family, and I'm hoping that there is a Campbell out there looking for the missing father and 3 brothers....or am I reaching too far ? Do I have enough information ?
Cheers

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Inverness / Campbell's in North Uist ?
« on: Thursday 04 May 06 23:33 BST (UK)  »
As this is my first posting; I'm thinking this is where I should begin.(I hope!)
I've read that up there in North Uist was predominantly Protestant and MacDonald's, and if that be the case, the family rumour that we came from there must be wrong.My family are Catholic Campbell's and that would eliminate them from more-or-less coming from there... Yes ? It's possible that over in Cape Breton,Nova Scotia we're a bit stuck in the old days.My grandfather was not fond of either the Protestants or the MacDonalds, and no MacDonald has directly married into our Campbell line. I also don't think the specifics of date of departure would nullify that. But, as I haven't a clue as to where my gggrandfather and his 3 sons left from, I'm wondering if it was more likely South Uist. I put the date at between 1825- 1845, for arrival into Nova Scotia.
Is there anyone out there familiar with Uist ?
Cheers

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