Early Life
Patrick Campbell's WikiTree entry suggests he was born 4
th Jul 1695 at Killin, drawing heavily from
this Rootsweb page. This would make him the son of
Colin Campbell; the baptismal record indicates that Patrick was baptised on the 6
th of October 1695 at Lochgoilhead. Note that Killin is about 30 miltes from Lochgoilhead...it's a little tricky to imagine why a newborn child would have been born at Killin then, two days later, transported 30 miles to Lochgoilhead to be baptised.
It seems plausible, given his status as a tacksman, that Patrick was born into a cadet branch of a landholding family; both the
Rootsweb entry, and the
WikiTree entry suggest a connection to the
Campbells of Ardkinglas, though I've yet to find clear evidence of a link. See my
separate, more detailed review of Patrick for further discussion on his heritage and life.
Career
Burke's1 indicates that
Patrick Campbell was:
Esq., of Dunderave Castle, co. Argyll, surgeon of the 42nd Highlanders
A similar entry is found in
Scottish Highlanders.
An
entry for Patrick at
Rootsweb indicates that Patrick was a tacksman of Lix and Milnmore in Killin, in 1735. This residence is consistent with the birth entries for his children around this time.
Family Life
Patrick Campbell married
Ann Campbell probably around 1729, but we don't have a marriage record to confirm the exact date (
ScotlandsPeople has no marriage records for Killin after 1717;
FamilySearch indicates that there are no marriage records from 1717 to 1782). They had the following children:
- Ann, b. 1729 (parents noted as "in Wester Lix"
- Katherine, b. 1731
- Mungo, b. 1733 (parents noted as "in Wester Lix")
- Charles, b. 1735 (parents noted as "in Milnmore")
- James, b. 1736
- Alexander, b. 1739
- Beatrix Elisabeth, b. 1740 (parents noted as "in Milnmore"); she married James Murdoch of Kilmadock
Following these 7 children there is a three year gap, then more children but this time Patrick's wife is marked as "Henreta", who I believe to be a second wife, Henrietta Campbell:
- Isabel, b. 1743 (parents noted as "in Milnmore")
- Patrick, b. 1745
- Colin, b. 1748
- Henrietta, b. 1753 (parents noted as "in Killin")
Patrick's memorial suggests they had 15 children, and the Rootsweb page has the above 11 plus a Hugh b. 1749 who I can't locate. I think that Patrick married twice (plausible, given the 3 year gap between Beatrix, last daughter of "Ann", and
Isabel, first daughter of "Henreta"). Some have interpreted the memorial inscription (see below) as indicating that Ann and Henrietta were the same person but I am not persuaded.
Death
Patrick Campbell died c. 1774; his Testament Dative was registered at Argyll on the 5
th of July 1774. There he is described as 'sometime in Inverchaggernay, thereafter at Dunderave, parish of Kilmorich'.
A memorial inscription at Kilmadock graveyard appears to have been set up by Patrick's son
Alexander, most likely in honour of Patrick's wife Henrietta Campbell, and possibly also to commemorate the burial of Alexander's niece (and Patrick's grand-daughter) Henrietta Murdoch Campbell. It reads:
Mr Patrick Campbell late of Dundarave Loch Fyneside, wife Mrs Henrietta C[ampbell] died Doune 8.1786 [aged] 87, ten sons, five daughters in all, by dutiful son Alexander esq comptroller of Customs Port Glasgow, granddaughter Henrietta Murdoch age 22 interred here
Killin
This interesting account of Killin reads:
Towards the beginning of the present century [1700s] the people of the country were rather averse to industry. The spirit of clanship which prevailed was very unfavourable to it. The different clans spent a great part of their time in avenging themselves of each other; the man who could best handle his sword and his gun was deemed the prettiest fellow; and the attentive industrious man was a character held in a degree of contempt.
Footnotes
[1] e.g. 1st Edition reprint, 1849, Vol III Supplement, p240
Abt 1699 - 1786 (~ 87 years)
