Peerage Record – 19889

     Jane Campbell is the daughter of Colin Campbell of Attichuan and Bessie Campbell.¹ She married George MacCallum.¹
     Her married name became MacCallum.¹

     George MacCallum married Jane Campbell, daughter of Colin Campbell of Attichuan and Bessie Campbell.¹
     He was possibly a dealer in slaves.¹

     Rebecca Campbell was born in 1732 at Jamaica^G.¹ She was the daughter of Dugald Campbell and Anne Launce.¹ She married Duncan Campbell, son of Dr. Neil Campbell and Henrietta Campbell, on 11 March 1753 at Saltspring, Hanover Parish, Jamaica^G.¹ She died on 7 December 1774 at England.¹ She was buried at St. John’s Church, Hackney, London, England^G.¹

     Duncan Campbell was born on 5 January 1726 at Glenaray, Argyllshire, Scotland^G.¹ He was the son of Dr. Neil Campbell and Henrietta Campbell.¹ He was baptised on 9 January 1726.¹ He married, firstly, Rebecca Campbell, daughter of Dugald Campbell and Anne Launce, on 11 March 1753 at Saltspring, Hanover Parish, Jamaica^G.¹ He married, secondly, Mary Mumford on 27 January 1776 at Sutton-at-Hone, Kent, England^G.¹ He died on 28 February 1803 at age 77 at Wilmington, Kent, England^G.¹ He was buried at St. John’s Church, Hackney, London, England^G.¹
     He was a midshipman on merchant sailing ships to Jamaica before 1749.¹ He was a merchant ship captain between 1749 and 1757.¹ He was a hulks overseer.¹ He was manager of the partnership Stewart and Campbell, which held a contract for the transport of 500 convicts a year to North America in 1772.¹ He owned the ship Bounty (previously Bethia) which became William Bligh’s ship for his trip to Tahiti.¹ Between 1787 and 1791 He and his firm arranged the transport of the first three fleets of convicts to establish Sydney.¹

     Anne Campbell was born in 1700.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel John Campbell and Katherine Claiborne.¹ She married David Currie on 10 February 1721/22 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G.¹ She died in 1783.¹
     From 10 February 1721/22, her married name became Currie.¹

     David Currie married Anne Campbell, daughter of Colonel John Campbell and Katherine Claiborne, on 10 February 1721/22 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G.¹ He died in 1771.¹
     He was a West Indies merchant at London, England^G.¹

     Colin Currie was born in 1731.¹ He was the son of David Currie and Anne Campbell.¹ He died in 1771.¹
     He was a West Indies merchant.¹

     John Currie is the son of David Currie and Anne Campbell.¹
     He was a merchant at 10 Billiter Square, London, England^G.¹

     Elizabeth Currie was born in 1726.¹ She was the daughter of David Currie and Anne Campbell.¹ She married John Shakespear, son of Jonathon Shakespear and Elizabeth Shallett, on 23 April 1747 at St. Anne’s and St. Agnes, Aldergate, London, England^G.¹ She died on 15 February 1807.¹
     From 23 April 1747, her married name became Shakespear.¹

     John Shakespear was born on 21 March 1718 at London, England.² He was the son of Jonathon Shakespear and Elizabeth Shallett.² He married Elizabeth Currie, daughter of David Currie and Anne Campbell, on 23 April 1747 at St. Anne’s and St. Agnes, Aldergate, London, England^G.¹ He died on 18 May 1775 at age 57 at London, England.²
     He was a ropemaker at London, England^G.¹