CAMPBELL, Alexander 6th Lord of Barcaldine General

1729 - 1779  (50 years)

• Name	CAMPBELL, Alexander  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	6th Lord of Barcaldine General
  Born	1729	Ardchattan, Argyll, Scotland   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Apr 1779	Fort George, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland   [3]
  Person ID	I14720	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	CAMPBELL, John 5th Lord of Barcaldine,   b. 1700, Ardchattan, Argyll, Scotland ,   d. 12 Apr 1777, Ardchattan, Argyll, Scotland  (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	PURDON, Margaret Jean,   b. 20 Feb 1705, Brechin, Angus, Scotland ,   d. Ardchattan, Argyll, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F6757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	CAMPBELL, John 5th Lord of Barcaldine,   b. 1700, Ardchattan, Argyll, Scotland ,   d. 12 Apr 1777, Ardchattan, Argyll, Scotland  (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	CAMPBELL, Margaret of Keithock
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SINCLAIR, Helen,   b. 8 Jun 1747, Scotland ,   d. 5 Apr 1787, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 39 years)
  Married	1 Aug 1765	Caithness, Scotland   [1]
  Children	1. CAMPBELL, Janet,   b. 27 May 1767, Ardchattan, Argyll, Scotland ,   d. 15 Oct 1787  (Age 20 years)  [natural]   2. CAMPBELL, Jean (Jane) Lady,   b. 1769, Archattaw, Argyll, Scotland ,   d. 2 Apr 1853, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 84 years)  [natural]   3. CAMPBELL, Matilda,   b. Abt 1771  [natural]   4. CAMPBELL, Isobel,   b. 1773  [natural]   5. CAMPBELL, Mary,   b. Abt 1777,   d. 14th October 1787  (Age ~ 10 years)  [natural]   6. CAMPBELL, James  [natural]   7. CAMPBELL, Patrick,   d. 1783  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F3992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  General Alexander Campbell of Barcaldine M, #198619, b. 1729, d. 22 April 1779 Last Edited=18 Jul 2006 General Alexander Campbell of Barcaldine was born in 1729. He was the son of John Campbell of Barcaldine and Margaret Campbell. He married Helen Sinclair, daughter of George Sinclair of Ulbster and Janet Sutherland, on 1 August 1765. He died on 22 April 1779. He gained the rank of Ensign in 1745 in the Argyllshire Militia. He gained the rank of Captain in 1747 in the an independent company in the East Indies. He gained the rank of Captain in 1753 in the 1st Royals. He gained the rank of Major in 1757 in the Montgomery’s Highlanders. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1761 in the 95th Buffons. He was Deputy Governor of Fort St. George in 1774. He gained the rank of Colonel in 1777. Children of General Alexander Campbell of Barcaldine and Helen Sinclair James Campbell Janet Campbell d. 15 Oct 1787 Matilda Campbell Mary Campbell d. 14 Oct 1787 Patrick Campbell b. 9 May 1766, d. 4 Dec 1825 Jean Campbell b. c 1769, d. 2 Apr 1853 Isobel Campbell b. 1773 Citations [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 645. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37] [S37] BP2003. [S37] [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 483. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

  
  

• Sources

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