by Warren Nunn
The Campbell connection starts in Scotland where in 1874 David Campbell married Mary Campbell at Bothkennar, Stirling, west of Edinburgh. Despite sharing the same surname, it’s not known whether David and Mary were closely related. Whatever the case, on 10...
by Warren Nunn
Scottish influence in Central Queensland ventures The Rockhampton Historical Society holds the following document written by an un-named person who interviewed Alex Campbell (pictured) about coal mining in Central Queensland. Alex, his father David, along with...
by Warren Nunn
Just a month short of his 13th birthday, David Campbell junior was fatally injured in an accident while working at the Dinmore Brick and Tile Works near Ipswich in Queensland. As was the case for most youngsters in the 19th Century, work at such a tender age was a...
by Warren Nunn
David Campbell (1851-1932) married Mary Campbell (1856-1883) and Christina Abel (1855-1932). Only two of the children from his first marriage survived to adulthood. After his first wife died, he remarried and only one of the five children born to this union survived...
by Warren Nunn
Jeannie Campbell’s birth certificate. Jeannie Campbell (1886-1970) was the only surviving child of David Campbell’s second marriage. Jeannie married John Peter Carr and they had four children. 1. John Alexander David CARR, b. 12 Feb 1909, Queensland,...
by Warren Nunn
Helen Rutherford Campbell. Helen Rutherford Campbell (born 11 Dec 1875, Skinflats, Bothkennar, Stirling, Scotland, died 8 Aug 1956, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia) married Arthur Nunn and they had six children. According to a couple of her grandchildren, she was a fairly...
