Esplanade Cottages behind railway line 1901 Census Over ten years, Andrew and Sarah Campbell's family grows rapidly and are now living at 22, Auchenharvie Cottages, near Stevenston, Ayrshire. Their house had two rooms, not a lot of space for this growing family. Agnes is 11, John 9, Maggie 8, William 6, Andrew 4 and Jeannie…
1891 Census: Sourlie Ten years have passed again and the Campbell family have moved, this time to Sourlie, near to the area they first moved to from Fife in 1861, living at 18, Low Sourlie. By now, John who is 65 and Margaret, 63, have only their son, Matthew, 22, living at home with them.…
1881 Census 1881 finds John and Margaret with their younger children in a smaller cottages with only two rooms at 9 Southhook, near Knockentiber (west of Knockentiber, where the road crosses the Garrier Burn, past West Plann Farm), Kimarnock in Ayrshire. John Campbell is now age 55, with Andrew, my great grandfather, being the eldest…
Fergushill 1871 Census By the time of the 1871 census, John and Margaret Campbell had moved the short distance to Fergushill with their growing family. Andrew, my great grandfather, was now seven years old and attended Fergushill School. The school closed in 1950. In 1871, the family lived at 6, Burn Row, Fergushill and in…
Benslie, North Ayrshire
My great grandfather, Andrew Campbell 1864 - 1954 Andrew Campbell’s parents were from around the Dunfermline area of Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. Coal is the link that runs through the generations of this family and was the reason why they eventually settled in Kilmarnock. Andrew’s mother, Margaret Blair, was born in Milesmark, Dunfermline on the 11th of January 1832. Milesmark, a village…
Researching family history can be a bit of a challenging puzzle. With such a common name as Campbell, the puzzle can often lead to false information and many dead ends. After much research, here is my Campbell line showing the move the family made from Fife to Ayrshire. 4x great grandparents: John Campbell, born 14…
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