William Branch Campbell

William Branch Campbell

Male 1826 - 1906  (80 years)

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  • Name William Branch Campbell 
    Birth 5 Jul 1826  Shadwell ,Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Christening 26 Jul 1826  St Pauls, Shadwell, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2


    Baptism Transcription, William Branch Campbell
    Baptism Transcription, William Branch Campbell
    William Branch Campbell was baptised 26 Jul 1826, St Paul, Shadwell, Middlesex, England
    St Pauls Church of England, Shadwell, Middlesex, England, Parish Records, Births 1826, William Branch Campbell.
    St Pauls Church of England, Shadwell, Middlesex, England, Parish Records, Births 1826, William Branch Campbell.
    William Branch Campbell, son of Joseph and Elizabeth Campbell, baptised 5 July 1826 at St Pauls Church of England, Shadwell, Middlesex, England
    Gender Male 
    Census 1851  168 High Street, Shadwell, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    London Census 1851 
    1851 UK Census - London - Joseph Mcgregor Campbell, Eliza Campbell, William Branch Campbell
    1851 UK Census - London - Joseph Mcgregor Campbell, Eliza Campbell, William Branch Campbell
    On the night of the 1851 UK Census Joseph Mcgregor Campbell, his wife Eliza Campbell and Brother William Branch Campbell were residing at 168 High Street Shadwell, Middlesex, England.


    Residences 1851  168 High Street, Shadwell, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    see attached 1851 London Census 
    Residence 1880  Flushcombe Turrets, Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Flushcombe Turrets, Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia 
    Flushcombe Turrets
    Flushcombe Turrets
    Flushcombe Turrets was constructed by William Branch Campbell in about 1880 and was his family home



    Will 26 Apr 1900  Gosford, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Last Will and Testament of William Branch Campbell. 
    Last Will and Testament of William Branch Campbell
    Last Will and Testament of William Branch Campbell
    New South Wales Will Books 1800-1952, Will No. 37859, William Branch Campbell.

    Death 18 Aug 1906  Nara, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    William Branch Campbell, death and funeral
    William Branch Campbell, death and funeral
    William
    branch Campbell died 18 August 1906 and was buried at the Field of Mars Cemetery on 20 August 1906.
    Death Notice of William Branch Campbell
    Death Notice of William Branch Campbell
    This death notice of William Branch Campbell appeared in the Clarence & Richmond Examiner on Saturday 25 Aug 1905 on Page 4.


    Burial 20 Aug 1906  Field of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Burial - William Branch Campbell
    Burial - William Branch Campbell
    William Branch Campbell was buried at the field of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, New South Wales on 20 Aug 1906. His gave is located in Church of England Section B, Grave No. 1230.

    Person ID I10493  Tucker Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2017 

    Father Joseph Andrew Campbell,   b. 6 Jan 1797   d. 22 Jun 1852 (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Branch 
    Marriage 13 Apr 1817  St George Church of England, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8

    St George Church of England, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England, Marriage Register, Joseph Campbell and Elizabeth Branch
    St George Church of England, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England, Marriage Register, Joseph Campbell and Elizabeth Branch
    Joseph Campbell married Elizabeth Branch, 13 April 1817 at St George Church, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England. Marriage Number 384.
    Family ID F1967  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Ann Jackson,   b. 01 Mar 1829, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 Oct 1899, 79 Winbourne Street, Ermington, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 13 Mar 1852  St Lawrence Church of England Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and Roman Catholic Church Maitland, New South Wales Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • New South Wales Birth deaths and marriages shows Registration number V1852258 38C/1852 Campbell William B and Jackson Elizabeth A -Early church record code ME - Church of England St Lawrence, Sydney, New South Wales and
      Registration number V1852258 98/1852 Campbell William B Jackson Elizabeth A -Early church record code LK - Roman Catholic East Maitland, Maitland, West Maitland. I can only assume that they were married twice in different denomination churches to appease their parents different religious affiliations.

    Marriage Registration, Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney, New South Wales
    Marriage Registration, Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney, New South Wales
    The Marriage Details of William Branch Campbell and Elizabeth Ann Jackson

    Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    This drawing is of Christ Church St Laurence Sydney NSW and was taken in 1850 before the construction of the spire in 1885.

    Christ Church, St Laurence, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 1880
    Christ Church, St Laurence, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 1880
    This photo of Christ Church, St Laurence, was taken in 1880
    Children 
    +1. Charles Jackson Campbell,   b. 20 Feb1860, Penrith, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1945, Lidcombe State Hospital & Home, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Alfred Branch Campbell,   b. 18 Jun 1853, Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1946, Private Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     3. Elizabeth Campbell,   b. c1854   d. 21 May 1937, Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 82 years)
    +4. Joseph Campbell,   b. 13 Sep 1856, St Marys, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1933, Barmedman New South Wales Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     5. Lydia Branch Campbell,   b. 1857, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1859, Western Road, Colyton, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
    +6. William Webb Campbell,   b. 1861, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1928, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    +7. Henry Campbell,   b. 24 Dec 1862, Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1944, Worthing, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F2019  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2011 

  • Photos
    William Branch Campbell
    William Branch Campbell
    William is the Husband of Elizabeth Ann Campbell (nee Jackson)
    William Branch Campbell
    William Branch Campbell
    Photo of William Branch Campbell

    Documents
    Flushcombe and Flushcombe Turrets A Blacktown Tragedy
by Lyn and Les Tod
    Flushcombe and Flushcombe Turrets A Blacktown Tragedy by Lyn and Les Tod
    A history Study by Lyn and Les Tod, which was entered in the Blacktown Council?s Mayoral History Literary Award competition and the study won first prize.

    This work is copy written an must not be reproduced without the express permission of the authors Lyn and Les Tod

  • Sources 
    1. [S238] UK Census On Line, 1851 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached UK Census of London (1851)

    2. [S491] Docklands Ancestors, Findmypast, London, Docklands and East End Baptisms, 1558-1933, 26 Jul 1826 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached Baptism Transcription of William Branch Campbell, 26 Jul 1826, St Paul, Shadwell, Middlesex, England.

    3. [S238] UK Census On Line, 1851 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached census document

    4. [S238] UK Census On Line, 1851 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached 1851 Census of London

    5. [S344] Findmypast, 26 Apr 1900, Will No 37859 (Reliability: 3).
      NSW Will Books 1800-1952 - see attached copy of Will No. 37859, William Branch Campbell.

    6. [S100] Sydney Morning Herald, 20 Aug 1906, Family Notices - Deaths (Reliability: 2).
      Campbell - August 18, William Branch Campbell, late of Flushcombe Turrets, Blacktown, in his 81st year. Funeral will move from Auldie, Ermington for the Field of Mars Cemetery, at 2o'clock this afternoon.

    7. [S483] Ancestry England, Pallot's Marriage Index, 1780-1837, 1817 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached copy of England, Pallot;s Marriage Index 1780-1837 - Joseph Campbell & Elizabeth Branch.

    8. [S510] Church of England, St George Church of England, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England Parish Records, 13 Apr 1817, 128/1817 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached copy of St George Church, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England, Marriage Register, page 128, 1817, Marriage No. 384, Joseph Campbell and Elizabeth Branch.

    9. [S56] Church Register, Christ Church, St Laurence, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 13 Mar 1852, 107 (Reliability: 3).
      William Branche Campbell of the Parish of Canterbury, Bachelar and Elizabeth Ann Jackson of this parish, Spinster were married in this Church by Licence this thirteenth day of March in the year 1852 by me ????? H Stephenson.
      The marriage was Between us W. B Campbell, Elizabeth Ann Jackson in the Presence of W Dettmar of Bligh St Sydney and Ann Gregory of Redfern.


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