 1861 - 1928 (67 years)
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| Name |
William Webb Campbell [1] |
| Birth |
1861 |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
23 Jan 1928 |
Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia [2] |
| Person ID |
I6529 |
Tucker Family Tree | Campbell Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
18 Aug 2016 |
| Father |
William Branch Campbell, b. 5 Jul 1826, Shadwell ,Middlesex, England d. 18 Aug 1906, Nara, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia (Age 80 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Ann Jackson, b. 01 Mar 1829, London, England d. 06 Oct 1899, 79 Winbourne Street, Ermington, New South Wales, Australia (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 [3] |
- 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.
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Marriage Registration, Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney, New South Wales
The Marriage Details of William Branch Campbell and Elizabeth Ann Jackson |
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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. |
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Christ Church, St Laurence, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 1880
This photo of Christ Church, St Laurence, was taken in 1880 |
| Family ID |
F2019 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Jeanette Balfour Cranna, b. 1871 [4] |
| Marriage |
15 Feb 1890 |
Prospect, New South Wales, Australia [4, 5] |
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St Bartholomew Marriage Register, Prospect, New South Wales, Australia - William Webb Campbell & Jeannette Balfour Cranna
William Webb Campbell married Jeannette Balfour Cranna 15th February 1890, St Bartholomews Anglican Church, Prospect, New South Wales, Australia. Minister Officiating was his brother Joseph Campbell. |
| Children |
| | 1. Leslie Cranna Campbell, b. 1891, Petersham, New South WAles, Australia |
| + | 2. Stuart Cranna Campbell, b. 1894, Petersham, New South Wales, Australia |
| | 3. Robert Bruce Cranner Campbell, b. 1896, Petersham, New South WAles, Australia d. 24 Apr 1897, "Cherrie Hinton", Holden St, Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia (Age 1 year) |
| | 4. Kathleen C Campbell, b. 1902, Burwood, New South Wales, Australia |
| | 5. Alison Cranna Campbell, b. 17 Jul 1904, Burwood, New South Wales, Australia d. 5 Aug 2003 (Age 99 years) |
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| Family ID |
F3122 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
26 Dec 2018 |
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| Notes |
- W W Campbell & Co was a furniture manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer established by William Webb Campbell (1861-1928) in 1886. Campbell learned the trade from his father, William Branch Campbell (1826-1906) who operated the company, W B Campbell, between about 1875 and 1883 from the 'Royal Furnishing Arcade' at 426 George Street. W B Campbell was a furnishing retailer and manufacturer of furniture and bedding. Upon William Branch?s retirement, the company passed to his sons, William Webb, Alfred Branch, Chas J. and Henry, and became known as Campbell Bros.
Campbell Brothers continued in business until around 1890, though W W Campbell & Co established its own shop front first in Castlereagh Street, then George Street and finally from around 1897 at 249 Clarence Street. W W Campbell & Co also seems to have taken over W B Campbell?s factory at Cowper Wharf Woolloomooloo where 60 to 70 workers were employed. By 1902 the furniture factory was located at Miller Street Pyrmont and an advertisement in the Sydney Sands directory stated that W W Campbell & Co were 'manufacturers of furniture, bedding, wire mattresses, and every description of bamboo rush and wicker furniture' and 'importers of British, American, Eastern furniture, bamboo blinds, chairs, lounges &c.' A catalogue from around 1900 (TCQ 749.20491 CAM) illustrates the company?s strong emphasis on cane furniture, with different types referred to either as bamboo, rush, wicker, rattan or pith.
By the mid-1920s when W W Campbell & Co issued a Furnishing the home catalogue (TCQ 749.20492 CAM) aimed especially at country residents, the company was selling a wider range of home furnishings including: carpets, linoleum and other floor coverings; mattresses, sheets, blankets and quilts; lamp shades, standard and table lamps; blinds, curtains, curtain rods and fixtures. A later catalogue from around 1939 entitled, Enjoy the comforts of a well furnished home (TCQ 749.20493 CAM), features all of the above furnishings while maintaining the company?s original strengths in cane and other furniture.
Another important aspect to Campbell's business was its wholesale trade. Until at least the late 1930s, W W Campbell & Co advertised themselves as 'Wholesale and retail furniture warehousemen'. Their catalogue from around 1925 stated that their sizeable wholesale trade enables them to buy on a large scale and sell at reasonable prices. In addition, the company claimed that their costs were kept to a minimum as they had "no expensive window-shows and heavy shop-rent" like other similar stores in Sydney. In fact, from around 1897 to the 1970s, W W Campbell & Co was located at 249 Clarence Street, behind the main furnishing precinct on George and later Pitt Streets. Even in the late 1930s after a major extension including an additional frontage on Kent Street, the building was still referred to as a warehouse.
W W Campbell & Co was taken over by Tallerman and Company Pty Ltd in 1967 but continued trading under the Campbell name until the early 1970s.
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- [S37] Historic Houses Trust, 1890 - 1960, http://www.hht.net.au/discover/highlights/online_exhibitions/sydneys_home_furnishing_stores,_1890-1960/w_w_campbell (Reliability: 3).
http://www.hht.net.au/discover/highlights/online_exhibitions/sydneys_home_furnishing_stores,_1890-1960/w_w_campbell
- [S94] The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 Jan 1928, 10 (Reliability: 3).
See attached death notice published in the Sydney Morning Herald Newspaper, Tuesday 24th January 1928, page 10.
- [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.
- [S479] Anglican Parish Registers, Sydney Australia, 1818-2011, 15 Feb 1890, 187/1889 Marriage No.46 (Reliability: 3).
See attached Parish record, St Bartholomew, Anglican Church, Prospect, New South Wales, Australia, Marriage Register for William Branch Campbell and Jeannette Balfour Cranna.
- [S4] New South Wales Government, NSW BDM, 1890 (Reliability: 3).
Surname Campbell, Given Name William W, Sex Male, Event Marriage, Index Year 1890, Spouse Surname, Cranna, Spouse Given Names Jeanette B, Place of Registration Central Cumberland, Registration year 1890, Registration Number 3047
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