Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Captain Robert Campbell

Male - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Captain Robert Campbell (son of Lieut. Walter Campbell); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-344338

    Notes:

    Campbell., Robert. ---Major Robert Campbell and Robert Campbell, Captain. While our sketch has to do only with the late Major Robert Campbell and his uncle, Captain Robert Campbell, it would appear that Lieut. Walter Campbell, of the 37th Regiment, who died in 1857, was the head of the family on their arrival in Wilmot in 1840. They located on the farm in East Zorra now owned by the Jno. Bonner Estate. Captain Robt, Campbell lived and died a bachelor, but the late Major was married in 1878 to Margaret Eliza Smith. The Campbells were a family of strong military instincts and possessed a high sense of honour and chivalry and dispensed a princely hospitality at their handsome residence, East Zorra. Major Robert Campbell died at New Hamburg in 1898 and Captain Robert Campbell in 1888.

    Church of England, An Historical Sketch of the Parish of Wilmot 1828-1913, Diocese of Huron, Ontario, New Hamburg, Canada by Charles James Fox, Sep 1913


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lieut. Walter Campbell was born 1791 (son of Campbell); died 25 Apr 1857; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Military: HM's 37 Regiment
    • Residence: East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-344337

    Notes:

    Campbell., Robert. ---Major Robert Campbell and Robert Campbell, Captain. While our sketch has to do only with the late Major Robert Campbell and his uncle, Captain Robert Campbell, it would appear that Lieut. Walter Campbell, of the 37th Regiment, who died in 1857, was the head of the family on their arrival in Wilmot in 1840. They located on the farm in East Zorra now owned by the Jno. Bonner Estate. Captain Robt, Campbell lived and died a bachelor, but the late Major was married in 1878 to Margaret Eliza Smith. The Campbells were a family of strong military instincts and possessed a high sense of honour and chivalry and dispensed a princely hospitality at their handsome residence, East Zorra. Major Robert Campbell died at New Hamburg in 1898 and Captain Robert Campbell in 1888.

    Church of England, An Historical Sketch of the Parish of Wilmot 1828-1913, Diocese of Huron, Ontario, New Hamburg, Canada by Charles James Fox, Sep 1913

    Children:
    1. 1. Captain Robert Campbell died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Campbell (son of Campbell); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-344336

    Children:
    1. 2. Lieut. Walter Campbell was born 1791; died 25 Apr 1857; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Major Robert Campbell was born 1828; died 16 Dec 1898, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Campbell died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-223781

    Children:
    1. 4. Campbell died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Robert Campbell was born 1801, , Scotland; died 14 Oct 1888, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.