William Campbell

William Campbell was born to Joseph and Elizabeth Campbell at 9 Stafford st. Dublin. He was baptized across the round in St. Mary's Area - DUBLIN (COI) , Parish/Church/Congregation - ST. MARY Baptism of WILLIAM CAMPBELL of 9 STAFFORD ST on 3 November 1852 Name WILLIAM CAMPBELL Date of Birth 1 October 1852 Address 9 STAFFORD ST Father JOSEPH CAMPBELL Mother ELIZABETH CAMPBELL Further details in the record Father Occupation CREST MAKER About the record Book Number Page Entry Number Record_Identifier Image Filename N/R N/R N/R DU-CI-BA-142651 d-277-2-6-048 http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/0fb1c0...

William Campbell married his first wife Ellen Mary Adams in 1877.

Name WILLIAM CAMPBELL Date of Event 1877 Group Registration ID N/R SR District/Reg Area Dublin South Returns Year 1877 Returns Quarter 1 Returns Volume No 7 Returns Page No 527 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/...

The couple had one daughter Ellen Mary , born in 1878. Their daughter Ellen Mary Campbell was born in 1878. Name ELLEN CAMPBELL Date of Birth 1878 Group Registration ID 9733294 SR District/Reg Area Dublin South Sex N/R Mother's Birth Surname N/R https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/...

Ellen Adams died on the 6th of April 1880. Name ELLEN MARY CAMPBELL Year of Death 1880 Group Registration ID N/R SR District/Reg Area Dublin South Deceased Age at Death 24 Returns Year 1880 Returns Quarter 2 Returns Volume No 2 Returns Page No 653 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/...

William married his second wife Agnes Augusta Arthur in 1885. Party 1 Name WILLIAM CAMPBELL Party 2 Name AGNES ARTHUR Date of Event 01 May 1885 Group Registration ID 2326144 SR District/Reg Area Dublin South https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/...

1886 Birth Name ETHEL CAMPBELL Date of Birth 1886 Group Registration ID 11102355 SR District/Reg Area Dublin South Sex N/R Mother's Birth Surname N/R https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/...

1887 Birth Born oct-Dec 1887. Name ARTHUR CAMPBELL Date of Birth 1887 Group Registration ID 11817605 SR District/Reg Area Dublin South Sex N/R Mother's Birth Surname N/R https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/...

1889 Birth Name CECIL CAMPBELL Date of Birth 1889 Group Registration ID 11855802 SR District/Reg Area Dublin South Sex N/R Mother's Birth Surname N/R https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/...

William Campbell Assitant Accountant at the Royal Irish Constabulary received commemorative medals in 1900 (MEDAL COMMEMORATIVE OF QUEEN VICTORIA'S VISIT TO DUBLIN, APRIL 1900) and in 1911 (MEDAL COMMEMORATIVE OF THE VISIT OF KING GEORGE V TO IRELAND IN 1911). http://irishconstabulary.com/topic/1304/Visit--Ireland-Medals---Civ...

1901 census William Campbell and his wife Agnes and family lived at 322, Park Avenue (Part of Pembroke East & Donnybrook, Dublin) in 1901. the house number appears to be 22 William and his family were Presbyterians, all born in Dublin city. William worked as an assitant accountant in the Royal Irish Constabulary Office. Their servant Annie Callery , a 24 year old Roman cathloic from Co Roscommon also lived here.

Residents of a house 322 in Park Avenue (Part of) (Pembroke East & Donnybrook, Dublin) Show all information Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Campbell Ellen M 22 Female Daughter Presbyterian Dublin City None Read and write - Not Married - Campbell Ethel A 14 Female Daughter Presbyterian Dublin City Scholar Read and write - Not Married - Campbell William 48 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Dublin City Assistant Accountant Royal Irish Constaby Office Read and write - Married - Callery Annie 24 Female Servant Roman Catholic Co Roscommon Domestic Servant General Read and write - Not Married - Campbell Arthur W 13 Male Son Presbyterian Dublin City Scholar Read and write - Not Married - Campbell Cecil G 11 Male Son Presbyterian Dublin City Scholar Read and write - Not Married - Campbell Agnes A 44 Female Wife Presbyterian Dublin City None Read and write - Married -http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Pembroke_Ea...

1893 Birth Name GERALD CAMPBELL Date of Birth 1893 Group Registration ID 8991945 SR District/Reg Area Dublin South Sex N/R Mother's Birth Surname N/R https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/...

In 1911 the family lived at 2 Gilford Road in Pembroke East. They had a new servant , Neville Bridget, aged 24 . She was a Roman Catholic from Wicklow County.

Ellen M, William's daughter from his first marriage to Ellen Mary Adams no longer lived with the family.

In the 1911 census Agnes is listed as having given birth to 4 children,only 3 of which were living. The deceased child was Gerald Douglas who died as a young infant in 1893. Residents of a house 2 in Gilford Road (Pembroke East, Dublin) Show all information Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living Campbell William 58 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Dublin City Assistant Accountant Royal Irish Constabulary Officer Read and write - Married - - - - Campbell Agnes Augusta 54 Female Wife Presbyterian Dublin County - Read and write - Married - 25 4 3 Campbell Ethel Agnes 24 Female Daughter Presbyterian Dublin County - Read and write - Single - - - - Campbell Arthur William 23 Male Son Presbyterian Dublin County Clerk in Booksellers and Stationers Counting House Read and write - Single - - - - Campbell Cecil George 21 Male Son Presbyterian Dublin County Clerk in Insurance Officer Read and write - Single - - - - Neville Bridget 24 Female Servant Roman Catholic Wicklow County General Servant Domestic Read and write - Single - - - - http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Pembroke_Ea...

Mr William Campbell, clerk in charge of accounts, constabulary office, was a witness to the enquiry Royal Irish Constabulary and Dublin Metropolitan Police: appendix to the report of the Committee of Inquiry, 1914 containing minutes of evidence with appendices. http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/22111/eppi_pages/622735

In 1918 the residence of William and Agnes is listed as "Kylemore," Gilford Rd., Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland. http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/collections/virtualmem/detail/529332

The 1939-40 electoral register listsl William Campbelll living at 12 Daneswell Road Glasnevin . Doris Campbell is also listed at this address, presumably his grand daughter.

William died on the 19th of March 1946, at the ripe old age of 94. He is buried at Mount Jerome cemetery Dublin 6 in the same grave as his first and second wives and his infant son Gerald. His tombstone bears the following inscription:

In | Memory | of | ELLEN MARY CAMPBELL | darling beloved wife of | WILLIAM CAMPBELL | died 6th April 1880 | aged 25 years | "She is not dead but sleepeth" | Also of GERALD DOUGLAS infant child | of WM. And AGNES CAMPBELL | who died 14th July 1893 | Also of | AGNES A. CAMPBELL | beloved wife of | WILLIAM CAMPBELL | died 19th May 1931 | aged 75 years | Also | WILLIAM CAMPBELL | died 19th March 1946, in her 94th year

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In 1946 the Principal Registry of the High Court lists the probate of William Campbell as fellows "Campbell William (518) 30 April Probate of the will of William Campbell late of "Weramore" 26 Old Finglas Road Glasnevin Dublin retired Civil Servant who died 19th March 1946 granted at Dublin to Victor E. Campbell Bank Official. Effects £5038 15s 10d http://www.nationalarchives.ie/search-the-archives/

This is the Last Will and Testament of me William Campbell Of “Deamore”, Old Finglis Road Glasneven In the County of the city of Dublin made this Eleventh day of August in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and forty one I hereby revoke all Wills by me at any time heretofore made. I appoint Mr. Joseph Lemon of 26 Cramore road to be my Executor; but should He find himself unable or unwilling to act as such I appoint Mr. Victor Campbell of “Carnpeena”[?], Baily, Howth County Dublin to be my Executor. And direct that all my just debts and funeral and testamentary expenses shall be paid as soon as possible after my decease.

I hereby give and bequeath Unto my sister Harriet Campbell, the sum of eight hundred pounds. I bequeath to my daughters Ethel Agnes, wife of Richard Cox residing in 8341 de Gaspé street, Montreal, the sum of Six hundred and fifty pounds. I bequeath to my daughter Ellen Mary, wife of Joseph Lemon (for whom provision exists should she be left widow) the sum of Five Hundred pounds. I bequeath to my sister-in-law Susie, widow of my brother Alfred Campbell the sum of One hundred pounds. I bequeath the sum of Fifty pounds to the Foreign Missions Fund of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, to be paid to the financial secretly for the time being, in the Presbyterian Church House Belfast. I direct that the bequest to my sister-in-law, Mrs. Alfred Campbell be paid to her free of legal duty. The rest of my property at time of death, after payment of Estate duties and expenses connected with obtaining Probate of this Will and giving effect to its provisions, I bequeath to my son Arthur William. This will include such invested funds as it may not be necessary to realise, my home and furniture – except such articles in the house as are the property of my sister - also all cash balances remaining over after payment of the special bequests above mentioned ---------------------------

          All my property of which I am at present in possession is in Dublin but immediately at my death another asset will become part of my estate. This is a fully paid up Policy  of Insurance on my life amounting to £758 ( seven hundred and fifty eight pounds) payable by the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company in London.  

William Campbell Singed, published and declared by the said testator as and for his Last Will and Testament ,

in the presence of us, who, at his request, in his

presence and in the presence of each other, have here  unto subscribed our names as witnesses.

V.E. Campbell 

                                            Bank of Ireland Dublin [..............................?] 11th August 1941