Brief Life History of George John Douglas
When George John Douglas Campbell 8th Duke of Argyll was born on 30 April 1823, in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell 7th Duke of Argyll, was 45 and his mother, Joanna Glassel, was 26. He married Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess of Argyll on 31 July 1844, in Trentham, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1900. He died on 24 April 1900, in Inveraray, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 76, and was buried in Kilmun Parish Church And Cemetery, Kilmun, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- George Douglas Campbell in household of Algernon George Percy, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- G. Campbell, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- George John Douglas Campbell, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1825 · Museum of Lancashire
The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Scottish: nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked, bent’ + beul ‘mouth’. As a result of folk etymology, the surname was often represented in Latin documents as de bello campo ‘of the fair field’, which led to the name sometimes being ‘translated’ into Anglo-Norman French as Beauchamp .
Irish (North Armagh): adopted for Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil ‘son of Cathmhaol’ (literally ‘battle chief’): see Caulfield and Cowell .
English: variant of Camel , under the influence of the Scottish name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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