Brief Life History of Archibald
When Archibald Campbell 7th Earl of Argyll was born on 25 August 1576, in Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland, his father, Colin Campbell 6th Earl of Argyll, was 35 and his mother, Lady Agnes Keith, was 46. He married Agnes Douglas of Morton - Countess of Argyll on 24 July 1592. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He died on 29 October 1638, in London, England, at the age of 62, and was buried in Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland.
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- Archibald Cambell, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Archibald Gruamach Campbell, "Find A Grave Index"
- Archibald Earl Of Argyll Campbell in entry for Jeane Kerr, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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World Events (4)
1585 · The First English Colony is Established in America
England established its first colony in North America in 1585 as a way to generate additional wealth. The colony was named Virginia, after the virgin Queen Elizabeth I.
1587 · Elizabeth I Signs Death Warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots
Elizabeth I signed the death warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots, on February 1, 1587, as she was found guilty of plotting to assasinate Elizabeth. Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England on February 8, 1587.
1600 · The Honourable East India Company
The Honourable East India Company, a British joint-stock company, was established in 1600 for trade in the Indian Ocean region. At its height, the British East India Company had a private army which was twice the size of the British Army, ruled large sections of India, and revenues in the millions.
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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