Cathrine Campbell

Female28 February 1774–1 March 1858

Brief Life History of Cathrine

Cathrine Campbell was born on 28 February 1774. She married William Dun on 21 November 1796, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 1 March 1858, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 84.

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Family Time Line

William Dun
1772–
Cathrine Campbell
1774–1858
Marriage: 21 November 1796
Christian Dun
1798–
John Dun
1799–
Mary Dunn
1801–1879

Sources (4)

  • Cathrine Campbell, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
  • Cathrine Campbell in entry for Christian Dun, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Cathrine Campbell in entry for Christian Dun, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 November 1796Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    • Children (3)

    World Events (6)

    1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

    Age 28

    In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.

    1815

    Age 41

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    1817 · Dryburgh Abbey Bridge

    Age 43

    Dryburgh Abbey Bridge was a cable-stayed footbridge that connected the villages of Dryburgh and St. Boswells, across the River Tweed. Before its construction, A ferry crossing service had existed here for centuries. It was originally 79 meters long and was undergoing a period of rapid growth in popularity. The Bridge was completed on August 1 but a few months later it collapsed. Very shortly after the collapse, another bridge was built further downstream. A new bridge, which still stands today, was constructed after the first World War.

    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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