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From: Dorsey Drane <>
Subject: What "line" is my Campbell ancestry in?
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 14:37:35 -0700

I keep hearing about different Campbell "lines", such as Breadalbane,
Argyll, Cawdor, etc. I'm not sure what these are. Can someone tell
me what the lines are and what line my ancestors were in?

1 Gillespic Cambel d: Abt 1280
2 Sir Colin ("Cailen Mor") Cambel d: 1296 Stringe of Lorne
3 Sir Neil Cambel b: Bef 1282 d: Bef 1316
4 Colin Cambel of Lochawe b: Bef 1316 d: Bef May 1343
5 Archibald (Gillespic) (Celestin) Cambel b: Bef 1343 d: Abt 1372
6 [2] Colin Cambel of Lochawe b: Bef 1372 d: 1412-1414
7 Duncan Campbell of Lochawe, 6th Lord Campbell b: Bef 1414 d: 12 Aug 1453
8 Archibald (Gillespic) (Celestin) Campbell d: 1431
9 Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, 2nd Lord Campbell (1453) b: Bef 1431 d: 19 May 1493
10 Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll b: Bef 1475 d: 9 Sep 1513 Flodden
11 Donald Campbell, Abbot of Coupar, 2nd Earl of Argyll b: 1492 Barcaldine d: 1562
12 Sir Nicol (Nicholas) Campbell of Keithoc b: 1517 d: 1587
13 Lady Margaret Campbell b: Abt 1571 Couper-Angus Parish, Perthshire d: Abt 8 Aug 1631 Perthshire

Also via Sir Neil:
4 Dougal Cambel b: Bef 1316 d: Aft 1323
5 John Cambel
6 [1] Mariota (Margaret) Cambel
+[2] Colin Cambel of Lochawe b: Bef 1372 d: 1412-1414

Thanks,
- Dorsey

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