Frederick William Campbell (1782–1846) was a Scottish genealogist.

Life

Campbell was a descendant of the Campbells of Barbreck, a branch of the Argyll family, and the eldest son of Donald Campbell of Barbreck. He was born on 4 January 1782; and entering the army became captain in the 1st regiment of guards. Some time after succeeding his father in 1804, he disposed of the estate in

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, retaining only the superiority to connect him with the county, and took up his residence at Birfield Lodge, near Ipswich,

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. He was a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant of the county.

Works

In 1830 he printed privately a work entitled 'A Letter to Mrs. Campbell of Barbreck, containing an Account of the Campbells of Barbreck from their First Ancestors to the Present Time,’ Ipswich.

Family

He married, on 21 February 1820, Sophia, daughter of Sir Edward Warrington, M.P., by whom he had one daughter.

References

* ;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Frederick William 1782 births 1846 deaths 18th-century Scottish people 19th-century Scottish people Scottish genealogists