Sergeant Lewis Henry
Campbell (.1783......1854.)
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of Lewis Campbell's history
Back to . . .48th
Foot .The Northamptonshire Regiment
Born :
Circa 1783
Where Born : Galway
christened in 1783 in St
Nicholas Collegiate Church, Galway
Occupation : Labourer / Soldier
Date Arrived : 30th August
1817
Ship Arrived on :" The Dick "
Rank on Discharge : Sergeant School Master
Date of Enlisment : 3rd July 1805
Where Enlisted : Gasport
Regiment of Enlistment : 23rd Regiment " The Royal
Fusiliers" later known as the " The Welsh Royal
Fusiliers" this Regiment was not in Sydney
Date of Transfer to 48th : 20th November 1814
Date of Discharge :3rd January 1823
Where Discharged : Sydney
Died : 7th
April 1854
Where Died /
Buried :Seven
Hills / St Bartholomew's ,
M4 side
, Prospect,
N.S.W.
Parents Names :
Spouse's Name : Mary
Gordon
Date Married : 24 May 1815
Where Married : Saint
Munchin, Limerick, Ireland.
Spouse's Parents :
Born :
Where Born :
Occupation :
Date Arrived : 30th August
1817
Ship Arrived on :" The Dick "
Died :
Where Died /
Buried :
- Descendants
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- Area Settled :
- Parramatta,
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- Children :
- 1 . Ann was born at sea in 1817 baptised in
Sydney 28th September 1817. and died probably in child
birth on 25 May 1852.Ann Campbell married Thomas Henry
Cave 25 Oct 1844 and had four children,
2 . Sarah born 9 June 1819 and died 12 October 1891.
3 . Henry Lewis 1820,
- 4 . William 1822
- 5 . Robert 1824
History
& Achievements :
- Sergeant Lewis Campbell arrived in Australia as
part of the North
Hamptonshire Regiment (48th
- Regiment of Foot) contingent, on board the
ship "Dick" on 3rd
November 1817
. During the voyage he was the only teacher on board the
ship and taught the Soldiers and their families as they
sailed to Sydney. Sergeant Lewis formed part of the
48th's head quarters during the Regiments stay in Sydney
. In Sydney the responsibility of teaching soldiers to
read and write fell on his shoulders.
- Following his
discharge on the 3/1/
1823 , Lewis went to work for Robert Crawford but this
was to prove a little too much for his wife. She left
Lewis and and took up residence with Robert Crawford. In
later years he obtained an appointment as a Police
Constable at Parramatta, but was dismissed from this post
in 1827. Worked as an overseer in Bathurst for a Charles
Thomas. Sergeant Lewis Campbell died at Seven Hills
,Sydney
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- Mary Campbell nee Gordon (Mary
denise in correspondence that she was legally married to
Lewis). Lewis was hired as an overseer on the
property "Hillend" at Doonside which was a
1,000 acres grant given by Governor King to Robert
Crawford. It appears that Robert had a relationship with
Mary Campbell that resulted in the birth of 4 children,
Mary, Robert, Agnes and George. Robert and Agnes are
buried in in Old Section of the cemetery at Prospect,
NSW. Lewis arrived in the Colony with 5
children one a daughter Ann born at sea.Lewis has a
headstone in the grounds of the cemetery on their is in a
state of disrepair and was erected by an ancestor John
Farrell.
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- References
- Family Members, Military records of the Regiment ,
Pay rolls, Pay Musters, Cemetery Records, Church Records
& General Muster Records. Reference:
- The information is intended for
short Historical value only,
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- © Copyright B & M Chapman
(QLD) Australia
- Last revised: April 03, 2009.