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  2. Clan Campbell - Wikipedia

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    The earliest Campbell in written record is Gillespie, whose name is recorded in 1263. [5] Early grants to Gillespie and his relations were almost all in east-central Scotland. The family's connection with Argyll came some generations earlier when a Campbell married the heiress of the O'Duines and she brought with her the Lordship of Loch Awe. [5]

  3. Blythswood House - Wikipedia

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    Blythswood House was a 100-room neoclassical mansion at Renfrew, Scotland, built for the Douglas-Campbell family from the considerable incomes arising from their ownership of the Lands of Blythswood in Glasgow, including Blythswood Hill, developed initially by William Harley of Blythswood Square, and earlier lands surrounding Renfrew and Inchinnan.

  4. Campbell of Auchinbreck - Wikipedia

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    The Campbell of Auchinbreck (also spelled Auchenbreck) family was founded by Duncan Campbell in Glassary, Argyll, Scotland.He was the son of Lord Duncan Campbell, first Lord Campbell of the Clan Campbell, by his second wife Margaret, daughter of Sir John Stewart of Blackhall, the illegitimate son of King Robert III of Scotland.

  5. Duncan Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell - Wikipedia

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    Duncan's date of birth is in 1390 in Lochow, Argyll. [1] He was the son of Colin Campbell of Lochawe, [2] and Mariota Campbell. Colin (called Colin Iongantach 'Wonderful', and 'Colin The Good Knight') was the eldest son of Archibald Campbell of Lochawe, while Mariota was the daughter of John Campbell, and thus heiress to the lands of Ardscotnish and Glen Orchy.

  6. Archibald Campbell, 1st Baron Blythswood - Wikipedia

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    Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Campbell, 1st Baron Blythswood, FRS (22 February 1835 – 8 July 1908) was a Scottish soldier, Tory politician, scientist and Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

  7. Inverneill House - Wikipedia

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    The house was occupied by the Campbell family until 1955 when it was sold, though the family continue to own Inverneill Island. The last two occupants were the Misses Olive and Una Campbell. Their sister had married and became Mrs. Ysobel Stewart of Fasnacloich was the founder of the Scottish Country Dance Society and became its first Secretary ...

  8. List of Scottish clans - Wikipedia

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    Part of the Clan Chattan Federation. The chief's family is believed to have moved to New Zealand and the clan became scattered throughout Scotland and the rest of the English-speaking world. [232] Macrae: Crest: A cubit arm grasping a sword all Proper. [233] Motto: Fortitudine [233] [Latin, 'With fortitude'] [233] Plant badge: club moss [37]

  9. Campbell (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Campbell is a Scottish surname —derived from the Gaelic roots cam ("crooked") and beul ("mouth")—that had originated as a nickname meaning "crooked mouth" or "wry mouthed." [ 2 ] Clan Campbell , historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans, traces its origins to the ancient Britons of Strathclyde . [ 3 ]