Carter-Campbell of Possil

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Carter-Campbell of Possil
Cairtear-Cambeulach[1][2]
MottoFac et spera (Latin = Do and Hope)
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DistrictCastle Martin,[4][5][6] County Kildare.[7][8] Achnacroish[9] and Ardrishaig, Argyllshire. Possil, Lanarkshire.[10] Craigenputtock Dumfriesshire.[11]
Plant badgeShamrock[12] and Bog Myrtle[13]
AnimalRampant Combatant Lions,[14] Talbot and Wild Boar[15]
Pipe music"The Campbells are Coming"[16]
Carter-Campbell of Possil no longer has a chief, and is an armigerous clan

Carter-Campbell of Possil (also known as Campbell of Possil) is a branch of Clan Campbell, a Scottish clan.[17] The Campbells of Possil were originally located in Argyll; and the Carters were an Irish family: the Carter-Campbell name was first used in 1864, following marriage.

Descendants include Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil OBE and George Carter-Campbell.

History[edit]

John Campbell of Possil

In ]19th century, the Campbell of Possil family owned land throughout Lanarkshire.[18]

The marriage took place in 1864 between Colonel Thomas Tupper Carter and Emily Georgina Campbell of Possil IV, who was granddaughter of Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil.[19][20][21] Once married, their matrimonial home was the Fascadale estate,[22] Ardrishaig, Argyllshire. Emily Georgina Campbell of Possil IV wished to retain her surname when the marriage took place, which resulted in the formation of the Carter-Campbell name.[23] Following the marriage in 1864, Lord Lyon King of Arms in Scotland formed the Carter-Campbell of Possil armorial bearings.[18][24]

A Royal Engineer, Carter retired in 1887 upon receiving the honorary rank of colonel.[citation needed] He lived for a time at Siam House, Weymouth, Dorset.[25] In 1893 he was granted renewed arms by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, and formally changed his name to Carter-Campbell of Possil.[25][26] He subsequently lived with his wife and children at the family residence of Fascadale, in the parish of South Knapdale in Strathclyde (now Ardrishaig, Lochgilphead, Argyllshire).[27]

20th century onwards[edit]

On 14 January 1900 Carter died at Fascadale, aged 61.[28][29]

The family had other military involvements during the same period and beyond. Carter had six children, his son George Carter-Campbell served in World War I and became a major general. Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil was another of Carter's sons, and was a British Army Colonel during the 1950s.[30]

Clan profile[edit]

Portrait Name Birth Death Family Known for
Thomas Carter Campbell Colonel Thomas Tupper Carter-Campbell of Possil 15 September 1838 14 January 1900 the third son of Admiral John Carter RN of Castlemartin and his wife, Julia Adery Georges.[1] He was a grandson of Thomas Carter MP of Castlemartin. British Soldier
Duncan Carter Campbell of Possil Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil OBE 1911
The Island of Malta		 1990
Dumfriesshire		 Son of George Carter-Campbell British Army Colonel during the 1950s, received OBE
George Carter-Campbell George Carter-Campbell 1869
Edinburgh		 1921 (aged 51 or 52)
London		 Son of Thomas Tupper Carter-Campbell of Possil[31] became Major General in 1915

Crests and coats of arms[edit]

Torosay Castle estate, Isle of Mull[edit]

Main article: Torosay Castle
Campbell of Possil coat of arms at Torosay Castle

The Castle was built by the architect David Bryce for John Campbell of Possil, in Scottish Baronial style. It was completed in 1858.[32] Descendants of Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll sold the ruined Duart Castle in 1801. It was purchased by Clan MacQuarrie, before it was sold to Alexander Campbell of Possil in 1825.[33] The castle remained as a ruin on the Torosay estate. When the estate was sold, the Castle ruin was purchased by Sir Fitzroy Donald Maclean in 1912 and restored.[34] John Campbell of Possil sold the castle and the estate in 1865 to Arburthnot Charles Guthrie, a wealthy London businessman.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Oxford Companion to Scottish History, p.64 – 66. Edited by Michael Lynch, Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-923482-0.
  2. ^ "Babylon Gaelic Translate". Cairtear. Babylon.com LTD.
  3. ^ Keltie, John. "Campbell of Argyll". celticbug.
  4. ^ Burke, Sir Bernard (1852). A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland for 1852: comprising particulars of upwards of 100,000 individuals. Colburn and Co. carter of castle martin. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Burke, Bernard; Townsend, Peter (1965). Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry. Burke's Peerage. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  6. ^ Burke, Sir Bernard (1853). Index to Burke's Dictionary of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland: comprising all the names (upwards of 100,000) mentioned in the work. Hurst and Blackett.
  7. ^ Kavanagh, Michael V. (1976). A contribution towards a bibliography of the history of County Kildare in printed books. Kildare County Council.
  8. ^ Burke, Sir Bernard (1852). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland for 1852: Comprising Particulars of Upwards of 100,000 Individuals. Colburn and Co. carter of castle martin. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  9. ^ Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1851). Parliamentary papers. HMSO. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  10. ^ Burke, Sir Bernard (1937). Genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry: founded by the late Sir Bernard Burke. Shaw. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  11. ^ TheGlasgowStory. "Possil House". Sp Coll Dougan Add. 73 TheGlasgowStory. Glasgow University Library, Special Collections, Dougan Collection.
  12. ^ McCalmont, Rose Elizabeth; Barret, C. R. B. (1915). Memoirs of the Binghams. Spottiswoode. carter of castle martin.
  13. ^ A History of Clan Campbell Vol.1, p.294. by Alastair Campbell of Airds, Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 1-902930-17-7.
  14. ^ Stevenson, Robert Louis (1897). Works. C. Scribner's. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  15. ^ Beauclerk Dewar, Peter (1 August 2001). Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain. Burkes Peerage & Gentry Llc; 19th edition (August 2001). pp. 183, 184. ISBN 9780971196605.
  16. ^ Seaver, Jesse Montgomery (1971). Campbell family history. American Genealogical Research Institute.
  17. ^ Clan Campbell Society (United States of America) (1999). Journal of the Clan Campbell Society (United States of America). The Society. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  18. ^ a b The Sessional Papers. 1904.
  19. ^ The Biographical Edition of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson: Virginibus puerisque. C. Scribner's Sons. 1911. campbell of possil. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  20. ^ Reports From the Select Committee on Sites for Churches (Scotland). 1847.
  21. ^ The Quarterly Journal of Agriculture. William Blackwood and Sons. Edinburgh. 1843. p. 671. campbell of possil.
  22. ^ Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1898). Year-book and record.
  23. ^ The Scottish law reporter: continuing reports ... of cases decided in the Court of Session, Court of Justiciary, Court of Teinds, and House of Lords. W.&R.A. Veitch. 1900. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  24. ^ Phillimore, William Phillimore Watts; Fry, Edward Alexander (1905). An index to changes of name: under authority of act of Parliament or Royal licence, and including irregular changes from I George III to 64 Victoria, 1760 to 1901. Phillimore.
  25. ^ a b "Change of Name". Morning Post. No. 37674. London. 11 March 1893. p. 1.(subscription required)
  26. ^ Anderson, J.; Anderson, F. (22 October 1895). "[Notice]" (PDF). Edinburgh Gazette. pp. 1373–4.
  27. ^ Anderson, J.; Anderson, F. (22 July 1898). "[Notice]" (PDF). Edinburgh Gazette. p. 728.
  28. ^ "Obituary". The Times. No. 36040. London. 16 January 1900. p. 7.(subscription required)
  29. ^ "Naval and Military News". Birmingham Daily Post. No. 12979. Birmingham. 17 January 1900.(subscription required)
  30. ^ Ellis, Patricia (1990). Debrett's people of today. Debrett's Peerage Limited.
  31. ^ "Obituary: Death of Colonel Carter-Campbell". The Times. 21 December 1921. p. 14.
  32. ^ "Torosay Castle". Isle of Mull. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  33. ^ Currie, Jo (2010). Mull: The Island and Its People. Birlinn, Limited. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-904607-98-4.
  34. ^ "MacLean". Electric Scotland. Retrieved 26 August 2007.

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