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Help have hit a brick wall. I'm searching for Adolphus Curtoise Campbell born 1826 in Limehouse London Middlesex parents were William and Annie Susannah Campbell. I know he went to sea as I have found info of Trinity House Certificates for 3rd mate dated 01/01/1848 and 2nd mate dated 01/01/1849. He settled in Australia in 1952, I have all Australian info, he died on 18/02/1875. I'm looking for his early life in England. Thanks in advance for any help you may supply me with.

he isnt showing on any census

as he was a mariner its likely he was at sea at 1841 census time

the only thing fmp brings up is the ref to the marine certs you already know

Family Search brings this up which you probably have anyway

Adolphus C Campbell
Occupation Quartz Miner
Death Date 18 Feb 1875
Event Place Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Residence City Sandhurst
Event Date 11 Mar 1875
Series Number 13
Record Number 875

and this
Adolphos Campbell
United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records
Name Adolphos Campbell
Event Type Military Service
Event Year Range 1845-1854
Event Place United Kingdom
Birthplace Middlesex
Birth Year 1820

which is probably the Trinity house records

His baptism here shows a different spelling to his middle name:

Name: Adolphus Curtoys Campbell
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 24 May 1829
Father's name: William Campbell - Mariner
Mother's name: Susanna Campbell
Parish or Poor Law Union: Limehouse St Anne
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Registers
Born May 18th 1826.

Could someone with worldwide access please check that this is the same death reg as you already have above as this one shows full middle name?

Australia, Death Index 1787 -1985
Adolphus Curtys Campbell


I presume that this is a brother to Adolphus?

Name: Frederick Noble Campbell
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 11 Feb 1831
Father's name: William Campbell - Mariner
Mother's name: Ann Susanna Campbell
Parish or Poor Law Union: Limehouse St Anne
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Registers
Born 21st March, 1830.
Abode - Stepney.

Dea x

Thanks Dea, Looks promising. Will keep researching.

This is the family though no sons are 'at home' on these census's:

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
York Square, Stepney, Middlesex, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place
William Campbell Male 50 1791 - Mariner
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Ann S Campbell Female 40 1801 -
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Susanna C Campbell Female 9 1832 Middlesex, England
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Elizabeth Dunnahough Female 20 1821 - Female Servant





1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Narrow Street, Saint Anne Limehouse, Stepney, Middlesex, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Campbell Head Unmarried Male 62 1789 Sail Maker Dover, Kent, England
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A S Campbell Wife Married Female 65 1786 Sail Maker's Wife Deal, Kent, England
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S C Campbell Daughter Unmarried Female 18 1833 Sail Maker's Daughter Stepney, Middlesex, England
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H Campbell Grand Son - Male 12 1839 Sail Maker's Grand Son Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
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Ann Cawpar Servant Unmarried Female 28 1823 House Servant Scotland
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Mary Turpin Servant - Female 16 1835 Servant House Limehouse, Middlesex, England

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Just to confirm the sister Susanna :

Name: Susannah Eleanor Campbell Image says 'Susannah COLEMAN Campbell !!!
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 28 Dec 1832
Father's name: William Campbell - Mariner
Mother's name: Ann Susannah Campbell
Parish or Poor Law Union: Limehouse St Anne
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Registers
Born 12th Nov. 1831.

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1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Claringbold House, St Peter the Apostle, Thanet, Kent, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Ann Susannah Campbell Head - Female 77 1794 - Kent, England - widow
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Susannah C Baines Daughter - Female 38 1833 - Middlesex, England - widow
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Keith C Baines Grandson - Male 12 1859 - Middlesex, England
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Harriet Cairn Servant - Female 52 1819 - Sussex, England
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Sarah Green Servant - Female 28 1843 - Kent, England
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Sarah Pot Servant - Female 15 1856 - Kent, England
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George Pot Servant - Male 24 1847 - Kent, England



Marriages Sep 1857 (>99%)
Baines James William Epping 4a 55
Campbell Susannah Coleman Epping 4a 55

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Thanks Dea will pass on info to my family in Oz, they have been researching for years. I was out there in May of this year and said I research from here. Once again many thanks. Pat

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/20942/page/357/data.pdf

(reference for Adolphus, Trinity House, from 'google search, also coming up, below names)

Frederick Curtoise Campbell 1862 - 1928

Adolphus Edwin Campbell

(both Australia)

Chris :)

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/search?adv=y

(above Newspapers Australia, very often 'throws' up things!)

Edits (2 Probate articles Adolphus 1875, search Curtoys Campbell)


Victoria Deaths 1836-1985 Transcription (Find My Past)

First name(s) Adolphus Curtys
Last name Campbell
Age 48
Sex Male
Birth year 1827
Death year 1875
Father's name William
Mother's name Susannah Annie
State Victoria
Registration number 2686

(wondered about below?, apologies, but shed clearing here at present!, so can't stay, lunch break, lol)

Chris :)

Canterbury Marriages Transcription (Find My Past)

First name(s) William
Last name Campbell
Marriage year 1812
Marriage date 09 Nov 1812
Place Deal, St Leonard
Spouse's first name(s) Anne Susannah
Spouse's last name Levitt
Groom's parish Deal
Bride's parish Deal
County Kent
Archive Canterbury Cathedral Archives
(Witnesses, Mary Elizth. Campbell, John Levitt, Edw(M)und Foreman)


Canterbury Baptisms Transcription (Find My Past)

First name(s) Ann Susanna
Last name Levett
Baptism year 1796
Baptism date 15 Jan 1796
Place Deal, St Leonard
Father's first name(s) John
Mother's first name(s) Susanna
County Kent
Archive Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Archive reference U3/95
Year range 1787-1809


Edits (perhaps not relating to Adolphus!, as they had below, Deal, Kent Baptisms)

Campbell Susanna 1813

Campbell William Manuel Levitt 1815

Campbell Frederick Robert 1818


(Father occ. Mariner, Griffin Street, Lower Deal, for boys, Alfred Square, Susanna)

Thanks Chris. will follow through on both messages, first one different, second one possible.

ADOLPHUS CURTIOSE CAMPBELL. Still looking for ihfo from DOB 1826 to 1848 when he got his 3rd mates certificate from Trinity House. He's not on any UK census, his sister Susanna is on the 1841 census aged 9 but not Adolphus who would have been 15 or his brother Frederick Noble Campbell who would have been 10. Have all info on Adolphus's life in Australia and Frederick's life in New Zealand. Where did William and Annie Susanna hide them, at sea, at boarding school, with other relatives, who knows? Many thanks to all who have already helped.

Adolphus Curtoise CAMPBELL
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Gender
Male

Birth
1826
Limehouse, Middlesex England

Death
18 February 1875
Panton St, Kangaroo Flat, Victoria

Burial
21 February 1875
grave 1185 Kangaroo Flat, Victoria


PARENTS
Father
William CAMPBELL

Mother
Annie Susannah (not known) Curtoise??

Susannah CAMPBELL
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Gender
Female

Birth
14 September 1859
Forest Creek, Victoria

Death
about 1937


PARENTS
Father
Adolphus Curtoise CAMPBELL

Mother
Julia KEENAN

MARRIAGES (1)
Spouse
James ADAMSON

Marriage
1885

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Frederick Curtoise CAMPBELL
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Gender
Male

Birth
30 May 1862
Chewton, Victoria

Death
9 June 1928
425 Chapple StreetBroken Hill, N.S.W.

Burial
10 June 1928
A row Grave 9 Broken Hill, N.S.W.


PARENTS
Father
Adolphus Curtoise CAMPBELL

Mother
Julia KEENAN

MARRIAGES (1)
Spouse
Frances Alice LUKE

Marriage
25 June 1884
St Marks C of E Bendigo, Victoria

I Know Adolphus Curtoise Campbell was at sea in 1848 as have Trinity house registration number for 2nd mate, but need info of him from birth 1826 to 1848, he may have gone to sea at 15 years of age. Also any info on his parents William and Ann Susanna Campbell, who were they and where did they originate from? Have found 2 sets of Wiliam and Ann Susanna Campbell, one in London and the other in Deal Kent. William the Mariner, the sail maker, tor a ship owner. Thanks for info already given, have all Australian info as have been there and met family. Pat

Chris Ho has already posted a possible marriage for them.

First name(s) William
Last name Campbell
Marriage year 1812
Marriage date 09 Nov 1812
Place Deal, St Leonard
Spouse's first name(s) Anne Susannah
Spouse's last name Levitt
Groom's parish Deal
Bride's parish Deal
County Kent
Country England
Archive Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Archive reference U3/95
Year range 1805-1812
Page 234


Possible birth for William?

First name(s) William
Last name Campbell
Birth year 1788
Birth date 22 Sep 1788
Baptism year 1788
Baptism date 08 Oct 1788
Place Dover, St Mary the Virgin
Father's first name(s) John
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
County Kent
Country England
Archive Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Archive reference U3/30/1/5
Year range 1738-1795

In 1841, someone aged 15 +/- 5 years, would be away at work unless the family was wealthy.

Children went to work sometimes as young as 7.

I suggest searching the census on both ancestry and FMP (they have different transcriptions), using as many wild card symbols as you can .......... it replacing letters with the * symbol. This will pick up most wrong transcriptions, wrong spellings etc.

There must be a minimum of 3 letters, and searching usually works better if you do not replace the initial with *

Then try searching only on surname, birth year +/- 5 years, and England (do not use county or place on the 1841

Remember that the age of somebody over 15 on the 1841 was supposed to be rounded down to the nearest 5 ............... hence why I say look for 1826 +/- 5

Then try searching on forename using the same parameters as above ...... but that'll be a long job.

Finally, try searching on only initial letters for both forename and surname inc ase he was in an asylum, hospital or jail.

However, so far as I know, there was no census taken of ships at sea or out of England.