Mary Campbell

Mary Campbell
(1841-1909)

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Spouses/Children:
Hector Bouey

Mary Campbell ¹ ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³

Born: 1 Dec 1841, Galmisdale, Eigg Island, Inverness ¹ ¹⁴ ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ¹⁷ ¹⁸ ¹⁹
Marriage: Hector Bouey on 30 Nov 1865 in Paris, Brant County, Ontario ¹ ²
Died: 23 Jul 1909, Princeton, Ontario aged 67 ¹

bullet General Notes:

The Isle of Eigg is a beautiful Hebridean Island which lies below the Isle of Skye, 10 mile off the Scottish west coast near Mallaig.

Isle of Eigg History
Eigg's history is colourful but often turbulent. Its green pastures, fertile slopes and sheltered bays have always made it a desirable place to settle.
Its early inhabitants have left their mark on the landscape with the remains of their bronze age farms and their Iron age duns. In the Dark Ages, it was part of the western edge of the Pictish Kingdom. So that Donnan, the Irish missionary who brought christianity to the island and founded an important monastery at Kildonnan, incurred the wrath of the local queen. He was martyred there in 617 with his whole monastic community.
By the 8th century, Viking raiders were replaced by aristocratic Norse settlers who used Eigg as their base for trading with Ireland and beyond. The Norse occupation left an important legacy of place-names, not the least the name of the island itself, which comes for an old Norse word meaning notch. By medieval times, the island was in the hands of Ranald MacDonald, the founder of Clan Ranald, a descendant of Somerled, the Norse/Irish king of the Isles.
Situated in the heart of Clanranald country, the island found itself involved in every MacDonald rebellion against the Crown and in a good many feuds. A lengthy feud between the Macdonalds and the Macleods in the 16th century led to the death of the island's entire population - almost 400 - in the Massacre Cave.
The islanders paid a heavy price for supporting their chiefs in the two Jacobite rebellions. The chief of Clanranald escaped to France after finding refuge in another cave at the north end of the island at the end of the 1745 rising. The islanders who followed him were ot so lucky, they wer taken prisoners by the Navy and sent to London for trial: 19 died in prison, 18 were transported to Jamaica as slaves and only 2 came back.
The island recovered some of its prosperity towrds the end of the 19th century, when its sustained a population of 500, producing potatoes, oats, black cattle and kelp. The kelp industry based on the harvesting of sea-weed financed the building of the main farmhouses on the island, tenanted by old Clanranald families, until the chiefs' policy of raising rents caused many of them to emigrate to Canada.
The Clearances started as better prices were offered for land empty of people, where sheep could be pastured. The ruined villages of Grulin under the Sgurr bear testimony to that harsh period of Highland history. Fourteen families used to live there before they were forced to emigrate in 1853.
Farms were divided in much smaller crofts, as in Cleadale, where each parcel of land is enclosed by walls which run from the cliffs to the sea. Old pattern of settlement still shows under these crofting boundaries. Many islanders left, unable to obtain land or work, and today, only the north end of the island remains as a crofting area.
There .the beach of Laig is a scene of peaceful tranquility, white sands overlooking the Coolins of Rum. Yet during WW2, .it was used for commando training to rehearse the Normandy landing whilst the islanders themselves were serving in the Navy, many in the Atlantic convoys.
At that time the island was used as a recreational and sporting estate: the Lodge and its exotic gardens were built in the 1920's by Lord Runciman, wealthy shipowner and president of the Board of Trade. After WW2, conditions changed, and even though the island was run as an efficient hill farm, it was no longer profitable.
The sale of the island in the 1960's ushered a long period of instability with successive owners who did little or not enough to maintain a strong island community. By the 1980's many newcomers had joined the indigenous islanders in the task of rebuilding the community.
After repeated clashes with the then owner, Keith Schellenberg, who sold Eigg to Maruma, a German artist of doutful credentials, the islanders embarked on a buy-out campaign which won the support of wildlife lovers and Scottish patriots wishing for a more just system of land distribution.
The 60 million year old lava pillar at the pier commemorates the island's historic buy-out in 1997 by the islanders and their partners in the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust

bullet Research Notes:

This 1881 census is a very decent match showing an Effie Campbell, as well as the appropriate parentage of Angus and Catherine as per the 30 Nov 1865 marriage record of daughter Mary Campbell to Hector Bouey in Brant County, Ontario.

1881 Census Place:Brantford East, Brant North, Ontario, Canada
Source:FHL Film 1375900 NAC C-13264 Dist 160 SubDist A Div 2 Page 14 Family 61
SexMarrAgeOriginBirthplace
Angus CAMBELLMM72ScottishScotland
Occ:FarmerReligion:Presbyterian
Catherine CAMBELLFM70ScottishScotland
Religion:Roman Catholic
Maggie CAMBELLF36ScottishScotland
Occ:ServantReligion:Roman Catholic
Effie CAMBELL F29ScottishScotland
Religion:Roman Catholic

This family needs to be found on earlier census takings such as the 1861 to prove out the connection of Effie Campbell to Mary Campbell who married Hector Bouey in 1865. Later purchased the 1851 census of Eigg Island, Inverness, Scotland showing Mary Campbell age 10 and Effy Campbell age 1.
It also showed Margaret Campbell, age 8 and Angus and Catherine, both age 41. all perfect.....Mary Campbell was age 10 on the same 1851 census of Eigg.

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• Residence: Galmisdale, 1851, Eigg Island, Inverness, Scotland. ¹⁸

• Religion: Catholic, 1871, Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario. ¹⁶

• Residence, 1891, Blenheim twp, Brant County, Ontario. ²¹

• Residence, 1901, Ward 2, Toronto, Ontario. ¹⁷

• Residence, 1841, Galmisdale, Eigg Island, Inverness. ¹⁹

Mary married Hector Bouey, son of Neil Bouey and Catherine MacIntyre, on 30 Nov 1865 in Paris, Brant County, Ontario.¹ ¹¹ (Hector Bouey was born on 22 Dec 1833 in South Uist, Inverness, Scotland ¹ ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ²⁴ ²⁵ ²⁶ ²⁷ and died on 13 Feb 1909 in Concession 5, lot 27, Princeton, Ontario ¹ ²⁸.) The cause of his death was Cancer.

2 Ontario Archives, LDS microfilm 1030055. :
Hector [Bouys or Bouye]
residence: Burford Township
Birthplace: Scotland
Parents:
Father: Neil
Mother: Catherine McIntyre
Husband age at marriage: : 31

Marriages:
Spouse : Mary Campbell
residence: Burford Township
Marriage Date: 30 Nov 1865,
Marriage Place: Paris, Brant, Ontario
Father: Angus Campbell
Mother: Catherine McEhrin
Wife age at marriage: 25

LDS Batch M585611, LDS microfilm 1030055 V. 1

3 Registrar General, Ontario, death registration 036879, 1959. :
Statement of Death, registration 036879
Place of Death: Toronto, Western Hospital, York County
Date of Death: Sept 18, 59
Length Deceased resided: in municipality: 63 years, in Ontario: Life, In Canada:
Full Name of deceased: Parsons, Maude Kathrine
Permanent address of deceased: Toronto, 350 St. Claire W, York County, Ontario, Canada
Sex: Female, Canadian, racial origin: Scottish, Province, State or Country of Birth: Ontario
Date of Birth: July 17, 1880, age 79
State whether deceased was single, married or widowed: widow
State name of husband or wife: PARSONS, WALTER GRAHAM
Name of Father: GOUEY (sic), HECTOR
Name of Mother: CAMPBELL, MARY
Birthplace of Father: Scotland, Birthplace of Mother: Scotland

I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief , items 1 to 18, both inclusive, are true and correct.
Sept 18/59, signed Mary Williams, daughter, 8 Glennella Ave, Willowdale

Proposed date of burial or cremation: Sept 21 /59, burial in North York, Mount Hope Cemetery
Funeral Director: Rosar, 467 Sherbourne St, #517 per Ivan Ross, funeral director

Registration Number 6442, date burial permit issued: September 19, 1959
Burial Permit issued by: G A Dorkin, address of issue: 4 Pol stn 20? Regent

4 Cemetery Records, Paris, Brant County, Ontario. :
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Cemetery
Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada
Bouey, Angus, d. 30 Jul 1870, 1 yr, 8 dys, son/o Hector & Mary Bouey

5 National Archives of Canada. :
1881Census Place:Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada
Source:FHL Film 1375904 NAC C-13268 Dist 166 SubDist G Div 1 Page 8 Family 42+
SexMarrAgeOriginBirthplace

Hector BOUYMM50ScottishScotland
Occ:LabourerReligion:Catholic
Mary BOUYFM39ScottishScotland
Religion:Catholic
Joseph BOUYM13ScottishOntario
Occ:StudentReligion:Catholic
John BOUYM10ScottishOntario
Occ:StudentReligion:Catholic
Alexander BOUYM7ScottishOntario
Occ:StudentReligion:Catholic
Charles BOUYM2ScottishOntario
Religion:Catholic
Donald BOUYM1ScottishOntario
Religion:Catholic
Charels BOUYM5ScottishOntario
Religion:Catholic

(note by jca.. the transciption for this family on the 1881 LDS census C/D is as "BONY")

6 National Archives of Canada, 1871 census,Blenheim twp, North Oxford, Ontario, page 18, film C-9913. :
family 76
Bouey, Hector, male, age 38, born Scotland, R. Catholic, Scottish origin, Labourer, married
", Mary, female, age 29, Scotland, R. Catholic, Scottish, married
", Neil J, male, age 3, born Ontario, R. Catholic, Scottish, single
", John, male, age 6/12 (Oct), born Ontario, R. Catholic, Scottish, single

(no land owned, living on concession 1, lot 12, employed, possessing 2 swine)

1871 deaths, Blenheim, North Oxford, film C-9913
Bouey, Angus, male, age 1, R. Catholic, born Ontario, month of death : July, Desease (sic) of the Bowels

7 National Archives of Canada, 1891 census, Blenheim twp (B-1), North Brant (48) , Ontario, film T-6325, div B-1, page 1. :
family 2
Bouy, Hector, male, age 58, married, head of family, born Scotland, father born Scotland, mother born Scotland, religion R.C., farm labour, wage earner
", Mary, female, age 48, married, wife, born Scotland, father born Scotland, mother born Scotland, R. C.
", Neil, male, age 23, single, son, born Ontario, father born Scotland, mother born Scotland, R. C. , Med Student
", John, male, age 20, single, son, born Ontario, father born Scotland, mother born Scotland, R.C., F. labourer
", Alex, male, age 17, single, son, born Ontario, parent Scotland, F. labourer
", Chas., male, age 15, single, son, as above
", Donald, male, age 13, as above
", Maud, female, age 10, single, daughter, f. labourer
", Fred, male, age 8, son,
", Duncan, male, age 6, son

8 Ontario Archives. :
Dominion of Canada, Province of Ontario, Declaration, to wit, In the matter of Registering a birth which has not been registered.

Name of Child: John Bouey
Date of Birth: Sept 21, 1870
Sex: M
Place of birth: Blenheim Twp, County of Oxford
Name of Father: Hector Bouey
Address of father at time of birth: Princeton
Occupation of father at time of birth: Section man
Maiden Name of mother: Mary Campbell
Physician: Dr. Clark
Informant: Effie Campbell
Address: 99 Walker Ave. Toronto

I, Effie Campbell of the City of Toronto in the County of York, DO SOLEMNLY DECLARE that:
I am the Aunt of the person whose birth is to be registered.
I was present at the house at the time of the birth and assisted the physician who attended.

Declared before me at the City of Toronto, County of York, this 13th day of February, 1930
signed: Effie Campbell

9 Ontario Archives. :
Name of Child: Duncan Joseph Bouey
Date of Birth: Nov 24, 1884
Sex: M
Place of birth: Princetown, County of Oxford
Name of Father: Hector Bouey
Address of father at time of birth: Princetown
Occupation of father at time of birth: Railroad Man
Maiden Name of mother: Mary Campbell
Physician: Dr. Clark
Informant: Effie Campbell
Address: 1034 Bathurst St. Toronto, Ont.

I, Effie Campbell of the City of Toronto in the County of York, DO SOLEMNLY DECLARE that:
I am the aunt of the person whose birth is to be registered.
I am the aunt of the above party whose birth is desired registered and have distinct recollection of the birth, being present at the time.

Declared before me at the City of Toronto, County of York, this 26th day of July, 1926
signed: Effie Campbell

10 National Archives of Canada. :
Ward 2 , Toronto, Ontario, district g-3
page 1, family 6

Bouey, Mary, female, white, Head, married, birth date: 1 Dec 1841, age 59, born Scotland, immigration 1853?
", Alexander A, male, white, son, single, 22 Nov 1873, age 27, born Ontario, hair dresser
", Charles A, male, white, son, single, 5 Jan 1875, age 25, Ontario, tanner
", Maud, female, white, Daughter, single, 17 July 1881, age 19, Ontario,
", Fred , male, white, son, single, 25 March 1883, age 18, Ontario, sales clerk
", Duncan, male, white, son, single, 24 Nov 1884, age 16, Ontario, printer

12 1851 census, Galmisdale, Eigg Island, Inverness, Scotland. :
page 10, family 28, Galmisdale

Angus Campbell, Head, Married, male, age 41, Crofter of 8 acres, born InvernessShire, Eigg
Catherine Campbell, Wife, married, female, age 41, born ", "
Mary Campbell, daughter, female, age 10, at School, born ", "
Margt. Campbell, ", female, age 8, ". ", born ", "
Julie? Campbell, ", female, age 6, ", ", born ", "
John Campbell, Son, male, age 4, born ", "
Effy Campbell, daughter, female, age 1, born ", "

13 1841 census, Galmisdale, Eigg Island, Inverness. :
Parish of Small Isles, page 5, Galmisdale

Angus Campbell, male, age 30, Crofter, born in county
Catherine ", female, age 30, born in county
Mary ", female, age 6 mos, born in county
Effy Campbell, female, age 74, born in county

Parish of Small Isles, page 7, Galmisdale

Hugh McEachan, male, age 30, Crofter, born in county
Dugald ", male, age 28, Weaver, born "
Donald ", male, age 26, Herd, born "
Mary ", female, age 60, born "
Margaret ", female, age 20, born "
James ", male, age 15, born "

16 National Archives of Canada, 1871 census,Blenheim twp, North Oxford, Ontario, page 18, film C-9913.

21 National Archives of Canada, 1891 census, Blenheim twp (B-1), North Brant (48) , Ontario, film T-6325, div B-1, page 1.

24 Ontario Archives. :
Bruce County, Division of Culross
registration No: 009146

Full Name: Bouey, Hector
Sex and Race: Male, Scotch
Date of Death: Feb 13th, 1909
Date of birth: not given
Age and Place of birth: 74 years
Place of death: Con 5 lot 27
Occupation: Railway employee
Single, Widowed, Divorced: Single
Name of father: not given
Birthplace of father: not given
Maiden name of mother: not given
Birthplace of mother: not given
Name of Physician: Dr. D Stewart
Certified by: John Mc Kinnon
address: Teeswater?

Medical Certificate of Death:
Name: Hector Bouey
That I last saw him alive in December 1908
Cause of Death:
Primary : Cancer
Duration: one year
Immediate: Cancer
Duration: one year
Physicians Name: D Stewart
address: Teeswater?
Date: Feb 13th, 1909

25 National Archives of Canada, subdistrict C-1, page 5. :
1901 census, Blenheim twp, Brant County, Ontario

page 5, dwelling 64, family 64
Bouey, Hector, male, Head , married, date of birth 22 Dec 1833, age 68, born Scotland, immigration 18-

26 1851 census, South Uist, Inverness, Scotland. :
1851 census, Scotland

Bowie, Hector, Male, age 18, District: South Uist, Inverness, Scotland, GROS data 118/00 020/00 006

page 5, Lochcarnan, S. Uist
No. 18, Lochcarnan

Niel Bowie, Head, Married, male age 65, Moss Crofter, born InvernessShire, S. Uist
Catherine Bowie, Wife, married, female, age 45, born ", "

page 6, Lochcarnan
Donald Bowie, Son, Unmarrried, male, age 28, Fisherman, born InvernesShire, S. Uist
Ann Bowie, Daur, U, female, age 25 , Moss Crofter's daughter, born ", "
Flora Bowie, Daur, female, age 22, " " ", born " "
Hector Bowie, Son, U, male, age 18, Fisherman, born ", "
Catherine Bowie, Daur, U, female, age 15, Moss Crofter's daughter, born ", "
Mary Bowie, Daur, U, female, age 12, " " ", born ", "
Alexander Bowie, Son, U, male, age 10, " " ", born ", "
Rachel Bowie, Daur, U, female, age 7, " " ", born ", "
John Bowie, Son, U, male, age 5, " " ", born ", "
Angus Bowie, Son, U, male, age 2, " " ", born ", "

27 Scotland BMD and Census. :
page 2, Parish of South Uist, Inverness
Village of Dromisdale?, total of 49 residents in 1841
Next village to be shown on census was Daliloch?

Niel Buie, male, age 50, Farmer, born in county
Catherine ", female, age 40, born in county
Donald ", male, age 15, Ag. Lab, born in county
Flora ", female, age 13, born in county
Hector ", male, age 9, "
Catherine ", female, age 7, "
Mary ", female, age 4, "
Alexander ", male, age 1, "

Mary Campbell 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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Mary Campbell ¹ ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³