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Location: Inchinnan Church
In the entrance vestibule of Inchinnan Church is a six or seven ton
memorial slab of red granite commemorating the Blythswood family,
depicting the crests of the family of 1904. The Blythswood family
were the heritors in the district and as such were responsible for
appointing and paying the minister and the school master, as well as for
maintaining the church, the manse and schoolhouse. This would have
originally been in All Hallows Church.
The family:
Archibald Campbell,
17th of Mains and 12th of Blythswood was born circa 1809. He was the son
of Colin Douglas and Sophia Armine Boydell. He married Caroline Agnes
Dick, daughter of Mungo Dick. He died on 11 July 1868.
He was given
the name of Archibald Douglas at birth. In 1838 his name was legally
changed to Archibald Campbell on inheriting the estate of Blythswood
from his cousin, Archibald Campbell. He lived at Mains, Dunbartonshire,
Scotland.
Children of Archibald Campbell, 17th of Mains and 12th
of Blythswood and Caroline Agnes Dick
• Lt.-Col. Archibald
Campbell, 1st Baron Blythswood was born on 22 February 1835 at Florence,
Italy. He married Hon. Augusta Clementina Carrington, daughter of Robert
John Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington of Upton and Hon. Charlotte
Augusta Annabella Drummond-Willoughby, on 7 July 1864 at Whitehall
Chapel, Whitehall, London, England. He died on 8 July 1908 at age 73 at
Bythswood House, Renfrewshire, Scotland, without issue. He was buried on
11 July 1908 at Inchinnan, Scotland.
He was given the name of
Archibald Campbell Douglas at birth. In 1838 his name was legally
changed to Archibald Campbell Campbell. He fought in the Crimean War in
1855, where he was severely wounded. He held the office of Aide-de-Camp
to HM Queen Victoria. he was Member of Parliament (M.P.) for
Renfrewshire between 1873 and 1874.1and Member of Parliament (M.P.) for
Renfrewshire, West Division between 1885 and 1892. He held the office of
Grand Master of the Freemasons [Scotland] between 1885 and 1892. He was
created 1st Baron Blythswood, co. Renfrew [U.K.] on 24 August 1892, with
a special remainder to five of his younger brothers. On his death, his
baronetcy became extinct.
• Louisa Jane Campbell was born in
1837. She married Colonel Hon. Hercules Langford Boyle Rowley, son
of Hercules Langford Rowley, 2nd Baron Langford of Summerhill and Louisa
Augusta Rhodes, on 3 November 1857. She died on 29 October 1916.
• Reverend Sholto Campbell, 2nd Baron Blythswood was born on 28 June
1839. He married Violet Mary Paget, daughter of General Lord Alfred
Henry Paget and Cecilia Wyndham, on 22 October 1889.3 He died on 30
September 1916 at age 77, without issue.
He was given the name of
Sholto Douglas at birth. In 1869 his name was legally changed to Sholto
Douglas-Campbell. In 1908 his name was legally changed to Sholto
Campbell, and in June 1908 his mansion at
Douglas-Support,
Renfrewshire, was destroyed by fire. He succeeded to the title of 2nd
Baron Blythswood, co. Renfrew [U.K., 1892] on 8 July 1908.
•
Robert Douglas-Campbell was born in 1842. He married Catherine Ellen
Miller, daughter of Captain Thomas Hamilton Lindsay Miller, in 1869. He
died on 1 June 1896.
He was an officer in the Royal Navy. In 1892 he
was passed over in the line of succession for his brother, Archibald
Campbell, for 'some misconduct.' He lived at Blythswood, Renfrewshire,
Scotland.
• Maj.-Gen.
Barrington Bulkeley Campbell KCB, CVO, 3rd Baron Blythswood was born
on 18 February 1845. He married Mildred Catherine Hawley, daughter of
Sir Joseph Henry Hawley, 3rd Bt. and Sara Diana Crosbie, on 7 July 1869.
He died on 13 March 1918 at age 73 at Douglas Support, Coatbridge,
Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was buried on 15 March 1918 at Inchinnan,
Scotland.
He was given the name of Barrington Bulkeley Douglas at
birth. He was Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Guernsey
between 1903 and 1908. In 1908 his name was legally changed to
Barrington Bulkeley Douglas-Campbell. In 1916 his name was legally
changed to Barrington Bulkeley Campbell. He succeeded to the title of
3rd Baron Blythswood, co. Renfrew [U.K., 1892] on 30 September 1916.
• Walter James Douglas-Campbell b. 1850, d. 9 Mar 1914
•
Montagu Douglas-Campbell was born in 1852. He died in 1916, unmarried.
• Helen Douglas Campbell (b. 1847 d. 24 Jun 1927)
See also:
• All
Hallows Church |
