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Family Scrapbooks

by  Duncan Campbell

the sun never sets on our research

Aboukir Bay, Egypt	1798	Battle of the Nile (Captain George Blagdon Westcott)
Adelaide, South Australia	1883-89	Methodist manse (Rev. John Watson)
	1889	Farewell address
	1890	Illustrated description
Aliwal North, South Africa	1879-83	Methodist mission
	1883	Farewell ceremony
Allesley, Coventry	1943	gravestone (Donald Campbell)
	1930s-40s	Campbell home in Brown's Lane
	---	parish church
	1939-45	war memorial
Antigua, W.I.	1804	court martial (Benjamin Westcott IV) blacklisting (Benjamin Westcott IV)
Austrian Alps	1937	mountaineering (Douglas & Donald Campbell)
Biography	1874	Rev. Joseph Spoor
	1922	Rev. John Watson
Book-Rest	?	Rev. John Watson
Chair-back Cover	1950s	Clan Campbell (Elsie née Miles)
Circuit Plan (Methodist)	1805	Hexham
	1825	Wolsingham
City & Guilds Institute	1905	silver medal (J.D.S.Campbell)
Court of St. James'	1799	petition for pension (Susannah Westcott)
Coventry, Warwickshire	---	Miles family
Crucifix	1918	Palestine (Rev. Richard Cowie)
Desk (portable)	1790s?	Captain Westcott
Dunfermline, Fife	1788	marriage (Nicholas Cowen I)
	---	Berrielaw mine
Edinburgh	1895	Primitive Methodist Conference
		Presidential Address (Rev. John Watson)
Elegy	1798	Captain George Blagdon Westcott
Embroidery (sampler/tapestry)	1854	Jane Watson
	1855	Eleanor Cook
	1861	Jane Surtees
	1900?	Phoebe Watson
Enfield, Middlesex	1870	hammer (Joseph Campbell Jr., Royal Arsenal?)
	1880s	Campbell home in Mandeville Road
Farewell address (Rev. John Watson)	1883	Aliwal North
	1889	Adelaide
	1898	Manchester
Fife	---	early coal-mining
Freemasonry	c1912-20	Scottish regalia (J.D.S.Campbell)
Glass bowl	c1927	farewell gift (Rev. Richard Cowie)
Gravestones	1763	Gibson family
	1773-->	Whitfield family
	1923	Surtees family
	c1810-->	Cook family
	1812+	Watson family
	1865-->	Cowie family
	1943	Campbell family
Guernsey	c1910	Watson family
Handloom weaving	19th C.	Miles family
Hetton-le-Hole, Durham	1844	mine accident (Nicholas Cowie II)
	1865	gravestone (Robert Cowie)
	1893	gravestone (Obadiah Cowie)
Honiton, Devon	1754	election voting records
	1801	Nelson's visit (Susannah Westcott)
	1798+	memorial (Captain George Blagdon Westcott)
	---	High Street
Houghton-le-Spring, Durham	1896	mine accident (Nicholas Cowie III) gravestone (Nicholas Cowie III)
Ireshopeburn, Weardale, Co. Durham	---	Ling Riggs High House Chapel John Wesley Methodism Revivalism
Kimberley, South Africa	1890	Illustrated description
Letters (old, transcribed)	1804	Westcott family (1)
	1822	Harrison family (1)
	1863-1937	Watson family (178)
	1878-1923	Parker family (38)
	1901-1913	Eccles family (2)
	1903-1936	Cowie family (45+)
Luggiebank, Lanarkshire	---	Stirling Road
Manchester, Lancashire	1881	Hartley Victoria Methodist training college
	1898	College retirement diploma
	1901 / 1913	Gravestone (John & Eleanor Watson)
Marquetry	1870	Eleanor Watson (née Cook)
Martinique, W.I.	1804	Diamond Rock lieutenant's commission (Benjamin Westcott IV)
Muirkirk, Ayrshire	1801	baptism (Nicholas Cowie II)
	---	Glenbuck mine Irondale Inn
Northallerton, Yorkshire	1834	Primitive Methodist chapel (Rev. Joseph Spoor)
Palestine	1918	crucifix (Rev. Richard Cowie)
Pewter ware	19th C.	Miles family
Photograph album	1879	gift (from William Spoor)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1820-1826	4 letters (Nicholas Watson)
Presentation plate	1879	North Shields (Eleanor Watson)
	1889	Parkside, Adelaide (Rev. John Watson)
Public houses (pubs)	1883-1910	Coventry (Sam Miles)
	c1860-1887	Seaton Burn (George Surtees)
Reading, Berkshire	---	Crane Wharf
Ring (mourning)	1837	Martha Westcott
Rothbury, Northumberland	1943	air crash (Donald Campbell)
Royal Artillery	1857	long-service medal (Joseph Campbell I)
	1859	discharge (Joseph Campbell I)
Rugby, Warwickshire	1936	burial ceremony (Rev. Richard Cowie)
Salt Service	c1900?	Annie Watson
School prize	1859	book (Eleanor Cook)
Seaham Harbour, Durham	1885	gravestone (John Watson)
	c1980	Vane House
Sewing box	1870	Eleanor Watson (née Cook)
	c1900?	Elsie Miles
Sheerness, Kent	1858	presentation snuff box (Joseph Campbell I) presentation tankard (Joseph Campbell I)
South Africa war	1854	medal (Joseph Campbell I)
St. John's Chapel, Durham	1812	gravestone (George Watson I)
	1864	gravestone (George Watson II)
St. Lucia, W.I.	1804	capture of ship (Benjamin Westcott IV)
St. Paul's cathedral	1798+	memorial (Captain George Blagdon Westcott)
Tapestry	c1900	bible scene (Phoebe Watson)
Torbay, Devon	1797	naval mutiny (Captain George Blagdon Westcott)
Toronto, Ontario	1897	doctorate, Victoria university (Rev. John Watson)
Watch (pocket)	??	waterwheel motif (Sam Miles)
Watch-making	19th C.	Miles family
Watson, John (Rev.)	c1922	11 appreciations by colleagues and friends
Weardale, Co. Durham	--	early Methodists
	1863-66	probation (Rev. John Watson)
Whalley Range, Manchester	1896	lists of staff and pupils
Whickham, Durham	---	Methodist chapel (memorial to Joseph Spoor)
Willimott family	1873	bible gift (Elizabeth Campbell née Henman)
Wills (old)	1623-->	Watson family (Weardale)
	1796-->	Westcott family (Honiton)
World War II	1939-45	medal (Donald Campbell)