93153: Marion Campbell

Marion (1911-2001) was the daughter of Colin Campbell and Jessie Smith of 47 North Tolsta.

Marion’s father was washed overboard and drowned while serving with the Royal Navy in 1916.

Marion’s elder brother John was fatally injured while serving with the Merchant Navy in 1918.

On the 16th of March 1921, during The Great Gale, the roof was blown of the family home. Marion’s brother Angus was lying in bed seriously ill at the time and his bedding was also blown away. He was moved first to the barn and then the nearest house. He died later that year.

Marion married Angus Macdonald, Aird Dell, where they settled and raised a family.