123586: Alexander Campbell
Alasdair Chaluim Aonghais
Alexander (1844-1925) was a son of Malcolm Campbell and Janet Morrison, Baile Griais Croft C, North Dell.
On his nineteenth birthday in 1863 Alexander emigrated to Canada on the SS Prince of Wales to work for the Hudson's Bay Company. Alexander worked throughout the great North West including The Pas, Cumberland House, Norway House. He was a labourer for six years and was proficient in Cree and other Languages and dialects. He worked as an interpreter at Fort Carlton for two years and was promoted to Storesman. His ten years service ended at Fort Carlton and he settled at Red River in the Prince Albert area.
At Prince Albert, in 1878, he married Mary Mackay from Manitoba. Alexander and Mary successfully homesteaded at Red Deer Hill near Prince Albert where they raised and home-schooled their nine children. The family later moved to Prince Albert.
Alexander's brother, Roderick also worked for the Hudson's Bay Company and in his book The Father of St Kilda he writes about meeting Alexander and his family in Prince Albert.
Details
- Record Type:
- Person
- Date Of Birth:
- 6 Jun 1844
- Date of Death:
- 15 Sep 1925
- Gender:
- Male
- Occupation:
- Labourer; Farmer; Fur Trader; Interpreter; Storesman; Homesteader
- Record Maintained by:
- CEP
Related Media
Grave of Alexander Campbell and Mary Mackay