COLIN CAMPBELL OF BLYTHSWOOD

Merchant in Glasgow: Burgess and Guild Brother of Glasgow; Sometime one of the Bailies of Glasgow, and Provost of Glasgow 1648-49

Colin Campbell, younger, merchant in Glasgow (afterwards Colin Campbell of Blythswood), is the son of Colin Campbell, merchant, burgess and guild brother of Glasgow. Glasgow Burgesses: 59 His mother was Grizel Ross.

Colin Campbell, younger (afterwards Colin Campbell of Blythswood), was enrolled as a burgess and guild brother of Glasgow on 19 April 1621. He was admitted in right of him being the second son of Colin Campbell, merchant, burgess of Glasgow. Glasgow Burgesses: 59

The Blythswood Estate

The Blythswood estate was purchased in 1654 by Colin Campbell, Provost of Glasgow, from Mr. John Hay, parson of Renfrew. The Douglas Archives

Death

On 23 July 1674 Colin Campbell of Blythswood was identified as the deceased Colin Campbell of Blythswood, in the burgess record of his second son Robert. Glasgow Burgesses: 200

First Marriage

Colin Campbell of Blythswood married Margaret Fleming. Daryll Lundy's Peerage

Child of First Marriage

1. Grizel Campbell

Second Marriage

Colin Campbell of Blythswood married Janet Muir. RMS: 1189 , p. 597 Ibidem: p. 598

Children of Second Marriage

1. Colin Campbell of Blythswood
2. Robert Campbell of North Woodside
3. John Campbell of Woodside
4. James Campbell
5. Bessie Campbell
6. Janet Campbell
7. Barbara Campbell
8. Marioun Campbell, secundus
9. Marie Campbell

Evidence from the Records of the Burgh of Glasgow

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4 October 1636: The bailies and council admitted Colin Campbell, elder, merchant, to be provost . . . . . and Colin Campbell, younger, water bailie. Glasgow Charters, 1175-1649. Part I, p. ccclvi

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6 December 1636: Bond granted by the Provost, Bailies, and Councillors of the Burgh and City of Glasgow, to the Archbishop, Chapter, and College of Glasgow, that the signature for the preceding Charter, No. cx., should not be prejudicial to the Archiepiscopal See, nor to the College. Glasgow, 6 December 1636.

Be it kend to all men be thir present letters, we. Coline Campbell, provest, Jobne Barnes, James Bell, and William Wilsoune, bailyies, James Hammiltoune, deane of guild, William Robertsoune, treasurer of the burgh and city of Glasgow, and remanent persounes of the counsail of the said burgh undersubscryven, for ourselves and takand the burthen upon us for the whole inhabitants and community of the samine burgh to the effect after specifiot: Forsameikil as oxceptioune hathe beene taken at ane signatour past his Majesties hand in favours of the said burgh and city of Glasgow anent ther priviledges and liberties, whilk is now past his Majesty his great seal, and lying in the hands of my Lord Chancellare in Scotland, as iff the said signatour and infcftment wer pre- judicial! and hurtfiill to the see and archbishoprik of Glasgow, chaptour thereof, and to the colledgo within the said city, albeit it never was nor is in any of our mynds to prejudge the said see, chaptour, or colledge, in ony of their rights and priuiledges whatsomever; neverthelesse to remove any offence which the rycht reverend father in God, Patrik, be the mercy of God Archbishop of Glasgow, sail hath or may conceive against us or any of us, and to declare how willing wo are to continue in all reverend and dewtiful obedience to the said rycht reverend father as over lord under his Majestic : We, by these presents, doe bind ourselves and our successours, the provest, bailyeis, deane of guild, tresaurer, counsail and community of the said burg and city, that the said infeft- ment sail not in ony sort prejudge the said reverend father, his succes- sours, nor the said chaptour nor the Colledge within the said burgh and city in ony libertyes, rychts, profits, or priviledges belonging to the see of Glasgow, chaptor or Colledge within the samine ; renouncing, lyk as by these presents we renounce all benefit that may accresce to us by the said infeftment, insofarre as may be hurtfull or prejudicial! to the said see, chaptour, and Colledge, faithfully promising, lyk as we do by thir presents faithfully promise never to use the said infeftment against the said rycht reverend father or his successours to his or thair prejudice, which we ar content shall be restrict to the infeftment granted to the said burgh and city by the most excellent king. King James of blessed memory, past in the year of God 1611 years, in so farre as conceits the said see, chaptour, and Colledgo of Glasgow, and to the infeftment gi*anted, lykways be King James of blessed memory, in the year of God 1613 ; and we consent that for the more security this our band be registrat in the bookes of counsall, bookes of excheicker, commissaries bookes of Glasgow, or any other register whatsomever, ad futurum rei memoriam; and for that effect constitutes Mr William Hog owr procuratour de rato, etc. In witness of the qnhilk thing, written be Andro Faulls, writter of Glasgow, we have subscry ved with our hands thir presentis, and sealed with our seal at Glasgow, 6 day of December, the yeer of God 1636, be- fore thir witnesses, John Dinnine, Gawan Ncsmeth, merchands burgesses of the said burgh, William Year, serviiuiir to Mr Johne Ilutchesoun, clerk thereof, and the said Andro Faulls, writter hereof. Coline Campbell, provest; Johne Barnes, baillie ; James Bell, baillie ; William Wilsoune, baillie; James Hammiltoune, deane of guild; William Robert- soune, treasurer: Ninian Guilhagy, deacon convener; William Stewart, Walter Douglas, William Huie, Gawan Neisbit, Niniane Andersone, John Shells, George Poi-terfield, Matthow Hammiltoune, Patrike Colquhoune, Archibald Fauls, James Colquhoune, William Hyndshaw, Colino Campbell, Johne Andersoune, Thomas Scott, Robert Horner John Dinnine, witnes; Gawane Nesmeth, witnes ; William Year, witness; Andro Fauls, witness. Glasgow Charters, 1175-1649. Part II, pp. 395-7

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1 December 1646: ACT by the ESTATES of PARLIAMENT, on a complaint by the commission of the general assembly, the synod of Glasgow, and the magistrates and town council of Glasgow, that certain disaffected persons in Glasgow had refused to obey the Act of the Committee of Estates ordaining that persons under kirk censure should not be magistrates, ordering James Bell and Colin Campbell, to be warded in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh, for slandering the church by charging the commission and the synod with intermeddling with civil affairs regarding the election of magistrates. Glasgow Charters, 1175-1649. Part II, p. 485

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4 December 1646: ACT of the ESTATES of PARLIAMENT on the intercession of the commissioners of the Kirk, ordering James Bell and Colin Campbell to be liberated from the Tolbooth of Edinburgh.Glasgow Charters, 1175-1649. Part II, p. 485

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14 June 1648: Colin Campbell was elected Provost of Glasgow. Glasgow Charters, 1175-1649. Part I, p. dcxxxi

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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6 December 1661: Charter under the Great Seal of Scotland in favour of Colin Campbell of Blythswood, provost of the burgh of Glasgow, and his sons Robert Campbell, John Campbell, and James Campbell. The charter confirms their possession of various lands in the sheriffdom of Argyll which formerly belonged to Sir Dugald Campbell of Auchinbreck and was apprised from him at the instance of Colin and his sons. Registrum Magnii Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1660-1668, charter number 136 on page 62 Ibidem, page 63

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11 June 1668: Charter under the Great Seal of Scotland granting to Colin Campbell of Blythswood and Jonet Muire his wife, in conjunct fee, and Robert Campbell their second son, various lands in the sheriffdoms of Renfrew and Lanark (under reversion). Registrum Magnii Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1660-1668, charter number 1189 on page 597 Ibidem, page 598

Printed Evidence

1. Charters and Other Documents Relating to the City of Glasgow, A.D. 1175-1649. Part I. Edited by Sir James D. Marwick, LL.D., FRSE., Town Clerk of Glasgow (Scottish Burgh Records Society, Glasgoow, MDCCCXCVII), 807 pp. including Appendix
2. Charters and Other Documents Relationg to the City of Glasgow, A.D. 1175-1649. Part II. Edited by Sir James D. Marwick, LL.D., FRSE., Town Clerk of Glasgow (Scottish Burgh Records Society, Glasgoow, MDCCCXCIV), 536 pp. including index

Genealogy

1. Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland 6th ed (London : Harrison 1879). Vol I. p. 258
2. [https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/cc4aq/campbell12.php Stirnet: C
3. Daryll Lundy's Peerage
4. The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire for 1882, pp. 105-06