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30th September 10, 10:44 AM
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The name miscampbell
Hard to decide where to put this thread. Anyway, the name Miscampbell just came up in my working life and got me to wondering about the name's meaning and origin. I assume it's Scottish and a variation on the famous clan name? (Sorry about the lower case in the thread title- I swear I put in all capitals.)
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30th September 10, 02:29 PM
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That's an easy one!
A Campbell couple, just starting out, goes for a night on the town. They have a few too many cocktails and go(walk) home...then one thing leads to another, and nine months later, BOOM! A Miscampbell!
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30th September 10, 03:33 PM
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and fast
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30th September 10, 03:46 PM
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From Ancestory.com:
As children we grew up with the following story - at the time of the Glencoe massacre a section of the Campbell clan disagreed with the massacre and the clan split. Many many years later they returned and the clan was reunited and they were known as the "Campbells" and the "missing Campbells" which was eventually shortened to Miscampbell!! My maiden name was Miscampbell and as young girls myself and my sisters loved the thought of this story, but having grown up realise it is more than likely a myth. However I would be interested to hear if anybody else had ever heard it.
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4th October 10, 09:58 AM
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 Originally Posted by DougC
From Ancestory.com:
As children we grew up with the following story - at the time of the Glencoe massacre a section of the Campbell clan disagreed with the massacre and the clan split. Many many years later they returned and the clan was reunited and they were known as the "Campbells" and the "missing Campbells" which was eventually shortened to Miscampbell!! My maiden name was Miscampbell and as young girls myself and my sisters loved the thought of this story, but having grown up realise it is more than likely a myth. However I would be interested to hear if anybody else had ever heard it.
I got the same story from the internet, either from "missing" or just a protest by some of the clan against Glencoe. However I was wondering if that was the case because the prefix mis' turns up in some other names, I think- not that I can think of any after some deliberation.
But if you're a woman, weren't you automatically a Miss Campbell at birth no matter what?
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4th October 10, 10:10 AM
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 Originally Posted by DougC
From Ancestory.com:
As children we grew up with the following story - at the time of the Glencoe massacre a section of the Campbell clan disagreed with the massacre and the clan split. Many many years later they returned and the clan was reunited and they were known as the "Campbells" and the "missing Campbells" which was eventually shortened to Miscampbell!! My maiden name was Miscampbell and as young girls myself and my sisters loved the thought of this story, but having grown up realise it is more than likely a myth. However I would be interested to hear if anybody else had ever heard it.
 Originally Posted by Canuck of NI
I got the same story from the internet, either from "missing" or just a protest by some of the clan against Glencoe. However I was wondering if that was the case because the prefix mis' turns up in some other names, I think- not that I can think of any after some deliberation.
But if you're a woman, weren't you automatically a Miss Campbell at birth no matter what? 
The Clan Campbell was not responsible for the Glencoe massacre; a Campbell officer commanded the detachment of soldiers who were ordered by John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, to commit the deed, but it was not the actions of the Campbells as a clan.
T.
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4th October 10, 10:57 AM
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 Originally Posted by cajunscot
The Clan Campbell was not responsible for the Glencoe massacre; a Campbell officer commanded the detachment of soldiers who were ordered by John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, to commit the deed, but it was not the actions of the Campbells as a clan.
T.
Well Todd I take your point but on the other hand I've also been told, and accurately I'm sure, that the expulsion of the Acadians was done at the direction of one British officer and against his standing orders; however, the British received and continue to receive full credit for the atrocity. Meaning, I guess, that the legends are made by the Longfellows of this world, not the facts, and it's the legends that live on.
Anyway, I have the recovered memory of dealing with someone with the name Miskelly and there were no Kellys at Glencoe, surely, I mean not socially.
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4th October 10, 11:07 AM
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 Originally Posted by Canuck of NI
Well Todd I take your point but on the other hand I've also been told, and accurately I'm sure, that the expulsion of the Acadians was done at the direction of one British officer and against his standing orders; however, the British received and continue to receive full credit for the atrocity. Meaning, I guess, that the legends are made by the Longfellows of this world, not the facts, and it's the legends that live on.
Anyway, I have the recovered memory of dealing with someone with the name Miskelly and there were no Kellys at Glencoe, surely, I mean not socially.
That would be General Charles Lawrence, Governor of Nova Scotia, in cooperation with William Shirley, Govenor of Massachusetts, who commanded British forces at the first Battle of Louisbourg in 1745. New Englanders were looking to Nova Scotia as a source of land, as New England was already overcrowded by the mid 1700s, and the Acadians French heritage made them perfect targets.
T.
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4th October 10, 05:27 PM
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Trust me--I wasn't trying to say Clan Campbell was responsible for Glencoe. I was just sharing what I found. I thought is was interesting--the post brought up a myth and discredited it...Doug CAMPBELL
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6th October 10, 08:07 AM
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Now that the Miscampbell myth has been revealed as a manufactored misnomer, I have to say that we're no closer to marshalling matters with a view to resolving the Miscampbell mystery.
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