John Gorm 1st Lochnell in Ardchattan Parish Ancestry family tree
GD50 The John MacGregor Collection 1202-1926
GD50/26 Campbell documents, 17th-19th century (a few late 16th century) arranged in groups (by Rev. A.T. Grant) 16th century-19th century
Country code GB
Repository code 234
Repository National Records of Scotland
Reference GD50/26/43
Title Campbell documents: Lochnell
Dates 17th century-19th century
Land tax rolls 1645-1831 Land tax rolls for Argyll, volume 03 E106/3/3/51
https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/historical-tax-rolls/land-tax-rolls-1645-1831/land-tax-rolls-argyll-volume-03/26
Kilmore & Kilbride
Division of the Valued Rent of the Teinds of this Parish formerly Charged to the Duke of Argyll and now to the following Proprietors
Campbell of Lochnell £4.8.9 7/12
Campbell of Dunstafnage £5.17.5 9/12
Stevenson of Glenfeochan £3.16.7 11/12
MacDougall of Dunolly £6.13.8 4/12
} Duncan Campbell of Lochnell Kilmore £7.10.0
7 } Dalnacabaig a Pendicle thereof £4.3.4
4 Musdale and Grianaig £5.11.1
4 Torentuirk £5.11.1
8 Ballighown £6.13.4
10 Strontoiller and Croft £15.7.11
Corn Mill thereof £1.3.4
6 Cabrachan £5.13.4
8 Kilchenich £5.6.8
Male Servant rolls 1777 https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/historical-tax-rolls/male-servant-tax-rolls-1777-1798/male-servant-tax-rolls-volume-05-1785-6-counties/11
Sep 1785 Ardchattan & Muckairn
Alexander Campbell of Barcaldin John Stewart Footman 1 1 £0.18.9
Alexander Bernice Gardener 1 1 £0.18.9
Capt [Captain] Duncan Campbell of Lochnel John Hair Seed Gardener 1 1 £1.2.6
Neil Mcarthur Valet De Chambre 1 1 £1.2.6
William Moyes Groom 1 1 £1.2.6
Patrick Campbell of Ardchattan Donald MacDonald Chaise Driver 1 1 £0.18.9
6 3 3 £6.3.9
GD202 Campbell family of Dunstaffnage, Argyllshire 1613-1927
Country code GB
Repository code 234
Repository National Records of Scotland
Reference GD202/39
includes memorial for Archibald Campbell of Lochnell re process of Declarator of Legitimacy against Archibald Campbell and others.
Dates 1826-1860
1920 The head of the family of Campbell of Lochnell is John Lochnell Campbell, fourteenth Laird of Lochnell, born 1879. The principal seat of the family is Lochnell Castle. Other residences are Bonaw House, and Airds Bay House.1
Arms
Campbell of Lochnell. Arms. Quarterly, 1st and 4th, gyronny of eight, or and sable, for Campbell; 2nd argent, a boar's head, azure; 3rd Lorn, as in Argyll.
Crest—A dexter hand holding a lance bendways, proper.
Supporters—Dexter, a lion guardant; sinister, a swan.
Motto—Audaces juvo.2
50 History of the Campbell Family
las. His descendant, Archibald Douglas, seven-
teenth laird of Mains, resumed the name of Campbell
on the death of his cousin, Archibald Campbell of
Blythswood, becoming the twelfth laird of Blyths-
wood. His son, the thirteenth laird, was created
Baron Blythswood.
The Campbells of Auchinbreck take descent from
Duncan Campbell of Kilmichael, son of Duncan,
first Lord Campbell, who died 1453. Archibald
Campbell, the third of Auchinbreck, married the
daughter of Campbell of Ardkinglass; their fourth
son, Archibald, being the ancestor of the families of
Danna and Kilberry. The first baronet of Auchin-
breck was Sir Dugald Campbell, who was knighted
by James VI in 1617, and created a baronet in 1628.
From Duncan Campbell, the ancestor of Auchin-
breck, also descended the Campbells of Glencardel,
Glensaddel, Westerkeams, Kilmorie and Kirkdurk-
land.
Tradition says that the ancestor of the Camp-
bells of Lochnell, John Campbell, second son of
Colin, third Earl of Argyll, obtained the descriptive
name of John Gorm or Blue John, under the follow-
ing circumstances. When he was a child, the Mac-
leans of Dowart raised an immense fire, forming
a circle round it within which they enclosed young
John, not suffering him to escape until he was so
discolored as ever after to retain the name of Gorm
or Blue, from the hue of his complexion. He was
the first of Lochnell and married Mary, sister of
Sir James Campbell of Ardkinglass, from which
marriage the family descended. John Campbell
was killed at the Battle of Langside, 1561. The
fourth laird of Lochnell, also John, was married to
History of the Campbell Family 51
a daughter of Campbell of Auchinbreck. While
Auchinbreck was on a visit to Lochnell their ser-
vants quarreled, and Lochnell, seeing his own ser-
vant undermost, killed the other with his dirk. The
slain man's kinsmen demanded blood for blood and
a band of them came to be revenged on Lochnell,
who hid in a cave which is still known as Leaba
fholuich, the hiding bed. He was supplied with
food by his retainers, one of whom went to him say-
ing, "Lochnell, the best of my days are gone. Take
you care of my wife and family. Give me your
clothes and I will personate you and suffer death
in your stead, when blood for blood will be satis-
fied." He got Lochnell's clothes, was taken for
Lochnell, shot at and killed, on the very spot to
which he was, when a child, carried by an eagle
from Ledaig while his mother was reaping.
Although many of the lands which the Campbells
added to their possessions did not come to them by
quite such peaceable methods, the story goes that
the lands of Torr-an-Tuirc, in Lochnell, came into
the hands of the founder of the Lochnell family in
the following manner : The last of the MacDugals
of Torr-an-Tuirc was an unmarried man, who had
resolved to make the property over to the laird of
Dunollie's second son. With this object he took the
title deeds to Dunollie Castle. On entering the hall
of the Castle he unbuckled his sword, and left it
there. While he was in another room with the laird
of Dunollie, some of the young members of the
family, to play a joke, took the sword from the scab-
bard, which they filled with water. When the laird
of Torr-an-Tuirc came back to the hall and replaced
the sword in the scabbard, the water squirted over
52 History of the Campbell Family
him. Resenting the trick played upon him, he took
away the title deeds and rode to Inverary, where he
made over the property to John Gorm, who became
the first of the Campbells of Lochnell.
The Campbells of Achanduin are a branch of the
family of Lochnell. Archibald Campbell, first of
Achanduin, was third son of Colin Campbell, fifth
of Lochnell. The families of Balerno and Stone-
field are also cadets of Lochnell.3
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