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I don't know if anyone can help me here but it's worth an ask.

I have William Campbell born 13-02-1872 in Greenock, his parents were William and Anna Campbell (ms Letson). They went to America (not sure when ) but they had another son Born Massachusetts in 1887.

William Campbell (1872) married an unknown and had a son called Harry Campbell c1905, Albert & Annie (Ewing) Campbell, cared for him for about a year.Nothing more was heard of him - possibly parents divorced.

Is it possible to find any information on Harry and his mother please?

Hope you can understand all this.

Sandra

Where was the son Harry born?

Mary

Hi Mary,

I think it was Massachusetts.

Harry could've been born c1910 as Albert and Annies first son died 1911.

For Reference - could this be the family of William Campbell 1881 Scotland Census:

Name: William Campbell
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: William Campbell
Mother's Name: Ann Campbell
Gender: Male
Where born: Greenock, Renfrewshire
Registration Number: 564/1
Registration district: Greenock Middle
Civil parish: Greenock Middle
County: Renfrewshire
Address: 13 Hamilton St Bk Ld
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 12
Household schedule number: 118
Line: 13
Roll: cssct1881_164
Household Members: Name Age
William Campbell 34
Ann Campbell 33
Ann Campbell 12
William Campbell 9
Elizabeth Campbell 6
John Campbell 4
James Campbell 2

Nothing obvious for the 1891 Scotland census, may suggest that the family moved to America between 1881 and 1891.

Lynne,
Thank you, that is them.
They had another son Daniel born 1881 in Greenock, they went on to have another son Thomas Letson Campbell born in Canada in 1883 and 2 children in America, Albert 1887 and Ethel 1889.

See also:

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/records_office/thread/1198889

MadBull, I don't know what you mean?

It's just a previous thread that you had on the same family dated Jan. 2010.
I thought the info on it might help people looking for this son.

I was looking for Thomas on the other thread, Harry is a nephew.

Am I doing wrong by having this thread as it seems Harry just vanished without a trace and I haven't asked for help to find him before?

No, no, Sandra, I'm not saying that. I just thought it might help in looking for Harry and his father.
I looked through it, hoping it might help.
I can't find William on the 1900 US census although Albert is still with parents. Was William married by then?

Albert & Annie on the 1910 census have no children with them and they haven't had any at that time. So where's Harry?

MadBull, thaank god for that, I've been told off a few times for making mistakes. Lol.

I'm really sorry but I don't know when William married, I know it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. I didn't think I would get anywhere with Harry but thought I would try anyway.

Albert and Annie had a son in Aug 1911 but he died the same day, so it was some time after this that they looked after Harry but no one seems to know what happened to Harry.

I see, in 1920, Albert G. & Annie L. had a daughter Mildred, 6 and a son John E., 3 but no sign of Harry.

They looked after Harry for about a year after the death of their own son.

Don't know what happened to Harrys parents either. I think his father William died c1940, possibly in New York.