Helen CAMPBELL

1815 -

• Name	Helen CAMPBELL
  	Alternative spellings: Ellen CAMPBELL Also known as: Helen Anderson CAMPBELL
  Birth	c 1811-1815	Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	20 Mar 1835	Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Kalesmill
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Torphin Cottage
  	Census 1851 Colinton, Midlothian 677/ 3/ 16 Torphin Cottage Robert GEDDES, head, mar 35, operative paper maker, N[ot] K[nown], Midlothian Helen GEDDES, wife, mar, 40, Colinton, Midlothian William GEDDES, son, U, 15, paper maker apprentice, Colinton, Midlothian Christian GEDDES, daur, 11, Colinton, Midlothian Peter GEDDES, son, 7, scholar, Colinton, Midlothian Andrew GEDDES, son, 4, Colinton, Midlothian Thomas GEDDES, son, 1, Colinton, Midlothian [1]
  Arrival	29 May 1855	New York City, New York, USA   [2]
  	aboard the SS Harmonia from Glasgow, Scotland
  	Passenger List SS Harmonia Departed Glasgow, Scotland Arrived New York, New York on 29 May 1855 Mrs Ellen GEDDES, 40, wife, United States, below deck William GEDDES, 19, none, Christina GEDDES, 15, spiner [?], Peter GEDDES, 9, none, Andrew GEDDES, 7, none, Thomas GEDDES, 5, none, Ellen GEDDES, 3, none, [2]
  Census	1 Jun 1860	Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA   [4]
  	Census 1860 Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut Robert GIDIS, 45, Watchman in Factory, Scotland Ellen GIDIS, 46, Scotland Peter GIDIS, 17, Ap Harness Maker, Scotland Andrew GIDIS, 12, Fac[tory] Hand, Scotland Ellen GIDIS, 7, Scotland, attended school [4]
  Person ID	I1111	Clan Campbell Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Alexander CAMPBELL
  Family ID	F443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert GEDDES,   b. 1 Sep 1815, Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland d. 12 Mar 1876, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	20 Mar 1835	Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Type: Banns; Church of Scotland
  	Marriages (OPR) Colinton, Midlothian 677/ 50/ 526 Robert GEDDES papermaker at Kalesmill in this parish son of William GEDDES and Helen Anderson CAMPBELL also at Kalesmill in the parish daughter of Alexander CAMPBELL gave in their names for proclamation in order to Marriage and after being regularly proclamed and no objections make they were married before Witnesses. [3]
  Children	1. William GEDDES,   b. 25 Sep 1835, Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   2. Agnes Milroy GEDDES,   b. c 1837, Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland + 3. Christina Kirkland GEDDES,   b. c 1839, Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland d. c 1892, Connecticut, USA (Age 53 years)   4. Peter Milroy GEDDES,   b. 3 Aug 1843, Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   5. Andrew Campbell GEDDES,   b. 19 Nov 1846, Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   6. Thomas GEDDES,   b. c 1850, Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   7. Ellen GEDDES,   b. c 1853, Scotland
  Family ID	F440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S65] Census records (Scotland), 30 Mar 1851, 677/ 3/ 16. Colinton, Edinburgh. GEDDES, Robert (head) [S115] United States Customs Service, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897, 29 May 1855, p. 4., M237. (Reliability: 3). Passenger list for S.S. Harmonia arriving New York, New York from Glasgow, Scotland. GEDDES, Mrs Ellen. Collection: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957. www.ancestry.com [S66] Marriages and Banns (OPR) Scotland, 20 Mar 1835, 677/ 50/ 526. (Reliability: 3). Colinton, Edinburgh. GEDDES, Robert and CAMPBELL, Helen Anderson. [S69] Census records (USA), 1 Jun 1860, p. No. 99 or 689 [stamped] (Reliability: 3). Norwalk County, Fairfield County, Connecticut. GIDIS, Robert (visitation on 21 June 1860). DN 627. FN 777. NARA Series no.: M653.