Neilliadh "Nelly" Campbell was the first white woman to set foot on Canadian soil at Port Glasgow. [1] [2] [3]
Campbell was born to Captain Neil Campbell of Duntroon and Matilda Campbell, in the village of Kilmartin in West Scotland on 23 September 1769. Her mother died giving birth to Campbell.
Campbell had five older siblings: [4]
She also had eleven half-siblings after her father was remarried to Jean Campbell in 1772: [4]
On the 9 May 1760, Campbell eloped and married her cousin, Donald Campbell, without the knowledge or permission of her Father.
The married couple eventually made a new life in Canada with their 9 children. Campbell travelled alone first bringing with her an inheritance in the form of kegs of gold. [2] [1] She arrived at Port Glasgow in June 1818 where she pushed aside the men on the boat so she could be the first white woman to place a foot on Canadian sands at the port.
Her husband arrived later with their children in October 1818. [2] The family built a log cabin on a hill which was named Cnoc Neilliadh meaning Nelly's Rock in Scottish Gaelic. [1]
Nelly died on the 18th December 1851 at the age of 81 at her daughter, Mary's, home. Her body was carried by bob-sleigh to Fingal Cemetery, in Southwold Township where she was buried with other members of her family. [1]
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