Duncan Campbell

Captain Duncan Campbell, 39, was an 1820 British Settler from Hampshire to South Africa having sailed on the Weymouth as a leader of a party numbering 28. His sister, Susan, who was 20 years old, accompanied him. The party was to occupy holdings on the Sonderend River, near the mission station of Genadendal, in the district of Caledon. They later moved to the Zuurveld. He was appointed heemraad to assist the deputy-landdrost, Major Jones, at Grahamstown in 1820. He ably assisted Jones as heemraad until his dismissal by Henry Rivers who was appointed landdrost of Grahamstown in place of Jones by Lord Charles Somerset. The dismissed settlers presented an address of appreciation and thanks to Major Jones.