The Campbell family descends from Gillespic Cambel, who some nine centuries ago acquired lands in the barony of Lochow, County Argyll, by marriage to his cousin Aife, daughter and heir of Paul an Sporran, Royal Treasurer and last of the Clan O'Duin, descended of Diarmid.
The Campbell family history is traced back to Gillespic Cambel, who acquired land in Lochow, County Argyll through marriage to his cousin Aife, daughter and heir of Paul an Sporran, Royal Treasurer and the last of Clan O'Duin, descended from Diarmid.