FIBIS Blog

Bigamist and Balloonist

02 Mar | News,

FIBIS will be hosting a free Zoom talk on Saturday 21st March 2026 10:30am GMT.

Genealogist and FIBIS Trustee Karen de Bruyne’s 2nd cousin 3x removed James Neil Campbell was born in India, lived in England, lived in Australia and then back in England – married at least 5 times and 4 of them were bigamous! He had various occupations including balloonist, parachutist, saddler and apprentice merchant sailor.

FIBIS members can join the talk by logging into the FIBIS website and going to the Zoom meetings page in the members’ area. A link to the talk with joining details can be found there.

If you aren’t a FIBIS member, and wish to attend, please email valmay@fibis.org and the Zoom details will be sent by email nearer the time.

Join us to find out more!