Talk:Port Ellen

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Which wife? "The town is named after the wife of the founder, Frederick Campbell of Islay." The link leads to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Frederick_Campbell which includes:

Family

Lord Frederick was married, 28 March 1769, to Mary, youngest daughter of Mr. Amos Meredith of Henbury, Cheshire, ...

Legacy ... Port Charlotte, Islay is named after his wife.

Port Charlotte was named after Lord Frederick Campbell's wife, ...

So was the wife called Ellen, Mary, or Charlotte, or combination thereof, and if Ellen was not there, who was the Port Ellen named after? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:999:1:1996:F860:31B7:99D5:92D4 (talk) 10:38, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]