John Blackler Colton KCMG (1823 - 1902)

Born 10 Sep 1823 in Horner, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Mary (Cutting) Colton — married 3 Dec 1844 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1902 at age 78 in Hackney, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

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John Blackler Colton was born in Devonshire in 1823.^[1] He was the son of William Colton and Elizabeth Blackler.

In 1839 he emigrated with his family to South Australia on the ship Duchess of Northumberland.^[2][3] He initially worked as a saddlemaker in Adelaide,^[4] and in 1876 was elected premier of South Australia.^[5]

He married Mary Cutting in 1844.^[6] They had eight children, all born in Adelaide except Alfred who was born on a return visit to England:^[7][8]

• John William Colton, born 1848;
• Thomas Colton, born 1849;
• Samuel Cutting Colton, born 1852;
• Alfred Cutting Colton, born 1854;
• Elizabeth Mary Colton, born 1856;
• Edwin Blackler Colton, born 1859;
• Ellen Hannah Colton, born 1863;
• Frank Setpimus Colton, born 1865.

John died in 1902.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} THE LATE SIR JOHN COLTON (1902, February 7). Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912), p. 3 (ONE O'CLOCK EDITION). Retrieved August 4, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article200780255
2. ↑ https://passengersinhistory.history.sa.gov.au/node/580076
3. ↑ STATE OF THE COLONY. (1840, May 16). South Australian Record and Australasian and South African Chronicle (SA : 1840 - 1841), p. 6. Retrieved August 4, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article245932742
4. ↑ Advertising (1844, January 10). South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), p. 2. Retrieved August 4, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27446342
5. ↑ S. R. Parr, 'Colton, Sir John (1823–1902)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/colton-sir-john-3247/text4909, published first in hardcopy 1969, accessed online 4 August 2020. This article was first published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, (MUP), 1969
6. ↑ Family Notices (1844, December 7). Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), p. 4. Retrieved August 4, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158919451
7. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XSJ-1PN : 1 October 2014), Alfred Cutting Colton, 1854; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Hackney, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
8. ↑ THE PROROGATION. (1855, August 4). Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), p. 3. Retrieved August 5, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158104705

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