Alexander Colville (1839 - 1866)

Born 11 Feb 1839 in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 3 Apr 1866 at age 27 in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland

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Biography

Alexander was born in 1839. He was the son of John Colville and Jane McMillan. ^[1]

In 1861 he was living in Glasgow working as a millwright. ^[2]

When he died he was listed as an engineer.

He passed away in 1866 of tuberculosis. ^[3]

1861 Scotland Census

Glasgow, Govan

Name: Alex Colville

Age: 22

Relationship: Lodger

Where born: Campbeltown, Argyllshire

Registration District: Tradeston

Civil Parish: Glasgow Govan

County: Lanarkshire

Address: 8 Kinning Street

Occupation: Millwright

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY8B-H52 : 11 February 2020), Alexander Colvill, 1839.
2. ↑ 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Parish: Glasgow Govan; ED: 86; Page: 15; Line: 18; Roll: Accessed on ancestry.com, November 2020. Ancestry Record 1080 #1108668 (requires subscription).
3. ↑ Statutory registers - Deaths Ref# 507 / 44 ScotlandsPeople (Fee required for details)

   April 3, 1866, Campbeltown

   ALEXANDER COLVILLE, Engineer

   Single

   Age: 28

   Cause: Consumption

   Father: John Colville, Farmer

   Mother: Jane McMillan

• Find A Grave: Memorial #161509918: accessed 15 November 2020), memorial page for Alexander Colville (11 Feb 1839–8 Mar 1866), citing Kilchenzie Cemetery, Kilchenzie, Argyll and Bute, Scotland ; Maintained by Pixturmn (contributor 47729036) .