Marion (Colvin) Burt (1864 - abt. 1939)

Born 23 Oct 1864 in Almorah, Bengal, India

Ancestors

Wife of John Marshall Burt — married 27 Apr 1893 in St George Hanover Square, London, England

Died about 31 Mar 1939 at about age 74 in Hendon, Middlesex, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Life events

Marion Colvin was born at Almorah, Bengal, in 1864, the daughter of Bazett Wetenhall Colvin and Mary Elizabeth Graham.^[1]

On the 27th April 1893, she married Captain John Marshall Burt, Royal Artillery, in St George's, Hanover Square, London.^[2][3]

Marion's husband died in Kensington on the 14th July 1931, aged seventy years.^[4]

Research notes

• Uncertain date and place of death:—A death index entry was found for Marion Burt, first quarter ending 31st March 1939, Hendon registration district in Middlesex.^[5] However, a corroborative source was not found, e.g., an entry in the National Probate Calendar of England Wales, or a notice published in a newspaper. Recommended, that the civil registration of the death be purchased.~Kilpatrick-1128 (2018-08-17)

Census enumerations

1871 census enumeration (England):

• Edward W. Dowell, head, married, age 47, Vicar of Dunton; born in Locking, Somerset
• Mary, wife, married, age 45; born in Blakney, Norfolk
• Dowell children (4)
• John R.C. Colvin, boarder, age 12 [place of birth not recorded]
• Edith Colvin, boarder, age 11, scholar, born in East Indies
• Elliot G. Colvin, boarder, age 9, do., …
• Amy M. Colvin, boarder, age 6, do., …
• Marian Colvin, boarder, age 6, do., …
• Sarah Brereton, mother in law, married, age 75; born in St Petersburgh, Russia
• household servants (3)
• census place: Vicarage, Dunton, Norfolk.^[6]

... and in 1881:

• Mary Colvin, wife, married, age 40, born in India
• Edith, daughter, unmarried, age 21, born in India
• Elliot G., son, unmarried, age 19; Probationer for Indian Civil Service, Undergraduate of Cambridge Univ’y; born in India
• Amy M., daughter, age 16, scholar; born in India
• Marion, do., …
• Ethel B., daugher, age 10, scholar; born at Brighton, Sussex
• household servants (3)
• census place: The Elms, Richmond Road, Ham, Surrey.^[7]

… in 1911:

• John Marshall Burt, head, age 50, married; Lt Colonel, Royal Artillery; born in Manchester, Lancashire
• Marion Burt, wife, age 45, married 17 years, 2 children born and 2 living; born at Almora, India
• Phyllis Colvin Burt, daughter, age 15, single; born at Lexden, Essex
• Beryl Elisabeth Burt, daughter, age 10, single; born at do.
• household servants (3)
• census place: Lexden, Colchester, Essex.^[8]

Legacy

Children

• Phyllis Colvin Burt (1895–1930)
• Beryl Elisabeth Burt (1900–1954)

Sources

1. ↑ British India Office. Ecclesiastical Returns. British India Office. Ecclesiastical Returns. “Baptisms solemnized at Almorah Kumaon.” Marion Colvin, born 23rd October 1864; daughter of Bassett Wetenhall Colvin, Bengal Civil Service, and Mary Eliza (his wife), of Almorah; baptised 10th December 1864 by G. Davey Symonds, Chaplain. Digital image online at findmypast.co.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick by subscription, 2018-08-10).
2. ↑ Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette, 20 April 1893 (pg 6). Wedding announcement: “Forthcoming Marriages. … Captain J.M. Burt, Royal Artillery, and Miss Marion Colvin, third daughter of Mr. Bazett Colvin, on the 27th instant.” Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by subscription, and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick 2018-08-11).
3. ↑ Index of civil registrations of marriages, England. John Marshall Burt and Marion Colvin, 2nd quarter ending 30th June 1893, St George Hanover Square RD (London), vol. 1a, pg. 819. Original record: General Register Office, England and Wales, Southport, Hants. Index and digital image online at FreeBMD, www.freebmd.org.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-11).
4. ↑ National Probate Calendar, England and Wales. “BURT, John Marshall, of 34 Stanhope Gardens, South Kensington, Middlesex; died 14 July 1931; Probate: London, 30 September [1931] to sir Elliot Graham Colvin, knight.” (ref. 1931, pg 528). Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick 2018-08-11, by subscription).
5. ↑ Index of civil registrations of deaths, England. Marion Burt, aged 69 years, 1st quarter ending 31st March 1939, Hendon RD (Middlesex), vol. 3a, pg. 543. Index and digital image online at FreeBMD, www.freebmd.org.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-17).
6. ↑ England 1871 Census. Rev. Edward W. Dowell, age 47, Vicar of Dunton; with wife and children, and the Colvin children boarding: John R.C. (12), Edith (11), Elliot G. (9), Amy M. (6), and Marian (6); in Dunstan, Norfolk. Original records: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871 (Kew, Richmond, Surrey: National Archives of the UK, 1871); PRO ref. RG10, piece 1850, folio 8, page 9, household schedule no. 43, registration district: Walsingham, subdistrict: Fakenham, enumeration district 1. Digital images of PRO record online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick 2018-08-10, by subscription).
7. ↑ England 1881 Census. Mary Colvin [née Graham], wife, age 40, with children, Edith (21), Elliot G. (19), Amy M. (16), Marion (16), and Ethel B. (10); in Ham, Surrey. Original record: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881 (Kew, Surrey: The National Archives); PRO ref. HO 110, piece 838, folio 62, pg. 26, enumeration district no. 30, Kingston registration district. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick by subscription, 2018-08-10).
8. ↑ England 1911 Census. Lieut.-Col. John Marshall Burt, age 50, with wife, Marion [née Colvin], age 45, and daughters, Phyllis Colvin (15) and Beryl Elisabeth (10); in Lexden, Colchester, Essex. Original record: Census Returns for England & Wales, 1911 (Kew, Surrey: National Archives of the UK, 1911), PRO ref. RG 14, piece 10314, registration district: Colchester, sub-registration district: Colchester North West, enumeration district no. 9, household schedule no. 57. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick 2018-08-11, by subscription).