Kenneth Colquhoun Colvin (1878 - 1915)

Born 20 Jul 1878 in Witley, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mabel Florence (Saunders) Colvin — married about 30 Jun 1913 in Fulham, London, England

Died 6 Sep 1915 at age 37 in Andover, Hampshire, England

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Biography

Life events

Kenneth was born at Witley, Surrey, in 1878, the son of Russell Pakenham Colvin and Emily Mary Milford.^[1][2]

Kenneth married Mabel Florence Saunders in Fulham, London, in 1913.^[3]

WWI service and death

At the outbreak of the Great War, Mr Colvin joined the 26th Middlesex (Cyclist) Regiment, attaining the rank of Second Lieutenant.^[4]

Lieutenant Kenneth Colquhoun Colvin died at Andover in Hampshire, on the 6th September 1915, aged thirty-seven years.^[5][6][7]

Census enumerations

1881 census enumeration (England):

• Russell P. Colvin, head, married, age 46, Indian Forest D[--], born in East Indies
• Emily M., wife, married, age 37; born in Truro, Cornwall
• Margaret E.R., daughter, age 4; born in Mo[--]adabad[?], East Indies
• Kenneth C., son, age 2; born in Godalming, Surrey
• Henry N. P[--]ldham, visitor, widower, age 45, no profession; born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire
• Elizabeth Oy[--], Sert, unmarried, age 16, General Servant; born in Chidd[--]field[?], Surrey[?]
• census place: Wintfield[?], Witley, Surrey.^[8]

... and in 1891:

• Russell P. Colvin, head, married, age 56; Retired Officer of H.M. Indian Forest Dept & Ind. [Independent Means]; born in Calcutta, India (British Subject)
• Emily M., wife, married, age 47; born in Truro, Cornwall
• Margaret R., daughter, age 14; born in Moradabad, India (British Subject)
• Alexander R, son, age 9; born in Godalming, Surrey
• Marion F., daughter, age 8; do.
• Kenneth Co., son, age 12; do.
• Emily J. Wilkinson, visitor, single, age 22, Professor of Music; born in Tos[--]sh[-]w, Lancashire
• Ruth Hitchcock, servant, single, age 20, Domestic Servant; born in Reading, Berks
• census place: Addington Road, St Giles, Berkshire.^[9]

Research notes

• The estimated date of marriage corresponds to the second quarter ending 30th June 1913, as recorded in the index of civil registrations of marriages (England).^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Hampshire Telegraph, 27 July 1878 (pg 5). Birth notice: “COLVIN.—On the 20th instant, at Godalming, the wife of Russell P. Colvin, of a son.” Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick 2018-06-30, by subscription).
2. ↑ Index of civil registrations of births, England. Kenneth Colquhoun Colvin, 3rd quarter ending 30th September 1878, Guildford RD (Surrey), vol. 2a, pg. 84. Index and digital image online at FreeBMD, www.freebmd.org.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-14).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Index of civil registrations of marriages, England. Kenneth C. Colvin and Mabel F. Saunders, 2nd quarter ending 30th June 1913, Fulham RD (London), vol. 1a, pg. 676. 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, 2018-08-12).
4. ↑ Volunteer Service Gazette and Military Dispatch, 31 July 1903 (pg 14). “26th Middlesex (Cyclist)—Kenneth Colquhoun Colvin, Gent., to be 2nd Lieutenant—July 25, 1903.” Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by subscription, and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick 2018-08-12).
5. ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission. (1) Commemorative Certificate: “In Memory of / Lieutenant / K C Colvin / Army Service Corps who died on 06 September 1915 / Remembered with Honour / Bulford Church Cemetery / Commemorated in perpetuity by / the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.” Commemorative certificate downloaded from cwgc.org (2018-08-12). (2) “Imperial War Graves Commission. Comprehensive Rport (A) of Headstone Inscriptions Bulford Cem. Wiltshire Comprehensive Report (B) Headstone Texts. … Badge design no. and layout no.: 1078/1A. Lieutenant K.C. Colvin, Royal Army Service corps, 6th September 1915, Cross; in plot 4, row 1, grave 16.” Digital image online at cwgc.org (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-12).
6. ↑ Church of England. Parish of Bulford, County of Wiltshire. Kenneth Colquahon [sic] Colvin, of 348 Co ASC Sling Camp, Bulford, aged 33 years; buried 10th September 1915 by M[—-]Care-Moyle, C.F. Original record: Anglican Parish Registers. Woking, Surrey, England: Surrey History Centre; ref. no. 2582/2. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick by subscription, 2018-08-12).
7. ↑ Index of civil registrations of deaths, England. Kenneth C Colvin, aged 33 years, 3rd quarter ending 30th September 1915, Andover RD (Hampshire), vol. 2c, pg. 270. Index and digital image online at FreeBMD, www.freebmd.org.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-12).
8. ↑ England 1881 Census. Household of Russell P Colvin, wife Emily M., and children, in Witley, Surrey. Original record: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881 (Kew, Surrey: The National Archives); PRO ref. HO 110, piece 790, folio 64, pg. 17, enumeration district no. 4, Hambledon registration district. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick by subscription, 2018-06-30).
9. ↑ England 1891 Census. Russell P Colvin, wife Emily M., and children, in St Giles, Berkshire. Original records: Census Returns of England & Wales, 1891 (Kew, Surrey: The National Archives of the UK, 1891); registration district: Eastry, sub-registration district: Sandwich, enumeration district no. 8; PRO ref. RG12, piece 997, folio 47. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick by subscription, 2018-06-30).