Master Binny James Colvin died at Blackmans, in the parish of Saint Joseph, Barbados, on the 7th May 1888, aged twelve years.[3][2]
Census enumerations
1881 census (England):
Binny J Colvin, head married, age 71, Retired Bengal Civil Service, born in East Indies
Helen C., wife, married, age 62; born in London, Middlesex
Laura F., daughter, unmarried, age 36, born in East Indies
Helen L., daughter, unmarried, age 34, born in do.
Louisa S [sic], daughter, unmarried, age 30, born in do.
Edward B., son, married, age 32, Proprietor in West Indies, born in East Indies
Marie C., daughter in law, age 25, born in France
Binny J., grandson, age 4, born in South America
Helen C., granddaughter, age 2, born in do.
household servants (6)
census place: No. 17, Elvaston Place, Kensington, London.[1]
Research notes
Uncertain place of birth:—The 1881 census cites South America as the place of birth.[1] The place of birth might have been Buenos Aires in Argentina, where Binny James Colvin's parents were married in 1875;[4] or in nearby Chascomús where his sister, Helen Catherine, was born in about 1879.[1]
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.21.3England 1881 Census. Binny J Colvin, age 51, with wife, Helen C. (62), and children, Laura F. (36), Helen L. (34), Louisa S. [sic] (30), and Edward B. (32) and his wife, Marie C. (25), and children, Binny J. (4) and Helen C. (2); in Kensington, London. Original record: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881 (Kew, Surrey: The National Archives); PRO ref. HO 110, registration district: Kensington, registration sub-district: Kensington Town, enumeration district no. 1a, piece 22, folio 6, pg. 5. Digital image online at findmypast.co.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick by subscription, 2018-08-28).
↑ 2.02.1 Caribbean Family History. Monumental inscription: “Sacred / to the memory of / BINNY JAMES / the dearly beloved eldest son / of / EDWARD BINNY / and / MARIE CAROLINA COLVIN / born 17th April 1876 / died 7th May 1888 / aged 12 years / Thy will be done.” Transcript online at www.caribbeanfamilyhistory.org (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-28).
↑St James’s Gazette, 5 June 1888 (pg 15). Death notice: “COLVIN, Binny J., son of Mr. Edward B., at Blackmans, Barbados, aged 12, May 7.” Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by subscription, and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-28).
↑London Evening Standard, 13 October 1875 (pg 7). Marriage notice: “COLVIN—DUC.—July 8, at Buenos Ayres, Edward B. Colvin, Esq., to Maria Carolina, daughter of Mons. Duc.” Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by subscription, and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-28).
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