Clement Sneyd Colvin Esq CSI (1844 - 1901)

Born 30 Jan 1844 in Paddington, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Alice Jane (Lethbridge) Colvin — married 11 Apr 1877 in Glenfield, Leicestershire, England

Husband of Emily Shelford — married 6 Oct 1888 in Clapham, Surrey, England

Descendants

Died 26 Aug 1901 at age 57 in Monserrate, Sintra, Portugal

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Biography

Life events

Clement Sneyd Colvin was born in Paddington, London, in 1844, the son of the Hon. John Russell Colvin and Emma Sophia Sneyd.^[1]

On the 11th April 1877, he married Alice Jane Lethbridge, daughter of Colonel Christopher Lethbridge, H.E.I.C.S., at Glenfield in Leicestershire.^[2][3]

Mr Sneyd's wife, Alice Jane, died in London on the 31st March 1885, aged thirty-four years.^[4]

On the 6th October 1888, he married, secondly, Emily "Lily" Shelford, in St Saviour's, Clapham, Surrey.^[5][6][7]

Mr Sneyd's wife, Lily, died on the 15th March 1891 in Clapham, about two weeks after the birth of their daughter, Anna Colquhoun Colvin.^[8]

Clement Sneyd Colvin, Esq., C.S.I., died at Monserrate in Portugal, on the 26th August 1901, aged fifty-seven years.^[9][10]

Career notes

• appointed a clerk in the accountant-general’s office of the India Office, August 1864.^[11]
• Director of the Civil Service Mutual Co-operative Society.^[12]
• private secretary to the Secretary of State for India and to the Permanent Under-Secretary of State.^[9]
• appointed Secretary for Public Works, India Office, 1892.^[9]
• appointed a Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India (C.S.I.), while Secretary in the Public Works Department, India Office, 22 June 1897.^[13]
• elected Director of the Eastern Extension (Australasia and China) Telegraph Company, 21 July 1897.^[14]
• retired the post of Secretary of the Public Works Department at the India Office, August 1897.^[15]

Census enumerations

1861 census (England):

• Bazet [sic] David Colvin, head, married, age 55; Magistrate & East India Agent; born in East Indies
• Mary S., wife, married, age 40, born in do.
• Bazet D., son, unmarried, age 18; UnderGraduate Trin College Cambridge; born in Norwood, Surrey
• Sidney, son, unmarried, age 15, Scholar; born at do.
• Clement S., nephew, unmarried, age 17, Scholar; born at Paddington, Middlesex
• household servants (9)
• census place: The Grove, Little Bealings, Suffolk.^[16]

When the 1871 census was enumerated, Clement was lodging in the household of Alfred C Atkinson, in Brock-street, St George Hanover Square, London. He was recorded as: Clement S Colvin, lodger, unmarried, age 27; Clerk, India Office; born in St James’, Paddington.^[17]

... and in 1881:

• Clement Sneyd Colvin, head, married, age 37, Senior Resident Clerk C.S.; born in Paddington, Middlesex
• Alice Jane, wife, age 30; born in Chudleck [Chudleigh], Devonshire
• George Lethbridge, son, age 3; born in Westminster, Middlesex
• Clement Preston, son, age 1, born in do.
• household servants (4), including a nurse
• census place: India Office, Charles St., London.^[18]

… and in 1891:

• Clement S Colvin, head, widower, age 4[6]; Assistant Secretary, India Office; born in Paddington, London
• Ragnar M., son, age 8, scholar; born in Westminster, London
• Eleanor O. [or C.], daughter, age 7, scholar; born in do.
• Jane Gooding, visitor, single, age [6]9, Living on her own means; born in Londonderry, Ireland
• household servants (3)
• census place: 10 Victoria Road, Clapham, London.^[19]

Mr Colvin's infant daughter, Anna Colquhoun Colvin, was enumerated in the household of her maternal grandparents in Kensington.^[20]

News extracts

Wedding (1888)

Marriage notice printed in the Hertford Mercury and Reformer, 20 October 1888:

Wedding.—At St. Saviour’s Church, Clapham Common, on the 4th inst., Mr. Clement Sneyd Colvin, son of the late Mr. John Russell Colvin, Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Provinces, East Indies, was married to Emily (Lily), eldest daughter of Mr. William Shelford, M.Inst.C.E., of Westminster and Campden-hill. The officiating clergy were the Rev. L.E. Shelford, rector of Stoke Newington, and uncle of the bride; the Rev. A. Thornley, vicar of South Leverton, and brother-in-law of the bridegroom; and the Rev. Herbert Hughes, curate-in-charge. After the ceremony the wedding party drove to 3, Observatory-gardens, where Mr. and Mrs. William Shelford entertained a large circle of relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Colvin afterwards left for the Continent.^[21]

Death notice

Death notice printed in St James’s Gazette, 28 August 1901 (pg 13):

MR. CLEMENT COLVIN, brother of Sir Auckland Colvin, who was on a visit to Sir Frederick Cook at Montserrat, Cintra [sic], died suddenly on Monday while walking in the grounds. Mr. Clement Sneyd Colvin, C.S.I., was a director of the Eastern Telegraph Company. He entered the service of the India Office in 1863, and was private secretary to the Secretary of State for India and to the Permanent Under-Secretary of State. He was appointed Secretary for Public Works in 1892, and retired in 1897.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Church of England. Parish of St. James, Paddington (London). Clement Sneyd Colvin, born 30th January 1844; son of John Russell Colvin, Civil Service Bengal, and Emma Sophia (his wife), of 94, Oxford Terrace; baptised 22nd April 1844 by P.T. Owny[?], Officiating Minister. Original record: London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Board of Guardian Records, 1834-1906/Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1906; Reference Number: p87/js/009. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick by subscription, 2018-08-23).
2. ↑ Pall Mall Gazette, 14 April 1877 (pg 5). Marriage notice: “COLVIN—LETHBRIDGE—At Glenfield, near Leicester, Clement Sneyd, son of the late John Russell Colvin, Esq., B.C.S., Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Provinces, East Indies, to Alice Jane, daughter of the late Colonel Christopher Lethbridge, H.E.I.C.S., April 11.” Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by subscription, and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-23).
3. ↑ Index of civil registrations of marriages, England. Clement Sneyd Colvin and Alice Jane Lethbridge, 2nd quarter ending 30th June 1877, Blaby RD (Leicestershire), vol. 7a, pg. 111. Index and digital image online at FreeBMD, www.freebmd.org.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-23).
4. ↑ Pall Mall Gazette, 1 April 1885 (pg 6). Death notice: “COLVIN, Alice Jane, the beloved wife of Clement Sneyd Colvin, Esq., India Office, S.W., March 31.” Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by subscription, and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-23).
5. ↑ Church of England. Parish of St Saviour, Clapham, Surrey. Marriage of Clement Sneyd Colvin, age 44 years, widower; rank or profession: India Office, London; residence: 10 Victoria Road, Clapham; son of John Russell Colvin, deceased, Bengal Civil Service; and Emily Shelford, age 24 years, spinster; resident of 3 Observatory Gardens, Kensington; daughter of William Shelford, Civil Engineer; married 4th October 1888, according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, after Banns, by J.E. Shelford, M.A., Rector of Stoke Newington; witnesses: William Shelford, Ellabel Shelford, J. Mc[-]rmon Brown. Original record: London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: p95/sav/044. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick by subscription, 2018-08-23).
6. ↑ Hampshire Chronicle, 6 October 1888 (pg 6). Marriage notice: “COLVIN—SHELFORD.—On Thursday, at St. Saviour’s, Clapham-common, Clement Sneyd, son of the late John Russell Colvin, Lieut.-Gov. of the North-West Provinces, East Indies, to Emily (Lily), eldest daughter of Wm. Shelford, of Great George-street, Westminster, and Observatory-gardens, Campden-hill, w.” Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by subscription, and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick 2018-08-09).
7. ↑ Index of civil registrations of marriages, England. Clement Sneyd Colvin and Emily Shelford, 4th quarter ending 31st December 1888, Wandsworth RD (London), vol. 1d, pg. 1109. Index and digital image online at FreeBMD, www.freebmd.org.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-23).
8. ↑ London Daily News, 16 March 1891 (pg 1). Death notice: “COLVIN.—15th inst., at Clapham-common, Lily (Emily), the beloved wife of Clement Sneyd Colvin, aged 27 (née Lily Shelford).” Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by subscription, and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-23).
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} St. James’s Gazette, 28 August 1901 (pg 13). Death notice for Mr. Clement Sneyd Colvin, C.S.I. Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by subscription, and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-23).
10. ↑ National Probate Calendar, England and Wales. “COLVIN, Clement Sneyd, of 16, Onslow-gardens, Middlesex; died 26 August 1901 at Cintra, Portugal; Administration (with Will) (Limited): London, 31 October [1901] to sir Auckland Colvin, K.C.M.G., K.C.S.I., and C.I.E., the attorney of George Lethbridge Colvin and Clement Preston Colvin.” (ref. 1901, pg. 125.) Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick 2018-08-23, by subscription).
11. ↑ Morning Post, 20 August 1864 (pg 8). “Vacancies, Promotions, and Appointments in the Civil Service. … India-Office.—Mr. Clement Sneyd Colvin has been appointed a clerk in the accountant-general’s office.” Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by subscription, and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-23).
12. ↑ Naval & MIlitary Gazette and Weekly Chronicle of the United Service, 6 October 1875 (pg 24). Advert: “The Civil Service Mutual Co-operative Society (Limited).” List of directors included “Clement S. Colvin, Esq., India Office, S.W.” Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by subscription, and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-23).
13. ↑ The Scotsman, 22 June 1897 (pg 6). “India Office, June 22, 1897. The Queen has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the completion of the sixtieth year of Her Majesty’s reign, to make the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India: … To be Companions. … Clement Sneyd Colvin, Esq., Secretary in the Public Works Department, India Office. …” Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by subscription, and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-23).
14. ↑ Glasgow Herald, 22 July 1897 (pg 3). “The directors of the Eastern Extension (Australasia and China) Telegraph Company, at their meeting yesterday, elected Mr Clement Sneyd Colvin, C.S.I., a director of the company, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr Charles William Earle.” Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by subscription, and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-23).
15. ↑ London Evening Standard, 20 August 1897 (pg 5). “The retirement is announced of Mr. Clement Sneyd Colvin, Secretary of the Public Works Department at the India Office. The salary of the appointment is 1200l. [£1200] a year.” Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by subscription, and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-23).
16. ↑ England 1861 Census. Bazett David Colvin, age 55, with wife, Mary S. (40), and sons, Bazett D. (18) and Sidney (15); Little Bealings, Suffolk. Original record: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861; PRO ref. RG9, piece 1167, folio 118, pg. 10, household schedule no. 54; Woodbridge registration district, Carlford sub-registration district, enumeration district no. 11. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick 2018-08-08, by subscription).
17. ↑ England 1871 Census. Clement S Colvin, age 27, in London. Original records: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871 (Kew, Richmond, Surrey: National Archives of the UK, 1871); PRO ref. RG10, piece 98, folio 23, page 6, household schedule no. 21, registration district: St George Hanover Square, subdistrict: Hanover Square, enumeration district 9. Digital images of PRO record online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick 2018-08-23, by subscription).
18. ↑ England 1881 Census. Clement Sneyd Colvin, age 37, with wife, Alice Jane (30), and children, George Lethbridge (3) and Clement Preston (1); in London. Original record: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881 (Kew, Surrey: The National Archives); PRO ref. HO 110, registration district: St George Hanover Square, enumeration district no. 3, piece 117, folio 40, pg. 1. Digital image online at findmypast.co.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick by subscription, 2018-08-24).
19. ↑ England 1891 Census. Clement S Colvin, widower, age 46, with children, Ragnar M (8) and Eleanor O. (or C.) (7), in Clapham, London. Original records: Census Returns of England & Wales, 1891 (Kew, Surrey: The National Archives of the UK, 1891); sub-registration district: Clapham, enumeration district no. 1, civil parish of Clapham; PRO ref. RG12, piece 440, folio 11. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick by subscription, 2018-08-23).
20. ↑ England 1891 Census. Anna C Colvin, age 1 month, in her grandparents’ Shelford household, Clapham, Surrey. Original records: Census Returns of England & Wales, 1891 (Kew, Surrey: The National Archives of the UK, 1891); sub-registration district: Kensington Town, enumeration district no. 15, civil parish of Kensington; PRO ref. RG12, piece 20, folio 72. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick by subscription, 2018-08-23).
21. ↑ Hertford Mercury and Reformer, 20 October 1888 (pg 5). “Wedding.” re: Clement Sneyd Colvin and Emily (Lily) Shelford. Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by subscription, and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-23).

Acknowledgements

• ... with thanks to Eric Daly for opening this profile page, 14th June 2015.

Links

• England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Database, FamilySearch, Clement Sneyd Colvin, 22 Apr 1844; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 579,297.
• England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005 index, FamilySearch, Clement Sneyd Colvin & Alice Jane Lethbridge, 1877; citing Marriage, Blaby, Leicestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
• Wikipedia: Colvin family