John’s paternal family tree - narrative

Events

Parents

Families

Attributes

Pedigree

1. Colvin, Magnus
   1. Jameson, Ann Dickson
      1. Colvin, Jacobina
      2. Colvin, Jeremiah
         1. Eunson, Jane
            1. Colvin, James Robert
      3. Colvin, James
      4. Colvin, Annie
      5. Colvin, Jemima

Ancestors

Source References

1. Ancestry.com: 1891 Scotland Census
   1. • Citation:

        http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1891scotland&h=75054&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt

      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1855 Birth place: Shelland, Sandwick Residence date: 1891 Residence place: Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland

   2. • Citation:

        http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1891scotland&h=75054&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt

      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1855 Birth place: Shelland, Sandwick Residence date: 1891 Residence place: Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland

2. Ancestry.com: 1881 Scotland Census
   1. • Citation:

        http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1881scotland&h=928326&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt

      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1855 Birth place: Sandwick, Shetland Residence date: 1881 Residence place: Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland

   2. • Date: 3 Apr 1881
      • Page: 1881 Census: Magnus Colvin with wife Ann and four children: Sandwick & Cunninsburgh; ED 1, Household Schedule 61, line 7, Roll cssct1881_1
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      • Citation:

        1881 Census - image from National Records of Scotland, Census 003/2 1/ 12 page 12 of 17.

        The Census record states that the hamlet is "Gord" - I've assumed that this is Gord in Sandwick and NOT Gord in Quendale. There are other Colvin families here.

3. Ancestry.com: 1861 Scotland Census
   1. • Citation:

        http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1861scotland&h=2010252&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt

      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1854 Birth place: Sandwick, Zetland Residence date: 1861 Residence place: Sandwick and Cunningsburgh, Shetland, Scotland

   2. • Date: 7 Apr 1861
      • Page: 1861 Census Magnus Colvin, wife Ann and three children, with sister Catherine; Sandwick and Cunningsburgh; ED 1, Household schedule 28, Line 1, Roll CSSCT1861_1
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      • Citation:

        1861 Census Magnus Colvin - Census record from National Records of Scotland, Census 003/ 21/ 7, page 7 of 17. Other Colvin families here, occupation fishing. Catherine Colvin is designated as "servant".

4. Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941
   1. • Date: 4 Aug 1923
      • Page: Probate for Jeremiah Colvin (1854): South Shields, probate date 24 Aug 1923, Durham
      • Citation:

        Probate for Jeremiah Colvin (1854): of 24 Ellesmere Street, South Shields, died 4 Aug 1923 ... to Jane Colvin, widow, effects £180 16s 3d (equiv. £12, 232 in 2023)

5. Ancestry.com: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
   1. • Date: 10 Apr 1854
      • Page: Birth of Jeremiah Colvin: father - Magnus Colvin, mother AnnJamieson; Parish 003, Ref 40/140
6. General Register Office, National Archives: England & Wales, Death Index:1916-2005
   1. • Date: about Jul 1923
      • Page: Death of Jeremiah Colvin - Birth date about 1854; South Shields, Volume 10a, page 642
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7. Tony Gott: North Isles Family History: Shetland
   1. • Date: 10 Apr 1854
      • Page: Birth of Jeremiah Colvin
   2. • Date: 15 Feb 1894
      • Page: Marriage of Jeremiah Colvin (1854) and Jane Eunson
      • Citation:

        Marriage of Jeremiah Colvin (1854) and Jane Eunson: Married by Rev. J.M. Crawford

8. Ancestry.com: 1871 Scotland Census
   1. • Date: 2 Apr 1871
      • Page: 1871 Census: Magnus Colvin, fisherman, with wife Ann and three children; living with cousin Oliver; Sandwick Parish, Gord; ED 2, Household schedule 81 line 13, Roll CSSCT1871_1
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      • Citation:

        1871 Census, Magnus Colvin with Oliver Colvin and others - image from National Records of Scotland, Census 003/2 1/ 16 page 16 of 17

9. Ancestry.com: 1901 England Census
   1. • Date: 31 Mar 1901
      • Page: 1901 Census: Jeremiah Colvin (1854) with wife Jane. South Shields, Class: RG13; Piece: 4728; Folio: 41; Page: 31
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10. Ancestry.com: 1911 England Census
    1. • Date: 2 Apr 1911
       • Page: 1911 census: Jeremiah Colvin (1854) with wife Jane. South Shields, Registration Disrict 556, ED 01, Piece 30260
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       • Citation:

         1911 census: Jeremiah Colvin (1854) with wife Jane - one child has been born and died

11. National Records of Scotland: Scotland Statutory Registers Marriage
    1. • Date: 15 Feb 1894
       • Page: Marriage of Jeremiah Colvin (1854) and Jane Eunson: Leerwick; Statutory Marriages 005/01 0018
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       • Citation:

         Marriage of Jeremiah Colvin (1854) and Jane Eunson: married at 4 St Magnus Street (bride's home) by Rev. J.M Crawford, parish minister, "after banns according to the forms of the established Church of Scotland". Witnessed by Jacobina Colvin and Robert Eunson.

         Bride's parents - William Eunson, boat carpenter, and Catherine Eunson, nee Umphray

         Groom's parents - Magnus Colvin, seaman merchant service and Ann Colvin nee Jamieson

12. National Archive Crown Copyright: England & Wales Births 1837-2006
    1. • Date: about May 1900
       • Page: Birth of James Robert Colvin: South Shields, Volume 10a, Page 797
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13. Ancestry.com: FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]
    1. • Date: about May 1900
       • Page: Death of James Robert Colvin: South Shields Volume 10a, page 424
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14. Transcriptions © Northumberland & Durham Family History Society: National Burial Index For England & Wales
    1. • Date: 6 May 1990
       • Page: Burial of James Robert Colvin
15. Ancestry.com: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 [database on-line].
    1. • Date: 6 May 1900
       • Page: Burial of James Robert Colvin: FHL Film number: 1894187; Reference ID:it 5, p 81, no 644