John (Colville) Ninth Lord Colville of Culross (1768 - 1849)

Born 15 Mar 1768 in Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Ford) Colville — married 14 Oct 1790 in Weeford, Staffordshire, England

Died 22 Dec 1849 at age 81 in England

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Biography

John (Colville) Ninth Lord Colville of Culross is Notable.

Admiral John Colville, 9th Lord Colville of Culross was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Cork Station.

John was born in 1768. He was the son of John Colville and Amelia Webber.

He married, firstly, Elizabeth Ford, daughter of Francis Ford and Elizabeth Hothersall, in 1790. ^[1]

She died in 1839. He then married Hon. Anne Law, daughter of Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough and Anne Towry, in 1841. ^[2]

John joined the Navy in 1775. He saw action on the HMS Isis during the American Revolution. He took part in the Battle of the Saintes in April 1782.

He was the commanding officer of the HMS Romney and HMS Hercule.

He succeeded as the 9th Lord Colville of Culross in 1811.

He was promoted to Admiral of the White in 1841. He served as a Scottish Representative Peer.

He died without issue in 1849. He is buried at All Souls, Kensal Green, Kensington and Chelsea, England. ^[3]

His nephew, John Charles Colville succeeded the title 10th Lord of Culross.

Sources

1. ↑ England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5VD-JCK : 10 February 2018), John Colvill and Elizabeth Ford, 14 Oct 1790; citing Weeford,Stafford,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0873647 IT 2, 497346.
2. ↑ Ancestry Record 1623 #1938042 London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932. Original data: Church of England Parish Registers. London Metropolitan Archives, London. London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: p89/mry1/212

   Name: John Lord Colville

   Gender: Male

   Record Type: Marriage

   Marriage Date: 15 Oct 1841

   Marriage Place: St Marylebone, :Westminster, England

   Father: John Colville

   Spouse: Ann Law

   Register Type: Parish Register

3. ↑ Ancestry Record 1559 #10236540 London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials. London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Board of Guardian Records, 1834-1906/Church of England Parish Registers, 1813-1906; Reference Number: DL/T/041/017

   Name: Lord John Colville

   Age: 82

   Record Type: Burial

   Birth Date: abt 1767

   Death Date: abt 1849

   Burial Date: 29 Dec 1849

   Burial Place:All Souls, Kensal Green, Kensington

• Find A Grave: Memorial #242449372:accessed 08 August 2022), memorial page for John “Ninth Lord of Culross” Colville (15 Mar 1768–22 Dec 1849), citing Kensal Green Cemetery, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England; Maintained by Joelle Colville-Hanson (contributor 48735492)
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• Wikipedia: John Colville, 9th Lord Colville of Culross
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• The Scots peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, pg. 566