12th Feb 1819 - 2nd Apr 1893
Son of Andrew Colvile (q.v.).
J.E. Rea, 'Colvile, Eden', in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography online: http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=6041 [accessed 13/08/2012].
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Absentee?
British/Irish?
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Commercial (2) |
Chairman
Hudson Bay Co.
North American merchant |
Name partner
Wedderburn, Webster
West India merchant |
Imperial (2) |
Governor
Canada: Rupert's Land and North West Territories
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Governor
Hudson's Bay Company Canada
notes → For a biography see Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (Toronto, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 1959-) (online version at <a...
sources → London Gazette, Issue 25534, 27/11/1885, p. 197: Eden Colvile Governor retires and stands for...
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Son → Father
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Grandson → Grandmother
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Canada
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Eden Colvile', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/1597693246 [accessed 6th October 2024].
