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James (Jim) Colville 1918–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26/08/1918

Birth Location: Barrow in Furness, Lancashire

Death Date: 06/08/1942

Death Location: Killed in Action over Holland

Father: Robert Colville

Mother: Dorothy Taylor

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James (Jim) Colville was born in 1918 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, the child of Robert Colville And Dorothy Margaret Taylor. James (Jim) Colville passed away in 1942 in Killed in Action over Holland.

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Biography

  • James (Jim) Colville was born in 1918 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, the child of Robert Colville And Dorothy Margaret Taylor.
  • James (Jim) Colville passed away in 1942 in Killed in Action over Holland.

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James Colville's Ancestors

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James Colville
1918–1942
Birth Place: Barrow in Furness, Lancashire
Parents
Robert Colville
1884–1945
Millknowle, Campbeltown, Scotland
Dorothy (Margaret) Taylor
1892–1980
Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
James (Watters) Taylor
1849–1930
Workington, Cumberland, England
Mary Wharton
1855–1938
Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, England
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Taylor
1818–
Sarah Watters
1825–
Thomas Wharton
1826–1896
Mary Longstaff
1826–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Taylor
1791–
Jane Wilkinson
1795–
James Watters
1785–
Eleanor Shipley
1789–1861
John Wharton
1770–1844
Isabella Milner
1782–1842
George Longstaff
1794–1881
Sarah
1797–1879

James Colville's Timeline

2 Records

1918
26/08/1918
Birth of James (Jim) Colville in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire
Barrow in Furness, Lancashire
1942
06/08/1942
Age 24
Death of James (Jim) Colville in Killed in Action over Holland
Killed in Action over Holland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26081918
    Event Place: Barrow in Furness, Lancashire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06081942
    Event Place: Killed in Action over Holland

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