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Colvin, Sir George Lethbridge, eldest son of Clement Sneyd Colvin, of South Kensington, sometime secretary of the Public Works Dept. India Office, by Alice, daughter of Col. Christopher Lethbridge, of Torquay, Devon; b. March 27, 1878; adm. Sept. 24, 1891 (A); left July 1894; went out to India to take up appointment on the East India Railway 1898, and became traffic manager; asst. director, Railway Transport, with the B. E. F. to France 1915; deputy Director-General of Transportation in Italy 1918; Hon. Brig. - Gen. March 25, 1918; mentioned in despatches five times; D.S.O. Jan. 1, 1917; C.M.G. Jan. 3, 1918; C. B. June 3, 1919; Commendatore of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus (Italy); Director of Development, Ministry of Transport, 1919-21; general manager, East Indian Railway, 1921-33; A.D.C. to H. M. the King 1928; knighted 1933; m. June 27, 1911, Katherine Isabella, daughter of William Roberts Mylne, of Edinburgh; d. March 5, 1962.

Colvin, Mark Ragnar Manifold, son of John Horace Ragnar Colvin CMG, HM Diplomatic Service, and his first wife Elizabeth Anne, d. of Edward Walford Manifold of Mortlake, Victoria, Australia; b. 13 Mar. 1952; adm. Sept. 1965 (L); left Dec. 1969; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1970, BA; resident Australia from 1974; with ABC as radio and TV journalist 1975-; presenter, The World Today and PM on ABC Radio; m. 1st; 2nd, Michele McKenzie, community activist; d. 11 May 2017.

Colyer, Charles Ernest, son of Ernest Henry Colyer of Shortlands, Kent, and Lucy Ethel, d. of Arthur Howe Walter, of Greenhithe, Kent; b. 6 Nov. 1901; adm. May 1916 (A); left Apr. 1919; RE 1939-45 (Maj.), despatches (NW Europe) Nov. 1945; surveyor's dept BR (E. Region); FRICS 1960; m. 17 July 1928 Iris Helen Mabel, d. of John Henry Marler of Shortlands, Kent; d. June 1993.

COMBE, EDMOND, brother of Matthew Combe (qv); b.; adm. May 1723; left 1728; adm. a solicitor Nov 1733; adm. New Inn 23 Nov 1733, Bencher 1775; practised as an attorney in London; of Craven Street, London; lic. to m. 26 Dec 1752 Mary Edwards, Thame, Oxfordshire; d. 1793, aged 81.

COMBE, EDWARD, brother of Richard Thomas Combe (qv); bapt. St. Mary, Marylebone Road 9 Jan 1774 (IGI); adm. 13 Jun 1785; one of Southey’s “most intimate associates” at school (Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey, i, 154); Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 17 Oct 1792, aged 18; BA 1796; MA 1803; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 16 Jan 1795; ordained; Perpetual Curate of Barrington, Somerset, from 28 Apr 1810; Rector of Earnshill, Somerset, from 23 Aug 1821; Rector of Donyatt, Somerset, from 27 Aug 1821; d. 17 Jun 1848.

COMBE, HARVEY, brother of Matthew Combe (qv); bapt. 27 Sep 1716; adm. (aged 11) Jan 1726/7; left 1732; adm. New Inn Jul 1742; practised as an attorney at Andover, Hants.; m. 17 May 1750 Christian, dau. of J. Jarman, St. Peter, Cornhill, London; buried Andover 2 Aug 1787.

COMBE, HENRY, brother of Richard Thomas Combe (qv); b. 22 Feb 1771; adm. 30 Mar 1780; Naval Academy, Portsmouth, 1784-7; entered Royal Navy 12 Apr 1787; Lieut., 2 May 1793; Cdr., 8 Aug 1799; d. 1803.

COMBE, MATTHEW, eldest son of Edmond Combe, Grange Court, St. Clement Danes, London, and Hartley Wintney, Hants., solicitor, and Katharine, dau. of Rev. Thomas Pretty, Rector of Winchfield, Hants.; b. 19 Apr 1706; adm. Jun 1721; in under school list 1722; adm. New Inn 30 Nov 1730; adm. solicitor 14 Dec 1730; m. 1745 Hannah Hahn, widow; d. 1747.

COMBE, RICHARD THOMAS, son of Richard Combe MP, Harley Street, London, and Ann Chamberlain, Bristol [or Anne, dau. of John William Pyne, Curry Mallett, Somerset ? : maybe she m. 1st, --- Chamberlain, before marrying Combe]; bapt. St. Mary, Marylebone Road 17 Feb 1770 (IGI); adm. 30 Mar 1780; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 23 Oct 1788; BA 1792; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 4 Dec 1789; of Earnshill, Somerset; d. 6 Oct 1849, aged 79.