Elizabeth Susannah Wedderburn Colvile (née Wedderburn)

31st Dec 1783 - 22nd Dec 1803


Biography

Eldest daughter of John Wedderburn of Spring Garden (q.v.) and Mary Wisdom Bedward (q.v.), born Bluecastle, Jamaica. In 1802 married her 2nd cousin and father's business partner Andrew Colvile (q.v.), but died a year later without children. Colvile received Fontabelle estate as part of the marriage settlement. Elizabeth was also left a £5000 legacy in the will of her uncle, James Wedderburn of Westmoreland (q.v.).


Sources

Alexander Wedderburn, The Wedderburn Book: a history of the Wedderburns in the counties of Berwick and Forfar, designed of Wedderburn, Kingennie, Easter Powrie, Blackness, Balindean and Gosford, 1296-1896 (Published privately, 1898), pp.346-47.


Further Information

Maiden Name
Wedderburn
Spouse
Andrew Colvile

Relationships (9)

Sisters
Niece → Uncle
Sister → Brother
Sister → Brother
Daughter → Father
Daughter → Mother
Other relatives
Daughter-in-law → Father-in-law
Sisters