MELVILLE of St. Vincent
Posted on May 21, 2007
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FAMILIES OF ST. VINCENT
MELVILLE
Dr. Alexander Melville (1758 - 1829)
Dr. Alexander MELVILLE was born in Scotland on 15 September 1758. He was the son of Alexander MELVILL and Jean LYELL/LYALL of Scotland. He studied medicine at the famed Edinburgh University. He went to America before moving on to St. Vincent in the 1780’s as an Army Surgeon, Royal Artillery. He later became a Civil Doctor in St. Vincent.
Dr. Alexander MELVILLE was married twice. He first married Elizabeth SPENCER on 17 January 1782 in New York City, USA. The couple had seven children born between 1781 and 1792. Elizabeth SPENCER MELVILLE died in St. Vincent on 08 October 1794.
Dr. Alexander MELVILLE took Margaret Jane COX (daughter of Herbert Palmer COX and his wife Jane ALEXANDER) as his second wife. They married in St. Vincent on 29 August 1796. The couple had twelve children born between 1797 and 1816, several of whom died in infancy.
Alexander’s children with first wife Elizabeth:
09 July 1781 - Alexander MELVILLE born at Adams Town Pennsylvania
10 Nov. 1783 - Alexander Orcher MELVILLE born at St. John’s, Newfoundland, N. S.
03 Aug. 1785 - Thomas Christopher MELVILLE born in London in St. James’s Parish and died there 11 Jan. 1787.
14 June 1788 - Robert MELVILLE born at St. Vincent
31 Dec. 1790 - Thomas Lloyd MELVILLE & John Spencer MELVILLE born at St. Vincent.
02 Nov. 1792 - John MELVILLE born at St. Vincent
25 Nov. 1791 - John Spencer MELVILLE died at St. Vincent
12 March 1795 - Thomas Lloyd MELVILLE died
** 08 Oct. 1794 - Elizabeth SPENCER MELVILLE died at St. Vincent much respected.
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Alexander’s children with second wife Margaret:
04 April 1797 - Thomas MELVILLE, married with a family
19 Feb. 1805 - Margaret Elizabeth MELVILLE married Joseph BILLINGHURST, no issue
25 Sept. 1807 - Jane MELVILLE, unmarried in 1830
01 May 1809 - Charlotte Lydia MELVILLE, married (1) the Revd. Mr. GUILDING, issue, (2) John George COX, no issue
14 Feb. 1810 - Herbert MELVILLE
14 Oct. 1812 - Mary MELVILLE, unmarried in 1830
no date given for Luisa MELVILLE, who was born and died before 1830
Jane Ann Melville born in 1806 in St. Vincent, was married to Harvey Rowe in England and had 5 children. The first Jane Melville was born in 1800 and died in 1803 in St. Vincent. The last child was named Lucentia Sarah Melville and was born in 1814. Alexander and Margaret Jane Cox had 10 children.