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COLVILLE The town in the defile - from col, a defile, and ville, a town. Gilbert de Colavilla or Colvyle was a commander in the army of William the Conqueror; his descendant Philip de Colvill, temp. "William the Lion, was the founder of the Scottish branch of the family. Colville, David (1813-97) of Campbelltown. Founder of Colville's Steel Works, Glasgow. In 1879 he built five of the largest Siemens furnaces and at once gained a world-wide reputation. In 1880 he contracted to supply the iron bars for the rebuilding of the Tay bridge. References
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