Colvin returned to England in 1838 and married Josephine Puget Baker; the sister of his colleague and friend William Erskine Baker at Ludlow and was also made a Companion of the Order of Bath.
Colvin returned to England in 1837 and married Josephine Puget Baker; the sister of his colleague and friend William Erskine Baker at Ludlow. On his retirement in 1839 he was made a Companion of the Order of Bath.