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Are you sure this was a .45 Colt? Most of these I have seen were chambered for the .45 Enfield. The .45 Enfield was what the U.S. Army called the Colt short. The .45 Schfield will fit and fire in the .45 Enfield S&W made for the Brits.
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As I said about the gun, it was originally chambered in .455 webley and then re-chambered to 45 colt. There were about 700 ordered in 45 colt that went to the Canadian government. One theory about "why" is that the 45 colt was much more plentiful on this continent at that the time than .455 webley. MKII hand ejectors in 45 colt are rare to say the least.
The ".45 enfield" you speak of (which I don't think exists) is actually ".455 webley". In that case (no pun intended) the 45 S&W Schofield, would probably chamber in a gun that is .455 webley.
Here is a link with the proper caliber names:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.455_Webley