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Alexander Colquhoun 1573–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1573

Birth Location: Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 MAY 1617

Death Location: Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Father: John Colquhoun

Mother: Agnes Boyd

Spouse(s): Margaret Buchanan

Children(s): Jean Colquhoun, John Colquhoun, Humphry Colquhoun, Alexander Colquhoun, Adam Colquhoun, Walter Colquhoun, Patrick Colquhoun, Nancy Colquhoun, Katherine Colquhoun, Helen Colquhoun, Mary Colquhoun, George Colquhoun

The story of Alexander Colquhoun began in 1573 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Alexander Colquhoun married Margaret Helen Buchanan, and had children including Adam Colquhoun, Alexander Colquhoun, George Colquhoun, Helen Colquhoun, Humphry Colquhoun, Jean Colquhoun, John Colquhoun, Katherine Colquhoun, Mary Colquhoun, Nancy Colquhoun, Patrick Colquhoun, Walter Colquhoun. Alexander Colquhoun passed away in 1617 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Colquhoun began in 1573 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Colquhoun married Margaret Helen Buchanan, and had children including Adam Colquhoun, Alexander Colquhoun, George Colquhoun, Helen Colquhoun, Humphry Colquhoun, Jean Colquhoun, John Colquhoun, Katherine Colquhoun, Mary Colquhoun, Nancy Colquhoun, Patrick Colquhoun, Walter Colquhoun.
  • Alexander Colquhoun passed away in 1617 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Colquhoun
1515–1574
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Scotland
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Agnes Boyd
1543–1584
Birth Location: Luss, Dunbarton, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Buchanan
1576–
Birth Location: Buchanan, Sterling, Scotland
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Children(s)

Jean Colquhoun
1607–
Birth Location: Luss, Dumbarton, Strathclyde, Scotland
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John Colquhoun
1596–1655
Birth Location: –
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Humphry Colquhoun
1598–
Birth Location: –
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Alexander Colquhoun
1600–1632
Birth Location: Luss, Dumbarton, Strathclyde, Scotland
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Adam Colquhoun
1601–1634
Birth Location: –
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Walter Colquhoun
1602–1686
Birth Location: –
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Patrick Colquhoun
1604–
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Colquhoun
1608–
Birth Location: –
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Katherine Colquhoun
1610–
Birth Location: –
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Helen Colquhoun
1612–
Birth Location: –
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Mary Colquhoun
1620–
Birth Location: –
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George Colquhoun
1622–
Birth Location: –
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Alexander Colquhoun's Ancestors

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Alexander Colquhoun
1573–1617
Birth Place: Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Parents
John Colquhoun
1515–1574
Dumbarton, Scotland
Agnes Boyd
1543–1584
Luss, Dunbarton, Scotland
Grandparents
Humphrey Colquhoun
1495–1537
Dumbarton, Scotland
Catherine Graham
1495–
Robert Boyd
1517–1589
Of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret (Mariot) Colquhoun
1525–1601
Glens, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Colquhoun
1475–1536
Elizabeth Stuart
1460–
William Graham
1468–1513
unk
1468–
Robert Boyd
1485–1558
Helen Somerville
1489–1536
George Colquhoun
1495–
Margaret Boyd
1500–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Colquhoun
1440–1493
Jean Erskine
1450–
John STUART
1428–1495
Margaret Montgomery
1446–
John Graham
1427–
Margaret Mushet
1427–
Alexander Boyd
1452–1508
Janet Colville
1467–
John Somerville
1463–1513
Elizabeth Carmichael
1473–
Alexander Boyd
1452–1508
Janet Colville
1467–

Alexander Colquhoun's Descendants

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Alexander Colquhoun (1573–23 MAY 1617) m. Margaret (Helen) Buchanan (1576–)
  1. 1. Jean Colquhoun 1607– m. Duncan Campbell 1597–1645
    1. 1. William Campbell 1635–1718 m. Janet Maclean 1636–1665
      1. 1. William Campbell 1663–1718
        1. 1. James Campbell 1690–1770
        2. 2. Samuel Campbell 1695–1780 m. Mary Hunter 1708–1792
        3. 3. Mary Campbell 1686– m. James Hunter 1689–
    2. 2. Alexander Campbell 1635–1685
    3. 3. Archibald Campbell 1629–1664
    4. 4. James Campbell 1630–
    5. 5. Ann Campbell 1635–
    6. 6. Donald Campbell 1636–
    7. 7. Duncan Campbell 1638–
    8. 8. Marian (Mary) Campbell 1641–
    9. 9. Jean Campbell 1837–1685
  2. 2. John Colquhoun 1596–1655
  3. 3. Humphry Colquhoun 1598–
  4. 4. Alexander Colquhoun 1600–1632
  5. 5. Adam Colquhoun 1601–1634
  6. 6. Walter Colquhoun 1602–1686
  7. 7. Patrick Colquhoun 1604–
  8. 8. Nancy Colquhoun 1608–
  9. 9. Katherine Colquhoun 1610–
  10. 10. Helen Colquhoun 1612–
  11. 11. Mary Colquhoun 1620–
  12. 12. George Colquhoun 1622–

Alexander Colquhoun's Timeline

2 Records

1573
1573
Birth of Alexander Colquhoun in Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1617
23 MAY 1617
Age 44
Death of Alexander Colquhoun in Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 MAY 1617
    Event Place: Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.
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