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Alexander (Sandy) Colquhoun 1804–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1804.

Birth Location: Barony Parish, Glasgow City, Lanark, Scotland.

Death Date: 1893.

Death Location: Hibbert, Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. B: Roy's Cemetery.

Father: James Colquhoun

Mother: Mary Rankin

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dow

Children(s): Alexander Colquhoun

Alexander (Sandy) Colquhoun was born in 1804 in Barony Parish, Glasgow City, Lanark, Scotland., the child of James Adam Colquhoun And Mary Rankin. Alexander (Sandy) Colquhoun married Elizabeth Dow, and had children including Alexander Colquhoun. Alexander (Sandy) Colquhoun passed away in 1893 in Hibbert, Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. B: Roy's Cemetery..

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Biography

  • Alexander (Sandy) Colquhoun was born in 1804 in Barony Parish, Glasgow City, Lanark, Scotland., the child of James Adam Colquhoun And Mary Rankin.
  • Alexander (Sandy) Colquhoun married Elizabeth Dow, and had children including Alexander Colquhoun.
  • Alexander (Sandy) Colquhoun passed away in 1893 in Hibbert, Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. B: Roy's Cemetery..

Immediate Family

Parents

James Colquhoun
1780–1855
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JC
Mary Rankin
1773–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MR

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Dow
1811–1878
Birth Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
ED

Children(s)

Alexander Colquhoun
–1920
Birth Location: Perth, Ontario, Canada
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Alexander Colquhoun's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Colquhoun
1804–1893
Birth Place: Barony Parish, Glasgow City, Lanark, Scotland.
Parents
James Adam Colquhoun
1780–1855
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary Rankin
1773–
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Patrick Colquhoun) Esq
1745–1820
Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Janet Baine
1756–1810
Dumbarton, dunbartonshire, Scotland
Alexander Rankin
1747–
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Gilmore
1751–1835
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Gilmore
1720–1764
Marion Turnbull
1724–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Colquhoun's Descendants

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Alexander ((Sandy)) Colquhoun (31 Dec 1804.–1893.) m. Elizabeth Dow (3 Jul 1811–1878)
  1. 1. Alexander Colquhoun –1920 m. Mary (Ann) Blair 1845–1917
    1. 1. Alvin (Ross) Colquhoun 1889–1951 m. Mary (Kate) Hood 1901–1989 m. Ada (Pearl) Harris 1890–1928
    2. 2. Gilbert (Alexander) Colquhoun 1877–1964 m. Annie (May Agnes) RAMSHAW 1882–1954
      1. 1. Frona (Eileen) Colquhoun 1914–2010
    3. 3. Lilly (Ada) Colquhoun 1874–1941 m. William (John) Twiss 1863–1938
      1. 1. Clinton (Orville) Twiss 1898–1978
      2. 2. Lena (Marilla) Twiss 1892–1950
      3. 3. Hazel (Juanita) Twiss 1894–1978
      4. 4. Harold (Alexander) Twiss 1900–1990
      5. 5. Deane (D.) Twiss 1905–
      6. 6. Muriel (L) Twiss 1907–
      7. 7. Dorothy (Evelyn) Twiss 1909–1962
    4. 4. Mary (Louisa) Colquhoun 1882–1970 m. Martyn (James) ARMSTRONG 1882–1944
      1. 1. George ARMSTRONG 1914–1993
      2. 2. Martyn (John) ARMSTRONG 1915–1977
      3. 3. Allan (Ross) Armstrong 1916–1984
      4. 4. Robert Armstrong 1920–
      5. 5. Edward (Reymond) Armstrong 1924–
    5. 5. Jane (Elizabeth) Colquhoun 1870–1943 m. Henry BELL 1865–1943
      1. 1. Frederick (James) BELL 1893–1947 m. Vera (Irene) JENNISON 1893–1975
        1. 1. Annie (Maxine) Bell 1918–
        2. 2. Gordon (Ross) BELL 1921–1945
        3. 3. Frederick (Clare) Bell 1925–1991
      2. 2. William (Clifford) BELL 1895–1947
      3. 3. Clayton (Leslie) Bell 1897–1966
    6. 6. Annie (Marilla) Colquhoun 1872–1965 m. Henry (Thomas) SIBBETT 1865–1956
      1. 1. William (Alva) SIBBETT 1900–1980
      2. 2. Clarence (Deane) SIBBETT 1910–1944

Alexander Colquhoun's Timeline

2 Records

1804
31 Dec 1804.
Birth of Alexander (Sandy) Colquhoun in Barony Parish, Glasgow City, Lanark, Scotland.
Barony Parish, Glasgow City, Lanark, Scotland.
1893
1893.
Age 89
Death of Alexander (Sandy) Colquhoun in Hibbert, Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. B: Roy's Cemetery.
Hibbert, Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. B: Roy's Cemetery.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1804.
    Event Place: Barony Parish, Glasgow City, Lanark, Scotland.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1893.
    Event Place: Hibbert, Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. B: Roy's Cemetery.
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