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John Colquhoun 1420–1479 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420

Birth Location: Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1479

Death Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Father: Malcolm Colquhoun

Mother: Elizabeth Dunbar

Spouse(s): Margaret Boyd

Children(s): Margaret Colquhoun, Robert Colquhoun, Humphrey Colquhoun

John Colquhoun was born in 1420 in Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the child of Malcolm Colquhoun And Elizabeth Dunbar. John Colquhoun married Margaret Boyd, and had children including Humphrey Colquhoun, Margaret Colquhoun, Robert Colquhoun. John Colquhoun passed away in 1479 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Colquhoun was born in 1420 in Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the child of Malcolm Colquhoun And Elizabeth Dunbar.
  • John Colquhoun married Margaret Boyd, and had children including Humphrey Colquhoun, Margaret Colquhoun, Robert Colquhoun.
  • John Colquhoun passed away in 1479 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Malcolm Colquhoun
1395–1440
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
MC
Elizabeth Dunbar
1390–1460
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
ED

Spouses(s)

Margaret Boyd
1407–1453
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Lancaster, Scotland
MB

Children(s)

Margaret Colquhoun
1410–1454
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
MC
Robert Colquhoun
1452–
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
RC
Humphrey Colquhoun
1440–1493
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
HC

John Colquhoun's Ancestors

Self
John Colquhoun
1420–1479
Birth Place: Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Parents
Malcolm Colquhoun
1395–1440
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Dunbar
1390–1460
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Colquhoun
1370–1439
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Jean Erskine
1350–1411
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
James Dunbar
1368–1390
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Janet (De) Seton
1368–1466
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Colquhoun
1345–1406
Robert Erskine
1310–1385
Beatrice Lindsay
1325–1353
George Dunbar
1338–1423
Christina Seton
1340–1402
William Seton
1343–1424
Jonet Fleming
1351–1430
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Colquhoun
1310–1390
Luss
1304–1348
William Erskine
1274–1331
Beatrix Stewart
1268–1337
David Lindsay
1299–1355
Maria Abernethy
1305–1355
Patrick Dunbar
1304–1351
Isobel Randolph
1310–1361
Alan Wyntown
1291–1347
Margaret Seton
1317–1347
Alan Wyntown
1291–1347
Margaret Seton
1317–1347
David Fleming
1333–1406
Jean Barclay
1330–1382

John Colquhoun's Descendants

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John Colquhoun (1420–1479) m. Margaret Boyd (1407–16 Sep 1453)
  1. 1. Margaret Colquhoun 1410–1454 m. David Murray 1400–1452
    1. 1. Mariot Murray 1411–1445 m. Malcolm Drummond 1405–1470
      1. 1. John Drummond 1438–1519 m. Elizabeth Lindsay 1445–1519
        1. 1. William Drummond 1460–1503 m. Isabel Campbell 1458–1493 m. Marion ('Mariot' 'Marjorie') Forrester 1486–1562
        2. 2. Annabella Drummond 1469–1492 m. William (II) Graham 1447–1513
        3. 3. Sibylla Drummond 1470–1501
        4. 4. Elizabeth Drummond 1472–1514 m. George Douglas 1473–1513
        5. 5. Margaret Drummond 1476–1502 m. James (IV de) Scotland 1473–1513
        6. 6. John Drummond 1476–1519
        7. 7. Euphame Drummond 1467–1502 m. John Fleming 1465–1524
      2. 2. Margaret Drummond 1437– m. Andrew Mercer 1404–1473
        1. 1. Lawrence Mercer 1455–1501 m. Isobel (Elizabeth) Wardlaw 1460–1504
        2. 2. Christian Mercer 1463–1490
      3. 3. Malcolm Drummond 1445–
      4. 4. James Drummond 1444–1519 m. Janet Graham 1444–1491
        1. 1. Janet Drummond 1460–1520 m. Edmund (de) Chisholm 1453–1500
    2. 2. Patrick Murray 1422–1476 m. Katherine Balfour 1425–1446
      1. 1. Margaret Murray 1446–1486 m. James (II) Stewart 1430–1460
        1. 1. Isabel Stewart 1480–1557 m. Thomas Whipple 1475–1535
      2. 2. William Murray 1448–1486
      3. 3. Patrick Murray 1446–1513
      4. 4. Elizabeth Murray 1444– m. James Hoppringle 1440–1495
        1. 1. Isabella Hoppringle 1460–1545 m. David Hume 1457–1513
    3. 3. Andrew Murray 1424–
    4. 4. Isabel Murray 1430–
    5. 5. James Murray 1430–1480
    6. 6. David Murray 1432–
    7. 7. William Murray 1432–1452 m. Margaret (de) Gray 1425–1466
      1. 1. William (Thomas) Murray 1441–1525 m. Mary Keith 1459–1483
        1. 1. William Murray 1470–1513 m. Margaret Stewart 1490–1574
        2. 2. Andrew Murray 1475–1527
    8. 8. Anthony Murray 1434–1499
    9. 9. Christian Murray 1430–1500 m. Murdoch Menteith 1393–1458
      1. 1. Elizabeth Menteith 1425–1508 m. John Napier 1419–1487
        1. 1. Archibald Napier 1449–1529 m. Elizabeth (Catherine) Boyd 1453–1498
        2. 2. George Napier 1450–1507
        3. 3. John Napier 1452–1520
        4. 4. Janet Napier 1459–
        5. 5. Margaret Napier 1461–
      2. 2. Patrick Menteith 1440–
      3. 3. Agnes Menteith 1446–
  2. 2. Robert Colquhoun 1452–
  3. 3. Humphrey Colquhoun 1440–1493 m. Catherine Stewart 1484–1484 m. Jean Erskine 1450–1474
    1. 1. George Colquhoun 1495–1501 m. Margaret Boyd 1500–1525
      1. 1. Margaret Colquhoun 1525–1601 m. Robert Boyd 1517–1589
        1. 1. Thomas Boyd 1544–1611 m. Margaret Campbell 1550–1597 m. Jane Stockdale 1547–1586
        2. 2. Agnes Boyd 1543–1584
        3. 3. Robert Boyd 1547–1550
        4. 4. Egidia Boyd 1556–1586
        5. 5. Margaret Boyd 1552–
        6. 6. Helen Boyd 1554–
        7. 7. Giles Boyd 1556–1586
        8. 8. Christian Boyd 1560–
        9. 9. David Boyd 1582–
    2. 2. John Colquhoun 1475–1536
    3. 3. Agnes Colquhoun 1475–1528

John Colquhoun's Timeline

2 Records

1420
1420
Birth of John Colquhoun in Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1479
1479
Age 59
Death of John Colquhoun in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1479
    Event Place: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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