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John Colquhoun, Laird of Colquhoun 1475–1536 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1536

Death Location: Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Father: Humphrey Colquhoun

Mother: Helen Colquhoun

Spouse(s): Margaret Campbell

Children(s): Lord Chobhainn-Cowan, Humphrey Colquhoun

The story of John Colquhoun, Laird of Colquhoun began in 1475 in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. John Colquhoun, Laird of Colquhoun married Margaret Elizabeth Campbell, and had children including Humphrey Colquhoun, Lord James Mac A Chobhainn Cowan. John Colquhoun, Laird of Colquhoun passed away in 1536 in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Colquhoun, Laird of Colquhoun began in 1475 in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
  • John Colquhoun, Laird of Colquhoun married Margaret Elizabeth Campbell, and had children including Humphrey Colquhoun, Lord James Mac A Chobhainn Cowan.
  • John Colquhoun, Laird of Colquhoun passed away in 1536 in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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John Colquhoun's Ancestors

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John Colquhoun
1475–1536
Birth Place: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Parents
Humphrey Colquhoun
1440–1493
Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Helen Colquhoun
1460–1509
West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Colquhoun
1428–1479
Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Colquhoun
1420–1444
South Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Colquhoun's Descendants

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John (Colquhoun, Laird of) Colquhoun (1475–1536) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Campbell (1475–1513)
  1. 1. Lord (James Mac A) Chobhainn-Cowan 1495–1595 m. Lady (Mary) Bell 1500–1600
    1. 1. John Cowan 1520–1703 m. Janet Livingston 1516–1599
    2. 2. Lynn (Mac a) Chobhainn-Cowan 1525–1625
  2. 2. Humphrey Colquhoun 1495–1537

John Colquhoun's Timeline

2 Records

1475
1475
Birth of John Colquhoun, Laird of Colquhoun in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1536
1536
Age 61
Death of John Colquhoun, Laird of Colquhoun in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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