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Sir James Colquhoun 1517–1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: VERIFIED- Rossdhu (Elan-Rossdhu) Castle, Luss Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom -Rossdhu Castle was probably built to replace Elan-Rossdhu. Held by Maldouen's bef 1220. In the 14th century passed to the Colquhoun's by marriage.

Death Date: 1 Jul 1604

Death Location: Garscube, Scotland

Father: Sir Luss

Mother: Lady Colquhoun

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Sir James Colquhoun was born in 1517 in VERIFIED- Rossdhu (Elan-Rossdhu) Castle, Luss Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom -Rossdhu Castle was probably built to replace Elan-Rossdhu. Held by Maldouen's bef 1220. In the 14th century passed to the Colquhoun's by marriage., the child of Sir George Humphrey Colquhoun Laird Of Luss And Lady Margaretha Boyd Of Kilmarnock Colquhoun. Sir James Colquhoun passed away in 1604 in Garscube, Scotland.

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  • Sir James Colquhoun was born in 1517 in VERIFIED- Rossdhu (Elan-Rossdhu) Castle, Luss Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom -Rossdhu Castle was probably built to replace Elan-Rossdhu. Held by Maldouen's bef 1220. In the 14th century passed to the Colquhoun's by marriage., the child of Sir George Humphrey Colquhoun Laird Of Luss And Lady Margaretha Boyd Of Kilmarnock Colquhoun.
  • Sir James Colquhoun passed away in 1604 in Garscube, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Luss
1495–1537
Birth Location: Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Colquhoun
1500–1595
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Colquhoun's Ancestors

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Sir Colquhoun
1517–1604
Birth Place: VERIFIED- Rossdhu (Elan-Rossdhu) Castle, Luss Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom -Rossdhu Castle was probably built to replace Elan-Rossdhu. Held by Maldouen's bef 1220. In the 14th century passed to the Colquhoun's by marriage.
Parents
Sir George Humphrey COLQUHOUN - Laird of Luss
1495–1537
Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaretha Boyd of Kilmarnock) Colquhoun
1500–1595
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (Alexander Boyd, Lord of Kilmarnock 14th) GGF
1452–1508
Kilmarnock,Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Colville, Countess of Kilmarnock 14th) GGM
1456–1504
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Colquhoun's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Sir James Colquhoun in VERIFIED- Rossdhu (Elan-Rossdhu) Castle, Luss Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom -Rossdhu Castle was probably built to replace Elan-Rossdhu. Held by Maldouen's bef 1220. In the 14th century passed to the Colquhoun's by marriage.
VERIFIED- Rossdhu (Elan-Rossdhu) Castle, Luss Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom -Rossdhu Castle was probably built to replace Elan-Rossdhu. Held by Maldouen's bef 1220. In the 14th century passed to the Colquhoun's by marriage.
1604
1 Jul 1604
Age 87
Death of Sir James Colquhoun in Garscube, Scotland
Garscube, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: VERIFIED- Rossdhu (Elan-Rossdhu) Castle, Luss Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom -Rossdhu Castle was probably built to replace Elan-Rossdhu. Held by Maldouen's bef 1220. In the 14th century passed to the Colquhoun's by marriage.
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1604
    Event Place: Garscube, Scotland
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