Sir John (9th of Colquhoun and 11th of Luss) Colquhoun^[1]

Abt 1420 - 1479  (~ 59 years)

• Name	John (9th of Colquhoun and 11th of Luss) Colquhoun
  Prefix	Sir
  Birth	Abt 1420	Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	1479
  Person ID	I116717	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Malcolm Colquhoun,   b. Abt 1390
  Family ID	F48202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Boyd   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Humphrey Colquhoun,   b. Abt 1450   d. Aug 1493 (Age ~ 43 years)   2. Robert Colquhoun,   b. Abt 1452   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Margaret (of Luss) Colquhoun   d. Abt 1454
  Family ID	F44225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth (of Moray) Dunbar,   b. Abt 1424   d. Bef 17 Feb 1485-1486 (Age ~ 62 years)
  Family ID	F44226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

  Marriage	Abt 1480
  Children	1. Walter (1st Lord Blantyre] Colquhoun
  Family ID	F44227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  It seems that he succeeded his grandfather In 1457 he was granted a charter incorporating his lands into the (territorial) Barony of Luss.1 In 1458 he was granted a charter of forestry of Rossdhu and Glenmuckerne. In 1465 he was granted a charter of forestry of Kilmardinny He held the office of Sheriff of Dumbarton, the office of Comptroller of the Royal Household [Scotland] between 1464 and 1466. .He held the office of Keeper of Dumbarton Castle in 1477. In 1474, envoy to negotiate marriage between the Scottish heir apparent and Cecilia, daughter of King Edward IV. He fought in the Siege of Dunbar Castle in 1479.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3540] Hamish Maclaren.