Tour Scotland Photograph John Colquhoun Window Parish Church Luss Loch Lomond

Tour Scotland photograph of the John Colquhoun memorial stained glass window in the Parish Church in Luss, on Loch Lomond, Scotland. John Colquhoun, born 6th March 1805, died 27th 1885, was a sportsman and sportswriter in Scotland. He was born in Edinburgh to James Colquhoun, 3rd Baronet of Luss, Dumbartonshire and Janet Sinclair. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh and in 1828 joined the 33rd Regiment in Connaught, Ireland. In 1829 he was promoted to the Fourth Dragoon Guards. On 29 January 1834 he married Frances Sarah Fuller Maitland daughter of Ebenezer Fuller Maitland and Bethia Ellis. John and Frances had four sons and five daughters, one of whom, Lucy Bethia Walford, became a well-known Victorian novelist. John was the author of the following books; The Moor and the Loch 1840, Lochs and Rivers 1849, Salmon Casts and Stray Shots 1858, Sporting Days 1860.

Colquhoun is a surname of Scottish origin. It is a habitational name from the barony of Colquhoun in Dumbartonshire. The name is thought to be derived from the Gaelic elements còil, meaning nook, cùil, meaning corner, or coille, meaning wood. Calhoun, Calhoon, Colhoon, Colhoun, Hoon, Cahoun, and Cahoon are variants of the surname Colquhoun. They are generally found only in the United States of America and Canada.


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