Alasdair Colquhoun was born 1573 in Luss, Dumbartonshire, Scotland and died 23 May 1617 in Luss, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.

He succeeded his brother, Sir Humphrey, when the latter was treacherously shot in 1592 and died without male issue.

The marriage of Sir Alasdair and Helen was arranged with a view to putting an end to the feud between the two families.

Sir Alasdair had a grant of a 1,000 acre plantation in County Donegal, Ireland, on which, by the terms of the grant, he was required to make a residence for a period in each year. This his son Adam did for him, and ultimately inherited the property, on which Adam's son Robert lived permanently. This marked the beginning of the Family in Ireland.

Alasdair was the fifteenth of Colquhoun and seventeenth of Luss (1592-1617). Will dated 17 May 1617.

Alasdair was chief of the clan during the feuds with Clan MacGregor. Sir Alasdair's forces were ambushed at Glen Fruin on 7 Feb 1603 and nearly 200 Colquhoun men were killed and many more wounded. Sir Alasdair made a direct appeal to King James VI, and an Act of Privy Council was passed abolishing the name of MacGregor forever.

In 1616 Sir Alasdair was appointed by the King as undertaker of 1000 acres in the Barony of Raphoe in County Donegal, Ireland.

 

He married Margaret Helen Buchanan 18 August 1595 in Luss. She was born about 1576 in Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland and died in Luss. She was the daughter of George, 19th Laird Buchanan and Margaret Graham.

Their children were:

Adam Colquhoun (born about 1601 in Luss, Dumbartonshire, Scotland)

 

 

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