Elizabeth Colquhoun

Female1894–11 March 1921

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Colquhoun was born in 1894, in Paisley, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Alexander Colquhoun, was 23 and her mother, Jane Morrow, was 25. She had at least 1 son with James Stewart Lindsay. She died on 11 March 1921, in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 27.

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James Stewart Lindsay
1891–1975
Elizabeth Colquhoun
1894–1921
James Lindsay
1919–1976

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    World Events (7)

    1896 · Opening of the Glasgow Subway.

    Age 2

    The Glasgow Subway opened on 14 December and is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world. It is one of very few subways that have a running gauge of 4 feet, but its twin circular lines were never expanded.

    1902 · The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition

    Age 8

    The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition was organized and led by William Speirs Bruce. Him along with Robert Falcon Scott’s Discovery Expedition completed an exploration of Antarctica. They established the first manned meteorological station, the Orcadas, in 1903 and discovered new land east of the Weddell Sea. The expedition was described as the most cost-effective and carefully planned scientific expedition of the Heroic Age. The Orcadas weather station has been in continuous operation ever since.

    1908

    Age 14

    London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scottish Alastair.

    Scottish: habitational name from the barony of Colquhoun in Dumbartonshire. The name appears to derive from Gaelic còil, cùil ‘nook, corner’, or coill(e) ‘wood’ + cumhann ‘narrow’. The usual Scottish pronunciation is ka-hoon. This is the name of a Scottish family descended from Umfridus de Kilpatrick, who acquired lands in the barony of Colquhoun during the reign of Alexander II (1214–49).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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