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Welcome..... To the Personal datapage of..... Her Grace Patricia Iona Duchess of Argyll |
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| Born on the 16th of January 1953 in a rather dank and forbidding castle on the Isle of Coll In the province of Argyll I was raised in a farming community. My mother, giving birth at home, and with the local District Nurse in attendance, She gazed out of the bedroom window at the Isle of Iona, that on a clear day, could be quite clearly seen. |
| I therefore was named Patricia
Iona. Another reason being, was that a distant relatives daughter was also Iona. Life on the island was never dull, and the island was surrounded by beautiful white or golden sands. The island was surrounded by the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, and due to this had extremely mild weather all year round. |
| As a child we had on the island all such things as would be needed to keep ourselves and the other children of the island occupied.As the island was only seven miles long and only three miles at its widest.Our parents had no fear of our ever getting lost. Perhaps the only dangers that existed, were the peat bogs and the two small lochs on the island. However most of the children on the island had learned to swim before they were six years old. |
| My father was in the Royal Air Force and because of that we were often travelling to far off and interesting destinations. Mother also travelled quite a lot, and due to this fact in 1957 I eventually found my way to boarding school at The Mount in York. This is where I learned to perfect my English, as I had been raised in a Gaelic community. I constantly hear that it is a dying tongue, but on the isles, it is alive, kicking and making a comeback. |
| I can still remember vividly that all the other girls in school were fascinated by the sound, and would join me to listen records of people like Flora McNeil singing melodies from the isles. |
| Upon leaving school I immediately began a career in nursing with The Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service. In 1969 I remustered into the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps. And my first year in Australia saw me working and training as a nurse, with a year spent overseas. This is where I got to know and love Americans |
| In 1975 tragedy struck when my mother and father died in an Automobile accident. This caused my brother to gain the Family Title. I took a sabatical from the Army and went home to assist in winding up my parents affairs. And this was done in about 11 months. Just before I was to return to Australia though, tragedy struck again, when my brother, a Police Officer was also killed in a car accident. He had been chasing some felons when the car he was driving collided with a lamp standard and he was killed . |
| When I returned to Australia I rejoined the Army and continued my nursing Career, until I retired in 1993. I was discharged due to illness and spent two years fighting the cancer, and beat it.In 1993 my Grandmother passed away and I was afforded the honor of her title, as there were no other heirs left. Thus I became the Duchess of Argyll of Coll and Nova Scotia. |
| I was devestated, and after contacting the Army and explaining what had happened stayed in Britain until 1980. During this period I took the oppurtunity to travel around Europe. I spent two years in Germany and worked in an hotel for awhile. |
| I became interested in in computers in the Army and subsequently carried this interest on in civilian life, as you see today. Also in our geneaology A copy of my family tree is shown below for you to see. |
| The Family Tree |
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| Her Grace The Duchess of Argyll |
| Umfridus de Kilpatrick and de Colquhoun 1190 - 1260 |
| Sir Robert 2nd of Colquhoun 1260 - 1280 |
| Sir Ingleramus 3rd of Colquhoun 1280 - 1308 |
| Sir Humphrey 4th of Colquhoun 1308 - 1330 |
| Sir Robert 5th of Colquhoun 7th of Luss 1330 - 1390 (Married the Heiress of Luss Daughter of Sir Godfrey 6th of Luss and assumed that designation) |
| Colquhoun's of Luss |
| Sir Maldouen 1st of Luss 1150 - 1220 |
| Sir Gillemore 2nd of Luss 1220 - 1250 |
| Sir Maurice 3rd of Luss 1250 - 1280 |
| Sir John 4th of Luss 1280 - 1315 |
| Sir Malcolm 5th of Luss 1315 - 1345 |
| Sir Godfrey 6th of Luss 1345 - 1385 |
| (Father of the Lady of Luss and Heiress who married Sir Robert 5th of Colquhoun 1330 - 1390 ) |
| Sir Humphrey 6th of Colquhoun 8th of Luss 1390 - 1406 |
| Sir Robert 7th of Colquhoun 9th of Luss 1406 - 1408 |
| Sir John 8th of Colquhoun 10th of Luss 1408 - 1439 |
| Malcolm Colquhoun his son died before his father -: |
| Sir John 9th of Colquhoun 11th of Luss 1439 - 1478 |
| Sir Humphrey 10th of Colquhoun 12th of Luss 1478 - 1493 |
| Sir John 11th of Colquhoun 13th of Luss 1493 - 1536 |
| Sir Humphrey 12th of Colquhoun 14th of Luss 1536 - 1538 |
| Sir John 13th of Colquhoun 15th of Luss 1538 - 1574 |
| Sir Humphrey 14th of Colquhoun 16th of Luss 1574 - 1592 |
| ( Had two sons Alexander and John. Alexander becoming 15th of Colquhoun 17th of Luss. and John Who became 1st Baronet of Nova Scotia and Colquhoun of Tillquhoun) |
| COLQUHOUNS OF LUSS BRANCH: |
| Sir John 16th of Colquhoun 18th of Luss 1617 - 1647 |
| Sir John 17th of Colquhoun 19th of Luss 1647 - 1676 |
| Sir James 18th of Colquhoun 20th of Luss 1676 - 1680 (Was suceeded by his Uncle) |
| Sir James 19th of Colquhoun 21st of Luss 1680 - 1688 |
| Sir Humphrey 20th of Colquhoun 22nd of Luss 1688 - 1718 (Was suceeded by his Daughter who became the Heiress ) |
| Anne Heiress 21st of Colquhoun 23rd of Luss 1718 - 1724 (Who married James Grant of Pluscardine who assumed the titles) |
| Sir Ludovick 22nd of Colquhoun 24th of Luss 1719 - 1732 (Suceeded to the Grant Estates and was then suceeded by his Brother) |
| Sir James 23rd of Colquhoun 25th of Luss 1732-1786 1st Baronet of GB |
| Sir James 24th of Colquhoun 26th of Luss 1786-1805 2nd Baronet of GB |
| Sir James 25th of Colquhoun 27th of Luss 1805-1836 3rd Baronet of GB |
| Sir James 26th of Colquhoun 28th of Luss 1836-1873 4th Baronet of GB |
| Sir James 27th of Colquhoun 29th of Luss 1873 - 1907 5th Baronet of GB (Died after his son ) |
| John Colquhoun who's son was suceeded by his Grand father |
| Sir Alan 28th of Colquhoun 30th of Luss 1907 - 1910 6th Baronet of GB |
| Sir Iain 29th of Colquhoun 31st of Luss 1910 - 1948 7th Baronet of GB |
| Sir Ivar 30th of Colquhoun 32nd of Luss 1948 - .... 8th Baronet of GB |
| Colquhouns of Tillyquhoun Branch |
| Sir John Colquhoun of Tillyquhoun 1st of Nova Scotia 1595 - 1602 |
| Sir James Colquhoun of Tillyquhoun 2nd of Nova Scotia 1602 - 1624 |
| Sir William Colquhoun of Tillyquhoun 3rd of Nova Scotia 1624 - 1645 |
| Sir James Colquhoun of Tillyquhoun 4th of Nova Scotia 1645 - 1685 |
| Sir William Colquhoun of Tillyquhoun 5th of Nova Scotia 1685 - 1702 |
| Sir William Colquhoun of Tillyquhoun 6th of Nova Scotia 1702 - 1719 |
| Sir Willem Colquhoun of Tillyquhoun 7th of Nova Scotia 1719 - 1732 |
| Sir Humphrey Colquhoun of Tillyquhoun 8th of Nova Scotia 1732 - 1750 (Who married Iona McLean of Coll The 'Maid of Coll' and hence forth carried the Title of Coll and who's ancestors became Colquhouns of Coll Nova Scotia) |
| Sir John Colquhoun of Coll 9th of Nova Scotia 1750 - 1795 |
| Sir Humphrey Colquhoun of Colquhoun of Coll 10th of Nova Scotia 1795 - 1810 |
| Sir Robert Colquhoun of Coll 11th of Nova Scotia 1810 - 1842 |
| Sir Ludovick Colquhoun of Coll 12th of Nova Scotia 1842 - 1875 (Was suceeded by his brother) |
| Sir William Colquhoun of Coll 13th of Nova Scotia 1875 - 1905 |
| Sir Ivar Colquhoun of Coll 14th of Nova Scotia 1905 - 1930 |
| Sir Iain Ivar Colquhoun of Coll 15th of Nova Scotia 1930 - 1975 |
| Sir Paul Colquhoun of Coll 16th of Nova Scotia 1975 - 1976 |
| Lady Patricia Iona Colquhoun of Coll 17th of Nova Scotia 1976 - Present (Who upon the death of her Grandmother in 1993 assumed the matriarchal title Her Grace The Duchess of Argyll that was carried from the Campbells of Bredalbine to whom her grandmother was married and carried on the female line. Being a Jacobite title unlike the title carried by the Clan chief of the Campbells which is British) |
| To contact me please click here duchessofargyll@yahoo.com.auor join me and the rest of the gang at either #farhorizons on irc Anothernet or #50plus on irc Undernet. |
| Both are GREAT!! places to visit and have a fabulous time. |
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