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Biography Details

Reference No.:
  NM033703
Surname:
  GRANT
Forename(s):
  COLQUHOUN
Maiden Name:
  
Occupation:
  LIEUTENANT COLONEL & SPY
Date of Birth:
  c. 1780
Place of Birth:
  
Father's Name:
  DUNCAN GRANT OF LINGIESTON PROVOST OF FORRES( See NM006464)
Mother's Name:
  JEAN GRANT( See NM006463)
Biography:
  HEAD OF INTELLIGENCE FOR DUKE OF WELLINGTON

Marriage Details

Spouse's Name:
  MARGARET BRODIE
Date of Marriage:
  01 MAR 1820
Place of Marriage:
  
Married by:
  
Marriage Narrative:
  PARENTS OF WALTER GRANT

Death Details

Date of Death:
  28 SEP 1829
Age:
  49
Headstone Ref:
  
Place of Death:
  AIX-LA-CHAPELLE FRANCE
Parish Register:
  
Death Narrative:
  

Newspaper Articles

Newspaper
Description
 Date
 Page/Column
AJ
marriage
25/3/1820
3/3
AJ
death of wife
13/05/1829
3/4
FG
biography
23/03/1852
3/5
FG
biography
28/02/1899
4/1-2
FG
inscription on family gravestone in Forres Churchyard
19/10/1922
3/5

Miscellaneous Articles

Date
Description
Biographies
1969
"The first respectable spy. The life and times of Colquhoun Grant Wellington's head of intelligence" by Jock Haswell - LB GRA
Miscellaneous
1831
receipt and discharge of legacy by mother-in-law - DBA A37/108/26
c. 1976
family history - LMisc414