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Alexander Buchanan 1828–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Apr 1881

Death Location: East Cape, Poverty Bay, New Zealand

Father: Archibald Buchanan

Mother: Euphemia Anderson

Spouse(s): Margaret Nairne

Children(s): Archibald Buchanan, Euphemia Buchanan, Janet Buchanan, Alexander Buchanan

In 1828, Alexander Buchanan entered the world in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to Archibald Archie Buchanan And Euphemia Anderson. In 1847, Alexander Buchanan resided in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1851, Alexander Buchanan resided in Dovewthall, Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Alexander Buchanan married Margaret Nairne, and had children including Alexander Buchanan, Archibald Buchanan, Euphemia Buchanan, Janet Buchanan. Alexander Buchanan passed away in 1881 in East Cape, Poverty Bay, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1828, Alexander Buchanan entered the world in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to Archibald Archie Buchanan And Euphemia Anderson.
  • In 1847, Alexander Buchanan resided in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • In 1851, Alexander Buchanan resided in Dovewthall, Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Buchanan married Margaret Nairne, and had children including Alexander Buchanan, Archibald Buchanan, Euphemia Buchanan, Janet Buchanan.
  • Alexander Buchanan passed away in 1881 in East Cape, Poverty Bay, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Buchanan
1805–1864
Birth Location: Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Euphemia Anderson
1807–1862
Birth Location: Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
EA

Spouses(s)

Margaret Nairne
1830–1873
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Archibald Buchanan
1852–1911
Birth Location: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Euphemia Buchanan
1855–1923
Birth Location: Abbey Paisley, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Janet Buchanan
1850–
Birth Location: Dovewthall, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Alexander Buchanan
1859–
Birth Location: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Alexander Buchanan's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Buchanan
1828–1881
Birth Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Archibald (Archie) Buchanan
1805–1864
Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Euphemia Anderson
1807–1862
Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Alexander Buchanan
1766–1766
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Donald
1767–
Scotland
John Airston
1776–1856
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Janet Anderson
1772–1859
Musselburgh, midlothen
Great-Grandparents
John Buchannan
1728–
Jean Renfrew
1820–
Joan Montgomery
1745–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Buchanan
1700–
John Renfrew
1771–1832
Elizabeth Henderson
1701–1771

Alexander Buchanan's Descendants

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Alexander Buchanan (1828–29 Apr 1881) m. Margaret Nairne (6 Jul 1830–4 May 1873)
  1. 1. Archibald Buchanan 1852–1911 m. Annie Willis 1858–1909
    1. 1. Vera (Eveline) Buchanan 1894–1943 m. George (Alfred) Grice 1900–1961
      1. 1. Noeline (Maude) Grice 1932–1962 m. Richard (John) Naysmith 1928–1993
        1. 1. Richard ((Rick) David) Naysmith –2006
      2. 2. Colin (George) Grice –1996
    2. 2. Elsie (May) Buchanan 1888–1934 m. Charles (Gordon) Stubbing 1880–1981
      1. 1. Claude (Charles) Stubbing 1900–1975 m. Mary (Laura) Mounsey 1902–1986
      2. 2. Eric (Verner) Stubbing 1917–1996
      3. 3. Gladys Stubbing 1908–1945 m. Ernest (Harold) Saxon 1902–1970 m. Raymond (Mervyn) Harris 1908–1985
        1. 1. Daphne (Louise) Saxon –2012 m. Raymore (Benjamin Waller) Melville 1915–1973
      4. 4. Iris (Evelyn) Stubbing 1912–2011 m. Gordon (Leslie) Taylor 1904–1959
      5. 5. Louisa (Estelle) Stubbing 1915–1999 m. Halsey (Roland) Scott 1913–2005
        1. 1. Kay (Halsey) Scott 1949–2005
      6. 6. Vida (May) Stubbing 1910–1990
      7. 7. Dawn (Thelma) Stubbing 1928–1976
      8. 8. Joyce (Valerie) Stubbing 1926–1977 m. Mark (Alan) Geddes 1928–1987
    3. 3. John (James) Buchanan 1879–
    4. 4. Euphemia (Elizabeth) Buchanan 1880–1912 m. John (Clark) Skellern 1876–1914
      1. 1. Elsie (Muriel) Skellern 1906–1995 m. John (William) Dixon 1905–1951
        1. 1. Rosalie (Muriel) Dixon 1942–2013 m. William (Arthur) McIntyre 1940–1998
        2. 2. Joan Dixon 1932–1938
        3. 3. Richard (John) Dixon 1934–2010
        4. 4. Raymond (William) Dixon 1931–2021 m. Joy (Ann) Simpson 1940–2024
      2. 2. Mavis Skellern 1912–2000 m. Frederick (Ralph) Buckley 1910–1994
      3. 3. Thelma (Annie) Skellern 1908–2006 m. James Stirling 1905–1964
        1. 1. Kenneth (James) Stirling 1929–1972 m. Charlotte (Campbell) Noble 1930–2012
      4. 4. Ruth (Elizabeth) Skellern 1904–1997 m. William ((Bill) Ernest) Enersen 1904–1996
      5. 5. Ethel (Muriel) Skellern 1906–
    5. 5. Henry Buchanan 1882–1965 m. Maude (Ellen) Rayner 1888–1951
      1. 1. Edna (Ann) Buchanan 1905–1974 m. Phillip (Cornelius) Ryan 1912–1982
      2. 2. Archibald ((Archie)) Buchanan 1904–1950 m. Estelle Perry 1905–1990
        1. 1. June Buchanan 1926– m. William (Alan) Green 1924–1979
    6. 6. Edward Buchanan 1886–1918 m. Kate Peckham 1888–1918
      1. 1. Kathleen Buchanan 1911–1997
    7. 7. Alexander Buchanan 1878–1948 m. Wilhelmina Myers 1888–1948
      1. 1. Alexander (Wilford) Buchanan 1910–1982 m. Betty (Lorna) Shepherd 1920–1994 m. Lorraine (Joyce) Marsh 1918–1994
    8. 8. William (Archibald) Buchanan 1896–1897
    9. 9. Agnes (Stewart) Buchanan 1879–
    10. 10. William (Archibald) Buchanan 1883–1933 m. Helen (Lillian) Henderson 1896–1958
      1. 1. Euphemia ((Fay)) Buchanan 1920–1994 m. Fredrick (Henry) Kerr 1918–2002
        1. 1. Janette Kerr 1942–1999
        2. 2. Raymond (Patrick) Kerr 1940–2008
      2. 2. Edward ((Teddy)) Buchanan 1918–1959 m. Gwendoline Raffle 1921–2016
    11. 11. Margaret (Jesse) Buchanan 1876–1910 m. George Hancock 1869–1932
      1. 1. George (John) Hancock 1900–1963 m. Edna (May) Foster 1900–1976
        1. 1. Vera (Ann) Hancock 1930–2010 m. Percival ((Percy) Arthur) Over 1911–1968
        2. 2. Melva (Alice) Hancock 1924–1995 m. John (Stanley) McCreedy 1927–2000
        3. 3. Stella (May) Hancock 1923–
        4. 4. Alma (Joyce) Hancock 1921–2002 m. Donald (Angus) McDonald 1931–1998
      2. 2. Alice Hancook 1895–1986 m. Patrick (James McGarald) Jr 1892–1926 m. Alan (Edward David) Type 1884–1947 m. Samuel (James) Carey 1894–1918
        1. 1. George (Edward) McGarald 1922–1961
        2. 2. George (Percival) Carey 1913–1914
      3. 3. Sydney Hancock 1896–1897
      4. 4. Edward (Huntly) Hancock 1898–1977
      5. 5. Ruby (May) Hancock 1905–1906
  2. 2. Euphemia Buchanan 1855–1923 m. Archibald McGill 1847–1915
    1. 1. Gilbert McGill 1880–1957
    2. 2. Lillian McGill 1883–1947 m. Frederick (Henry) Cheeseman 1868–1952
      1. 1. Dorothy (Lillian) Cheeseman 1903–1983 m. Victor (Garnet) Ingle 1901–1995
        1. 1. Brenda (Daphne Alma) Ingle 1927–2014 m. Benjamin (John) Davis 1925–1990
        2. 2. Beryl (Elaine Emma) Ingle 1929–1978
        3. 3. Doloras (Travain Betty) Ingle 1926–2008 m. Royce (Philip) Nash 1924–2010
      2. 2. Fredrick (James) Cheeseman 1904–1969 m. Madge (de) Luen 1911–1968
      3. 3. Alma (Beatrice) Cheeseman 1906–1980 m. Theodore (Kendall Williams) Scott 1903–1968
      4. 4. Roy (Edwin) Cheeseman 1909–1960 m. Violet (Rose) Addison 1910–2004
    3. 3. John (Alexander) McGill 1885–1887
    4. 4. Margaret (Nairn) McGill 1892–1960 m. Arthur Powlesland 1892–1960 m. James Lupton 1885–1918
      1. 1. Myra (Gwendoline Ireson) McGill 1910–2009 m. Allan (Howard) York 1917–1990 m. Harold (George Noel) Langton 1908–1981
        1. 1. Maurice (Arthur) York 1935–2011 m. Korama Roman 1937–2000
      2. 2. Allen McGill 1913–1990 m. Rose (Elizabeth) Coghlan 1910–2004
  3. 3. Janet Buchanan 1850–
  4. 4. Alexander Buchanan 1859–

Alexander Buchanan's Timeline

5 Records

1828
1828
Birth of Alexander Buchanan in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1847
1847
Age 19
Alexander Buchanan resided here in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 23
Alexander Buchanan resided here in Dovewthall, Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Dovewthall, Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 33
Alexander Buchanan resided here in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1881
29 Apr 1881
Age 53
Death of Alexander Buchanan in East Cape, Poverty Bay, New Zealand
East Cape, Poverty Bay, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Paisley Abbey; ED: 9A; Page: 12; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1851_125; Year: 1851
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Govan; ED: 11; Page: 11; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1861_114
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Public Record Office Victoria; Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14
    [4] Web: Scotland, Prison Records Index, 1791-1937, Glasgow, Scotland; Scottish Indexes; Scottish Prison Register Index 1791-1937; Reference Number: Hh21323 P. 109
    [5] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Scotland, Prison Records Index, 1791-1937, Glasgow, Scotland; Scottish Indexes; Scottish Prison Register Index 1791-1937; Reference Number: Hh21323 P. 109

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Dovewthall, Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Paisley Abbey; ED: 9A; Page: 12; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1851_125; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1852
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia from Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Public Record Office Victoria; Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Govan; ED: 11; Page: 11; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1861_114

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1881
    Event Place: East Cape, Poverty Bay, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
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