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George Buchanan 1490–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: c. 1490

Birth Location: Lennox, Stirlingshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 15 FEB 1560/1561

Death Location: Buchanan, Stirlingshire, , Scotland

Father: Patrick Buchanan

Mother: Margaret Campbell

Spouse(s): Margaret Edmonstrone

Children(s): John Buchanan

The story of George Buchanan began in 1490 in Lennox, Stirlingshire, , Scotland. George Buchanan married Margaret Duntreath Edmonstrone, and had children including John Buchanan. George Buchanan passed away in 1560 in Buchanan, Stirlingshire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of George Buchanan began in 1490 in Lennox, Stirlingshire, , Scotland.
  • George Buchanan married Margaret Duntreath Edmonstrone, and had children including John Buchanan.
  • George Buchanan passed away in 1560 in Buchanan, Stirlingshire, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Buchanan
1475–1513
Birth Location: Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
PB
Margaret Campbell
1476–1555
Birth Location: Inveraray, Argyll, , Scotland
MC

Spouses(s)

Margaret Edmonstrone
1490–1530
Birth Location: Duntreath Castle, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
ME

Children(s)

John Buchanan
1520–1561
Birth Location: Buchanan, Sterling, Sterlingshire, Scotland
JB

George Buchanan's Ancestors

Self
George Buchanan
1490–1560
Birth Place: Lennox, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Parents
Patrick Buchanan
1475–1513
Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret Campbell
1476–1555
Inveraray, Argyll, , Scotland
Grandparents
Walter Buchanan
1439–1526
Buchanan, Stirling, Scotland
Isabelle Graham
1437–1510
Lorn, Scotland
Lord (Colin) Campbell
1433–1493
Lochow, Scotland,
Isabel Stewart
1437–1510
Lorn, Scotland,
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Buchanan
1421–1477
Margaret Galbraith
1427–1475
Malise, Graham
1407–1491
Janet Rochford
1413–1476
Archibald Campbell
1400–1440
Elizabeth Somerville
1413–1447
John Stewart
1400–1463
Isabel MacDougal
1408–1466
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Buchanan
1400–1464
Isabel Stewart
1425–1494
Patrick Strathearn
1382–1412
Euphemia (Graham)
1385–1434
Duncan Campbell
1370–1453
Marjory Stewart
1388–1432
Sir Somerville
1425–1491
Lady Somerville
1408–1457
Robert Iii
1337–1406
Annabella Iii
1350–1401
Donald Isles
1364–
Maria Ross
1386–1435

George Buchanan's Descendants

1.
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George Buchanan (c. 1490–15 FEB 1560/1561) m. Margaret (Duntreath) Edmonstrone (bef 1490–abt 1530)
  1. 1. John Buchanan 1520–1561 m. Elizabeth Livingstone 1520–1595
    1. 1. John Buchanan 1543–1599 m. Mary Graham 1549–1621
      1. 1. John (Buchanan) Bohannon 1560–1610 m. Anabel Erskine 1560–1603
        1. 1. George (Buchanan) Bohannon 1600–1651 m. Elizabeth Preston 1610–1670

George Buchanan's Timeline

2 Records

1490
c. 1490
Birth of George Buchanan in Lennox, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Lennox, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
1560
15 FEB 1560/1561
Age 70
Death of George Buchanan in Buchanan, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Buchanan, Stirlingshire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: c. 1490
    Event Place: Lennox, Stirlingshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 FEB 1560/1561
    Event Place: Buchanan, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
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