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George Buchanan 1546–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1546

Birth Location: Lennox, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: Mar 1599

Death Location: Blairlusk Farm, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Father: John Buchanaan

Mother: Lady Chrisholme

Spouse(s): Mary Graham

Children(s): Sir Bohannon, Helen Buchanan, John Buchanan

The story of George Buchanan began in 1546 in Lennox, Stirlingshire, Scotland. George Buchanan married Mary Margaret Graham, and had children including Helen Buchanan, John Buchanan, Sir John Buchanan Bohannon. George Buchanan passed away in 1599 in Blairlusk Farm, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of George Buchanan began in 1546 in Lennox, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
  • George Buchanan married Mary Margaret Graham, and had children including Helen Buchanan, John Buchanan, Sir John Buchanan Bohannon.
  • George Buchanan passed away in 1599 in Blairlusk Farm, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Buchanan's Ancestors

Self
George Buchanan
1546–1599
Birth Place: Lennox, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
John Buchanan 18th Laird of Buchanaan
1520–1561
Easter Ballat, Stirling, Scotland
Lady (Helen) Chrisholme
1524–1550
Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
George (Buchanan, 17th Laird of) Buchanan
1490–1560
Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
MARGARET (EDMONSTONE OF) DUNTREATH
1490–1530
Duntreath Castle, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Dunreath
1452–1502
Janet Shaw
1455–1490
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willem Dunreath
1425–1486
Lady Stewart
1425–1485

George Buchanan's Descendants

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George Buchanan (1 May 1546–Mar 1599) m. Mary (Margaret) Graham (1549–1574)
  1. 1. Sir (John Buchanan \) Bohannon 1560–1610 m. Lady (Mary Anabel Erskine \) Bohannon 1560–1603
    1. 1. Sir (George Buchanan) (Bohannon) 1600–1651 m. Elizabeth Preston 1610–1670 m. Elizabeth Preston 1610–1670 m. Elizabeth (Preston \ Buchanan \) Bohannon 1610–1670 m. Elizabeth Preston 1619–1670
      1. 1. Duncan Bohannon 1635–1704 m. Cecily Collmore 1635–1678
        1. 1. Elizabeth Bohannon 1664–1696 m. General (John Fort) Neville 1662–1733
        2. 2. John BOHANNON 1659–1704
        3. 3. Joseph Bohannon 1659–1739
        4. 4. Ambrose Bohannon 1673–1753
        5. 5. Henry Bohannon 1677–1740
        6. 6. Elizabeth Bohannon 1661–1790
        7. 7. Elizabeth Bohannon 1665–1696
      2. 2. Jean Buchanan 1641–
      3. 3. Andrew Buchanan 1628–1662
      4. 4. John (Blairlusk) Buchanan 1626–1662
      5. 5. Daughter Buchanan 1630–
      6. 6. John (Last Laird) Buchanan 1630–1681
      7. 7. John BUCHANAN 1618–1662
      8. 8. Agnès BOHANNON 1634–
      9. 9. Helen BOHANNON 1632–
      10. 10. George Buchanan 1624–
      11. 11. Thomas BOHANNON 1626–1662
      12. 12. George (II) BOHANNON 1624–
      13. 13. Buchanan 1611–
      14. 14. Johne (Buchanan \) Bohannon 1628–1682
      15. 15. Jean Buchanan 1641–
      16. 16. William Buchanan 1650–1729
      17. 17. Jean Buchanan 1638–
      18. 18. Andrew (Bohannon) Buchanan 1628–
    2. 2. Helen Buchanan 1603–
    3. 3. John (Buchanan \) Bohannon 1580–
    4. 4. George Bohannon 1595–1651
    5. 5. Walter ((Buchanan)) Bohannon 1605–
  2. 2. Helen Buchanan 1574–1624
  3. 3. John Buchanan 1841–

George Buchanan's Timeline

2 Records

1546
1 May 1546
Birth of George Buchanan in Lennox, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Lennox, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1599
Mar 1599
Age 53
Death of George Buchanan in Blairlusk Farm, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Blairlusk Farm, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1546
    Event Place: Lennox, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800
    Record Source: Ayrshire, Scotland, Parish and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Blairlusk, Ayr, Scotland
    Record Source: Ayrshire, Scotland, Parish and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1599
    Event Place: Blairlusk Farm, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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