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George James Buchanan 1908–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jun 1908

Birth Location: Gilmore, QLD

Death Date: 28 Sep 1977

Death Location: Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia

Father: Robert Buchanan

Mother: Diana Riley

Spouse(s): Marjorie Ratcliff

Children(s): Barry Buchanan, Maurice Buchanan, Kathleen Buchanan, Jean Buchanan

In 1908, George James Buchanan entered the world in Gilmore, QLD, born to Robert John Buchanan And Diana Nora Constance Riley. In 1963, George James Buchanan resided in Dunolly, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia. George James Buchanan married Marjorie Edith Ratcliff, and had children including Barry Martin Buchanan, Jean Buchanan, Kathleen Mary Buchanan, Maurice Graham Buchanan. George James Buchanan passed away in 1977 in Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1908, George James Buchanan entered the world in Gilmore, QLD, born to Robert John Buchanan And Diana Nora Constance Riley.
  • In 1963, George James Buchanan resided in Dunolly, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia.
  • George James Buchanan married Marjorie Edith Ratcliff, and had children including Barry Martin Buchanan, Jean Buchanan, Kathleen Mary Buchanan, Maurice Graham Buchanan.
  • George James Buchanan passed away in 1977 in Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Buchanan's Ancestors

Self
George Buchanan
1908–1977
Birth Place: Gilmore, QLD
Parents
Robert John Buchanan
1874–1968
Rushworth Victoria Australia
Diana (Nora Constance) Riley
1871–1914
Kangaroo Point, TAS (Bellerive)
Grandparents
James (Walter) Buchanan
1848–1909
Melbourne, Victoria
Emma Harvey
1852–1933
Bristol, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
John Riley
1827–1911
Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland
Caroline (Catherine Jane) Morgan
1833–1905
Kangaroo Point ( Bellerive ) Hobart Tasmania
Great-Grandparents
Robert Buchanan
1816–1857
Flora Walker
1816–1902
John Harvey
1826–1867
Helena Evans
1829–1901
Richard Junior
1796–1877
Elizabeth Dark
1806–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Buchanan
1775–1843
Moncrieff Burnett
1778–1841
Duncan Walker
1766–
Flora Graham
1781–
Thomas Evans
1804–1856
Mary Thorne
1803–1880
Elizabeth Lock
1760–1837
Catherine Clarke
1770–1828
William Thomas
1773–1830
Mary Mason
1775–1823

George Buchanan's Descendants

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George (James) Buchanan (01 Jun 1908–28 Sep 1977) m. Marjorie (Edith) Ratcliff (17 Feb 1914–25 Jan 2001)
  1. 1. Barry (Martin) Buchanan 1941–2021
  2. 2. Maurice (Graham) Buchanan 1938–2020
  3. 3. Kathleen (Mary) Buchanan 1935–2021 m. Jack Kemp 1932–2002
  4. 4. Jean Buchanan 1935–1935

George Buchanan's Timeline

3 Records

1908
01 Jun 1908
Birth of George James Buchanan in Gilmore, QLD
Gilmore, QLD
1963
1963
Age 55
George James Buchanan resided here in Dunolly, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia
Dunolly, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia
1977
28 Sep 1977
Age 69
Death of George James Buchanan in Dunolly, VIC
Dunolly, VIC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1908
    Event Place: Gilmore, QLD
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1914
    Event Place: Bapt at St Davids Catherderal Hobart Tas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Dunolly, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1977
    Event Place: Buried Ballart Vic, Rose Garden F Section 2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1977
    Event Place: Dunolly, VIC
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Death Index, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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