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James Walter, of Carbeth, 1st of Boquhan, Buchanan 1554 – 1614 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1614

Death Location: Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Thomas Buchanan

Mother: Janet DOUGLAS

Spouse(s): Jean Lundie

Children(s): Alexander Buchanane

In 1554, James Walter, of Carbeth, 1st of Boquhan, Buchanan entered the world in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to Thomas 3rd Laird of Carbeth Buchanan and Janet DOUGLAS. James Walter, of Carbeth, 1st of Boquhan, Buchanan married Jean Lundie, and had children including Alexander Buchanane. James Walter, of Carbeth, 1st of Boquhan, Buchanan passed away in 1614 in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1554, James Walter, of Carbeth, 1st of Boquhan, Buchanan entered the world in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to Thomas 3rd Laird of Carbeth Buchanan and Janet DOUGLAS.
  • James Walter, of Carbeth, 1st of Boquhan, Buchanan married Jean Lundie, and had children including Alexander Buchanane.
  • James Walter, of Carbeth, 1st of Boquhan, Buchanan passed away in 1614 in Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Buchanan
1522 – 1590
Birth Location: Gartincaber, Stirlingshire, Scottland
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Janet DOUGLAS
1520 – 1595
Birth Location: Gartincaber, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jean Lundie
1572 –
Birth Location: Dumferline Palace, Fife, , Scotland
JL

Children(s)

Alexander Buchanane
1592 – 1625
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
AB

James Buchanan's Ancestors

Self
James Buchanan
1554 – 1614
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas 3rd Laird of Carbeth Buchanan
1522 – 1590
Gartincaber, Stirlingshire, Scottland
Janet DOUGLAS
1520 – 1595
Gartincaber, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Buchanan's Descendants

1.
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James (Walter, of Carbeth, 1st of Boquhan,) Buchanan (1554 – 1614) m. Jean Lundie (1572 – )
  1. 1. Alexander Buchanane (1592 – 1625) m. Nanes Gourlay (5 February 1604 – 1666)
    1. 1. James Buchanan (1624 – ) m. Janet Fotheringham (1625 – 1666)
      1. 1. Robert (Roy) Buchanan (1650 – 1725) m. Catherine MacRob (1653 – abt 1725)
        1. 1. John Buchanan (1680 – 1770) m. Janet Mcfarlane (1689 – 1759)

James Buchanan's Timeline

3 Records

1554
1554
Birth of James Walter, of Carbeth, 1st of Boquhan, Buchanan in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
1575
1575
Age 21
James Walter, of Carbeth, 1st of Boquhan, Buchanan was married in Callander, Perthshire, Scotland
Callander, Perthshire, Scotland
1614
1614
Age 60
Death of James Walter, of Carbeth, 1st of Boquhan, Buchanan in Perthshire, Scotland
Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Callander, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1614
    Event Place: Perthshire, Scotland
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