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James Buchanan 1775–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 January 1775

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1843

Death Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Spouse(s): Moncrieff Burnett

Children(s): Robert Buchanan, Jean Buchanan, John Buchanan, David Buchanan, Janet Buchanan, James Buchanan

The story of James Buchanan began in 1775 in Scotland. In 1841, James Buchanan resided in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. James Buchanan married Moncrieff Burnett, and had children including David Buchanan, James Buchanan, Janet Buchanan, Jean Buchanan, John Buchanan, Robert Buchanan. James Buchanan passed away in 1843 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of James Buchanan began in 1775 in Scotland.
  • In 1841, James Buchanan resided in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
  • James Buchanan married Moncrieff Burnett, and had children including David Buchanan, James Buchanan, Janet Buchanan, Jean Buchanan, John Buchanan, Robert Buchanan.
  • James Buchanan passed away in 1843 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Moncrieff Burnett
1778–1841
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Robert Buchanan
1816–1857
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Jean Buchanan
1803–
Birth Location: Port Glasgow, Renfrew, Scotland
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John Buchanan
1817–
Birth Location: Renfrewshire, SCT
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David Buchanan
1819–
Birth Location: Abbey (paisley), Renfrew, Scotland
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Janet Buchanan
1805–1807
Birth Location: Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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James Buchanan
1814–
Birth Location: Paisley, SCOT
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James Buchanan's Ancestors

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James Buchanan
1775–1843
Birth Place: Scotland
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James Buchanan's Descendants

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James Buchanan (29 January 1775–1843) m. Moncrieff Burnett (1778–1841)
  1. 1. Robert Buchanan 1816–1857 m. Flora (Elizabeth) Walker 1816–1902
    1. 1. Janette Buchanan 1844–
    2. 2. Flora Buchanan 1845–
    3. 3. James (Walter) Buchanan 1848–1909 m. Emma Harvey 1852–1933
      1. 1. James (Walter) Buchanan 1872–1872
      2. 2. Robert (John) Buchanan 1874–1968 m. Diana (Nora Constance) Riley 1871–1914 m. Marion (May) Swindell 1898–1969
        1. 1. Robert (John) Buchanan 1906–1976 m. Nancee (Eileen) Yeend 1913–2003
        2. 2. Roderick (Douglas) Buchanan 1910–1973
        3. 3. George (James) Buchanan 1908–1977 m. Marjorie (Edith) Ratcliff 1914–2001
      3. 3. George (Featherstone) Buchanan 1880–1946
      4. 4. Florence (Helena) Buchanan 1876–1960
        1. 1. John (Leslie) Buchanan 1915–1983 m. Audrey Lynas 1916–1978
      5. 5. James (Walker) Buchanan 1872–1936 m. Ada (Jane) Buchanan 1880–1954
    4. 4. Moncrieff Buchanan 1849–1899
    5. 5. Robert (Andrew) Buchanan 1851–1919 m. Elizabeth Andrew 1854–1938
      1. 1. Leslie Buchanan 1894–1894
      2. 2. Alfred (William) Buchanan 1879–1954 m. Alice (Ruby) McCall 1885–1942
        1. 1. Alfred (George) Buchanan 1913–1990 m. Elsie Unknown 1915–1986
        2. 2. Alice (Evelyn) Buchanan 1911–
        3. 3. Gladys (Elizabeth) Buchanan 1928–1978
      3. 3. Florence (Edith) Buchanan 1883–1978 m. Ernest (Ralph) Jeffery 1883–1965
        1. 1. Florence (Estella) Jeffery 1908–1995 m. Alfred (John) Coulstock 1906–1979
        2. 2. Robert (Alfred) Jeffery 1913– m. Esma (Elizabeth) Radley 1918–
        3. 3. Ernest (Kenneth) Jeffery 1909– m. Pearl (Jose) Holmes 1916–
        4. 4. Ronald (Buchanan) Jefferies 1911– m. Frances (Beryl) Holmes 1915–
      4. 4. Claudius (Harold) Buchanan 1887–1943 m. Ruby (Florence) Higgenbotham 1891–1969
        1. 1. Thelma Buchanan 1914–
        2. 2. May (Elizabeth) Buchanan 1916–1963
        3. 3. Keith Buchanan 1917–
      5. 5. Herbert (James) Buchanan 1877–1954 m. Emily (Jane) Wood 1877–1944
        1. 1. Herbert (James) Buchanan 1902–1965 m. Florence (Myarhoe) Ellis 1905–
        2. 2. Edith (May) Buchanan 1912–2007 m. Oswald (Sydney) McEwin 1940–1942
        3. 3. Alexander (Andrew) Buchanan 1905–1985 m. Lydia (Mavis Patricia) Walton 1907–1992
        4. 4. Dorothy (Joyce) Buchanan 1914– m. John (Claude) Campbell 1911–2006
      6. 6. Percy (Christian) Buchanan 1889–1953 m. Maud (Lucy) Fletcher 1896–1949
      7. 7. Lillian (Amy) Buchanan 1892–1926 m. Cecil (John) Jackson 1890–
      8. 8. Ernest (Arnold) Buchanan 1890–1973
        1. 1. Maxwell Buchanan 1917–
      9. 9. George (Andrew) Buchanan 1876–1929 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Tait 1884–1951
        1. 1. Gordon (Ronald) Buchanan 1921–1921
        2. 2. Elma (Mary) Buchanan 1915–2004 m. Allan (Thomas) Prewett 1907–1995
        3. 3. George (Stuart) Buchanan 1911–1980 m. Ethel Unknown 1911– m. Lesley Unknown –1995
        4. 4. Gordon (Tait) Buchanan 1922–2001 m. Jessie (Frances) Rufus 1922–
        5. 5. John Buchanan 1924–1924
        6. 6. Ada (Elizabeth) Buchanan 1918–1999 m. Vernon (Roy) Draffin 1921–1993
        7. 7. Andarena (Heather) Buchanan 1920– m. David (William Gordon) Tytler 1918–
        8. 8. Doris (Lillian) Buchanan 1909–1998 m. Erle (Cawdor) Gwyther 1897–1964 m. Edgar (William) Hoare 1901–1958
        9. 9. Jeannie (May) Buchanan 1907–1984 m. Ronald (Bruce) Ash 1908–1949 m. Tom Kidson 1907–1978
        10. 10. Beryl Buchanan 1913–1989 m. David Wilson 1914–1951 m. Lloyd (Arthur) Chappell 1912–1998
      10. 10. Ada (Jane) Buchanan 1880–1954 m. James (Walker) Buchanan 1872–1936
      11. 11. Robert Buchanan 1874–1950 m. Annie (Jessie) Summers 1890–1936 m. Elizabeth (Baker) Russell 1873–1921
        1. 1. Robert (Keith) Buchanan 1908–1910
        2. 2. Dorothy (Jean) Buchanan 1903–1935 m. Ralph (Moore) Gibson 1904–1973
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Victoria (Bessie)) Buchanan 1901–1961 m. George (Treloar) Cannon 1896–1977
      12. 12. Ethel (May) Buchanan 1885–1968 m. Albert (Broadbent) Foxcroft 1884–1938
        1. 1. Ian Foxcroft 1920–
        2. 2. Eleanor (Margaret) Foxcroft 1922–
        3. 3. Edmund (John Buchanan) Foxcroft 1916–1962
        4. 4. Albert (Buchanan) Foxcroft 1911–1958
  2. 2. Jean Buchanan 1803–
  3. 3. John Buchanan 1817–
  4. 4. David Buchanan 1819–
  5. 5. Janet Buchanan 1805–1807
  6. 6. James Buchanan 1814– m. Helen O'Brian 1816–1894
    1. 1. Alexander Buchanan 1856–
    2. 2. William Buchanan 1847–
    3. 3. Agnes Buchanan 1849–
    4. 4. Helen (Abernethy) Buchanan 1845–1907
    5. 5. Jane Buchanan 1849–1923
    6. 6. George Buchanan 1854–
    7. 7. Louis (K) Buchanan 1852–
    8. 8. Mary (Gary) Buchanan 1842–

James Buchanan's Timeline

4 Records

1775
29 January 1775
Birth of James Buchanan in Scotland
Scotland
1775
29 Jan 1775
James Buchanan was baptized in , Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland
, Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 66
James Buchanan resided here in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1843
1843
Age 68
Death of James Buchanan in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 January 1775
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Dumbarton; ED: 4; Page: 23; Line: 690; Year: 1841
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1775
    Event Place: , Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Dumbarton; ED: 4; Page: 23; Line: 690; Year: 1841
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1843
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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