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James Buist 1733–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1733

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Feb 1798

Death Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Father: George Buist

Mother: Janet Niddrie

Spouse(s): Cecile Douglass

Children(s): William Buist, Margaret Buist, James Buist, John Buist, Isabel Buist, John Buist, David Buist

In 1733, James Buist entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to George Buist And Janet Niddrie. James Buist married Cecile Douglass, and had children including David Buist, Isabel Buist, James Buist, John Buist, Margaret Buist, William Seaton Buist. James Buist passed away in 1798 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1733, James Buist entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to George Buist And Janet Niddrie.
  • James Buist married Cecile Douglass, and had children including David Buist, Isabel Buist, James Buist, John Buist, Margaret Buist, William Seaton Buist.
  • James Buist passed away in 1798 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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James Buist's Ancestors

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James Buist
1733–1798
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
George Buist
1688–
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Janet Niddrie
1700–
Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Buist
1656–
Elizabeth Peacock
1666–
Great-Grandparents
James Buist
1617–1670
Margaret Hardie
1620–
James Peacock
1626–
Christane Alison
1631–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Buist
1575–1628
Janet Danzell
1585–

James Buist's Descendants

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James Buist (10 Oct 1733–22 Feb 1798) m. Cecile Douglass (14 Dec 1732–12 Jan 1797)
  1. 1. William (Seaton) Buist 1776–1868 m. Jane Black 1775–1809
    1. 1. David (William) Buist 1806–1876
      1. 1. Ester (Ann) Buist 1829–1905
      2. 2. William (David) Buist 1831–1893
      3. 3. Henry Buist 1833–1883
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Buist 1838–1864 m. Joseph (Francis) Peers 1828–1884
        1. 1. Francis (William) Peers 1860–1864
        2. 2. Mary (Sophia) Peers 1864–
        3. 3. Emma (F) Peers 1858–
        4. 4. Florence (E) Peers 1858–1934
        5. 5. Joseph (Francis) Peers 1859–1960 m. Caroline (Harriett) Moran 1867–1941
      5. 5. Sophia Buist 1838–1921
      6. 6. Robert Buist 1840–1912
      7. 7. Alfred Buist 1843–1911
      8. 8. Jane Buist 1847–1910
      9. 9. Albert Buist 1844–1850
      10. 10. George (Seton) Buist 1835–1913 m. Annie Knowles 1838–1901
        1. 1. Henry Buist 1877–1922
        2. 2. Annie Buist 1862–1944 m. James (David) Buist 1864–1927
        3. 3. Albert (George) Buist 1860–1923 m. Mary (Jane) Crawford 1866–
        4. 4. Maud Buist 1869–1958 m. William (John George) Zinckgraf 1870–1941
        5. 5. George Buist 1879–1967
        6. 6. Amy (Louisa) Buist 1874–1965 m. Henry Sayce 1870–1919
        7. 7. Arthur Buist 1867–1951 m. Sarah (Edith) Musgrave 1866–1923
        8. 8. Emily Buist 1872–1928
        9. 9. Edith (Mary) Buist 1864–1955 m. Charles (Herman) Fels 1865–1947
    2. 2. Eliza (Florence Seaton) Buist 1801–1858
    3. 3. Ann (Seton) Buist 1809–1844
    4. 4. Henry (Seaton) Buist 1804–1846
      1. 1. Thomas Buist 1845–1851
      2. 2. Ann Buist 1843–1844
      3. 3. Elizabeth Buist 1834–1865
      4. 4. George (Seaton) Buist 1832–1896 m. Eliza Terret 1836–1901
        1. 1. Isabella (Mary) Buist 1868–1901
        2. 2. Jane Buist 1863–1901
        3. 3. Eliza Buist 1858–1881
        4. 4. Charles (Alexander Seaton) Buist 1861–1948 m. Mary (Eleanor) Dean 1864–1892
      5. 5. Emma Buist 1826–1881
      6. 6. James (Seaton) Buist 1837–1891
      7. 7. Henry (Seaton) Buist 1836–1906
  2. 2. Margaret Buist 1759–1761
  3. 3. James Buist 1761–
  4. 4. John Buist 1763–1767
  5. 5. Isabel Buist 1767–1848
  6. 6. John Buist 1770–
  7. 7. David Buist 1774–

James Buist's Timeline

2 Records

1733
10 Oct 1733
Birth of James Buist in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1798
22 Feb 1798
Age 65
Death of James Buist in Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Dysart, Fife, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1733
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1798
    Event Place: Dysart, Fife, Scotland

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