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Robert Buchanan 1816–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1816

Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: Nov 1857

Death Location: Old Melbourne Cemetery

Father: James Buchanan

Mother: Moncrieff Burnett

Spouse(s): Flora Walker

Children(s): Janette Buchanan, Flora Buchanan, James Buchanan, Moncrieff Buchanan, Robert Buchanan

The story of Robert Buchanan began in 1816 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Robert Buchanan married Flora Elizabeth Walker, and had children including Flora Buchanan, James Walter Buchanan, Janette Buchanan, Moncrieff Buchanan, Robert Andrew Buchanan. Robert Buchanan passed away in 1857 in Old Melbourne Cemetery.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Buchanan began in 1816 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • Robert Buchanan married Flora Elizabeth Walker, and had children including Flora Buchanan, James Walter Buchanan, Janette Buchanan, Moncrieff Buchanan, Robert Andrew Buchanan.
  • Robert Buchanan passed away in 1857 in Old Melbourne Cemetery.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Buchanan
1775–1843
Birth Location: Scotland
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Moncrieff Burnett
1778–1841
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Flora Walker
1816–1902
Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janette Buchanan
1844–
Birth Location: –
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Flora Buchanan
1845–
Birth Location: Melbourne, VIC
FB
James Buchanan
1848–1909
Birth Location: Melbourne, Victoria
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Moncrieff Buchanan
1849–1899
Birth Location: Melbourne, VIC
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Robert Buchanan
1851–1919
Birth Location: Melbourne, Victoria
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Robert Buchanan's Ancestors

Self
Robert Buchanan
1816–1857
Birth Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
James Buchanan
1775–1843
Scotland
Moncrieff Burnett
1778–1841
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Buchanan's Descendants

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Robert Buchanan (17 Mar 1816–Nov 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
        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
    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–
        1. 1. Graham (Laurence) Tytler 1950–1965
      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
        1. 1. John (Alexander) Wilson 1941–1971
        2. 2. Peter (William) Wilson 1944–1972
    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

Robert Buchanan's Timeline

6 Records

1816
17 Mar 1816
Birth of Robert Buchanan in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1816
17 Mar 1816
Robert Buchanan was baptized in , Abbey (Paisley), Renfrew, Scotland
, Abbey (Paisley), Renfrew, Scotland
1856
1856
Age 40
Robert Buchanan resided here in Glasshouse, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
Glasshouse, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
1857
03 Nov 1857
Age 41
Death of Robert Buchanan in Smith Street, East Collingwood, Vic
Smith Street, East Collingwood, Vic
1857
Nov 1857
Age 41
Burial of Robert Buchanan in Old Melbourne Cemetery
Old Melbourne Cemetery
1861
1861
Age 45
Robert Buchanan resided here in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Greenock East, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1816
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Greenock East; ED: 17; Page: 16; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1861_76
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships arriving at Port Phillip (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5318; Reel: 2144; Item: [44814]
    [3] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1816
    Event Place: , Abbey (Paisley), Renfrew, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1842
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships arriving at Port Phillip (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5318; Reel: 2144; Item: [44814]

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Glasshouse, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Greenock East, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Greenock East; ED: 17; Page: 16; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1861_76

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Nov 1857
    Event Place: Smith Street, East Collingwood, Vic
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Cemetery Records and Headstone Transcriptions, 1844-1997
    [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 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Nov 1857
    Event Place: Old Melbourne Cemetery
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Cemetery Records and Headstone Transcriptions, 1844-1997
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