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Robert John Buchanan 1874–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1874

Birth Location: Rushworth Victoria Australia

Death Date: 15 Sep 1968

Death Location: Prahran Victoria Australia

Father: James Buchanan

Mother: Emma Harvey

Spouse(s): Diana Riley, Marion Swindell

Children(s): Robert Buchanan, Roderick Buchanan, George Buchanan

Robert John Buchanan was born in 1874 in Rushworth Victoria Australia, the child of James Walter Buchanan And Emma Harvey. In 1938, Robert John Buchanan resided in Hawthorn. Robert John Buchanan married Diana Nora Constance Riley, Marion May Swindell, and had children including George James Buchanan, Robert John Buchanan, Roderick Douglas Buchanan. Robert John Buchanan passed away in 1968 in Prahran Victoria Australia.

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Biography

  • Robert John Buchanan was born in 1874 in Rushworth Victoria Australia, the child of James Walter Buchanan And Emma Harvey.
  • In 1938, Robert John Buchanan resided in Hawthorn.
  • Robert John Buchanan married Diana Nora Constance Riley, Marion May Swindell, and had children including George James Buchanan, Robert John Buchanan, Roderick Douglas Buchanan.
  • Robert John Buchanan passed away in 1968 in Prahran Victoria Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Buchanan's Ancestors

Self
Robert Buchanan
1874–1968
Birth Place: Rushworth Victoria Australia
Parents
James Walter Buchanan
1848–1909
Melbourne, Victoria
Emma Harvey
1852–1933
Bristol, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Buchanan
1816–1857
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Flora (Elizabeth) Walker
1816–1902
Renfrewshire, Scotland
John Harvey
1826–1867
Bristol, Gloucester, England
Helena Evans
1829–1901
Bristol, Gloucester, England
Great-Grandparents
James Buchanan
1775–1843
Moncrieff Burnett
1778–1841
Duncan Walker
1766–
Flora Graham
1781–
Thomas Evans
1804–1856
Mary Thorne
1803–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Buchanan's Descendants

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Robert (John) Buchanan (28 May 1874–15 Sep 1968) m. Diana (Nora Constance) Riley (09 Jul 1871–05 Oct 1914) m. Marion (May) Swindell (02 Oct 1898–15 Aug 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

Robert Buchanan's Timeline

5 Records

1874
28 May 1874
Birth of Robert John Buchanan in North Murchison, VIC
North Murchison, VIC
1874
28 May 1874
Birth of Robert John Buchanan in Rushworth Victoria Australia
Rushworth Victoria Australia
1938
Abt 1938
Age 64
Robert John Buchanan resided here in Hawthorn
Hawthorn
1968
1968
Age 94
Robert John Buchanan resided here in Auburn, Chisholm, Victoria, Australia
Auburn, Chisholm, Victoria, Australia
1968
15 Sep 1968
Age 94
Death of Robert John Buchanan in Prahran Victoria Australia
Prahran Victoria Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1874
    Event Place: North Murchison, VIC
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
    [2] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1874
    Event Place: Rushworth Victoria Australia
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1938
    Event Place: Hawthorn
    Record Source: Australia, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Age; Publication Date: 17 Jan 1938; Publication Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; ,0.5621391,0.5926257,0.72659034&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1968
    Event Place: Auburn, Chisholm, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1968
    Event Place: Prahran Victoria Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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