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Walter Buchanan 1439 – 1526 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1439

Birth Location: Buchanan Castle, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: Sep 1526

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Patrick Buchanan

Mother: Jonet Cunningham

Spouse(s): Isabella Graham

Children(s): Patrick Buchanan, Egidia Buchanan, Patrick Buchanan, Janet Buchanan, Maurice Buchannan, Elizabeth Buchanan, Margaretha Buchanan, John Buchanan, Walter Buchanan, George Buchanan

Walter Buchanan was born in 1439 in Buchanan Castle, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Patrick Buchanan and Jonet Cunningham. Walter Buchanan married Isabella Graham, and had children including Patrick Buchanan, Egidia Giles Buchanan, Patrick Buchanan, Janet Buchanan, Maurice Buchannan, Elizabeth Buchanan, Margaretha Buchanan, John Buchanan, Walter Buchanan, George Buchanan. Walter Buchanan passed away in 1526 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • Walter Buchanan was born in 1439 in Buchanan Castle, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Patrick Buchanan and Jonet Cunningham.
  • Walter Buchanan married Isabella Graham, and had children including Patrick Buchanan, Egidia Giles Buchanan, Patrick Buchanan, Janet Buchanan, Maurice Buchannan, Elizabeth Buchanan, Margaretha Buchanan, John Buchanan, Walter Buchanan, George Buchanan.
  • Walter Buchanan passed away in 1526 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Buchanan
1420 – 1477
Birth Location: Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
PB
Jonet Cunningham
1427 – 1477
Birth Location: Carbeth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JC

Spouses(s)

Isabella Graham
1444 – 1510
Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland
IG

Children(s)

Patrick Buchanan
1460 – 1513
Birth Location: –
PB
Egidia Buchanan
1464 – 1520
Birth Location: Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
EB
Patrick Buchanan
1466 – 1503
Birth Location: Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
PB
Janet Buchanan
1469 – 1518
Birth Location: Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JB
Maurice Buchannan
1471 –
Birth Location: Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
MB
Elizabeth Buchanan
1472 – 1540
Birth Location: Stirling, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
EB
Margaretha Buchanan
1475 – 1537
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
MB
John Buchanan
1479 – 1547
Birth Location: Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JB
Walter Buchanan
1482 –
Birth Location: Buchanan, Stirling, Scotland
WB
George Buchanan
1495 – 1560
Birth Location: Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
GB

Walter Buchanan's Ancestors

Self
Walter Buchanan
1439 – 1526
Birth Place: Buchanan Castle, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Patrick Buchanan
1420 – 1477
Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Jonet Cunningham
1427 – 1477
Carbeth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Walter Buchanan
1395 – 1476
Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Isabel Stewart
1400 – 1494
The Lennox, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
James Galbraith
1380 –
Gartconnel, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Unknown Kincaid
1390 –
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Buchanan
1338 –
Margaret
Murdoch Stewart
1362 – 1425
Isabella Lennox
1382 – 1458
William Galbraith
1310 – 1393
Elizabeth
1324 –
Kincade
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maurice Buchanan
1290 – 1371
Margaret Menteith
1320 –
Robert Stewart
1340 – 1406
Margaret Graham
1334 – 1380
Donnchad-Duncan Lennox
1345 – 1425
Helen Campbell
1348 – 1445
Patrick Galbraith
1270 –
Patrick Galbraith
1270 –
Arthur Kyncade
1250 – 1320
Arthur Kyncade
1292 –

Walter Buchanan's Descendants

1.
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Walter Buchanan (Sep 1439 – Sep 1526) m. Isabella Graham (1444 – 26 Oct 1510)
  1. 1. Patrick Buchanan (1460 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Margaret Campbell (1472 – 11 Jul 1555)
  2. 2. Egidia (Giles) Buchanan (1464 – 1520) m. Duncan Lamont (Abt 1466 – 1579)
  3. 3. Patrick Buchanan (1466 – Bef 9 Mar 1503) m. Margaret Campbell (2 Feb 1456 – 1520)
  4. 4. Janet Buchanan (1469 – 14 Dec 1518)
  5. 5. Maurice Buchannan (Abt 1471 – )
  6. 6. Elizabeth Buchanan (1472 – 1540) m. William Striveling (1450 – 25 Apr 1517)
  7. 7. Margaretha Buchanan (1475 – 1537) m. Alexander Graham (6 May 1472 – 27 Feb 1537)
  8. 8. John Buchanan (Abt 1479 – 10 Sep 1547) m. Dorothy Levingstoun (Abt 1500 – )
  9. 9. Walter Buchanan (Abt 1482 – )
  10. 10. George Buchanan (1495 – 15 Feb 1560) m. Martha (Ann) Edmonstone (1500 – 1530) m. Janet Cunningham (1501 – 1582) m. Margaret Edmonstone (1475 – 1530)
    1. 1. Janet (Ann) Buchanan (1511 – 1561) m. Archibald (Campbell Lord of) AUCHENBRECK (1 Aug 1508 – 30 Jul 1597)
    2. 2. Thomas Buchanan (30 Aug 1522 – 20 Feb 1582) m. Janet Douglas (Abt 1527 – )
      1. 1. John Buchanan (3 Feb 1545 – 3 Jun 1619) m. Elizabeth Livingston (1545 – 4 Oct 1599) m. Janet (1562 – Deceased) m.
        1. 1. Janet Buchanan (1572 – Abt 1600) m. William Buchanan (1560 – Nov 1631)
        2. 2. Walter Buchanan (Abt 1573 – )
        3. 3. John Buchanan (Abt 1577 – )
        4. 4. William Buchanan (1578 – 1619) m. Margaret Edmonstone (1565 – )
        5. 5. Ruth Buchanan (1581 – )
        6. 6. Thomas Buchanan (1587 – 1587)
        7. 7. George Buchanan (1588 – 1660)
        8. 8. George Buchanan (1600 – 1651) m. Elizabeth Preston (1610 – 1670) m. Elizabeth Preston (1619 – 1670) m. Elizabeth Leckie (1595 – )
      2. 2. William Buchanan (Abt 1549 – 1619)
      3. 3. Archibald Buchanan (1551 – ) m. Jonet Nicilwreid (Abt 1551 – )
      4. 4. Robert Buchanan (1553 – ) m. Janet Buchanan (Abt 1562 – )
      5. 5. James Buchanan (1554 – 1614) m. Jean Lundie (Abt 1556 – 1611)
      6. 6. Janet Buchanan (1555 – 1626) m. Gregor (Dubh McCoulkeir) MacGregor (Abt 1540 – 1626)
      7. 7. Daughter Buchanan (1556 – Deceased)
      8. 8. Ian Buchanan (1558 – 3 Jun 1629) m. JANET (1562 – Deceased)
      9. 9. ANDREW BUCHANAN (1558 – Deceased)

Walter Buchanan's Timeline

2 Records

1439
Sep 1439
Birth of Walter Buchanan in Buchanan Castle, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Buchanan Castle, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1526
Sep 1526
Age 87
Death of Walter Buchanan in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1439
    Event Place: Buchanan Castle, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1526
    Event Place: Scotland
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