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William Buchan 1824–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 8 FEB 1824

Birth Location: Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 DEC 1893

Death Location: Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Charles Buchan

Mother: Elspet Buchan

Spouse(s): Margaret Strachan

Children(s): Christian Buchan, Margaret Buchan, Elspet Buchan, William Buchan, Anne Buchan, Mary Buchan, Alexander Buchan

In 1824, William Buchan entered the world in Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Charles Gordon Skipper Buchan And Elspet Peter Balones Elsie Buchan. William Buchan married Margaret Strachan, and had children including Alexander Buchan, Anne Walker Buchan, Christian Buchan, Elspet Buchan, Margaret Buchan, Mary Buchan, William Sellar Buchan. William Buchan passed away in 1893 in Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1824, William Buchan entered the world in Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Charles Gordon Skipper Buchan And Elspet Peter Balones Elsie Buchan.
  • William Buchan married Margaret Strachan, and had children including Alexander Buchan, Anne Walker Buchan, Christian Buchan, Elspet Buchan, Margaret Buchan, Mary Buchan, William Sellar Buchan.
  • William Buchan passed away in 1893 in Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Buchan
1785–1851
Birth Location: Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Elspet Buchan
1789–1863
Birth Location: Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Strachan
1824–1894
Birth Location: Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Christian Buchan
1855–
Birth Location: Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Margaret Buchan
1856–1895
Birth Location: Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Elspet Buchan
1859–
Birth Location: Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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William Buchan
1860–
Birth Location: Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Anne Buchan
1863–
Birth Location: Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
AB
Mary Buchan
1865–
Birth Location: Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
MB
Alexander Buchan
1865–
Birth Location: Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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William Buchan's Ancestors

Self
William Buchan
1824–1893
Birth Place: Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Charles Gordon “Skipper” Buchan
1785–1851
Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elspet ("Peter Balones Elsie") Buchan
1789–1863
Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander ("Skipper") Buchan
1765–1825
Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Anne Carle
1762–1823
Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Peter ("Balone") Buchan
1758–1805
Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabella ("Beadlies Tibby") Strachan
1765–
Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Buchan
1747–
Charles Carle
1727–1821
Margaret Forbes
1728–
Andrew Buchan
1733–1820
Margaret Ritchie
1735–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Carle
1709–1754
Katharina Keller
1698–1754
William Buchan
1701–
Isabel Whitecross
1705–

William Buchan's Descendants

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William Buchan (ABT 8 FEB 1824–24 DEC 1893) m. Margaret Strachan (1824–25 FEB 1894)
  1. 1. Christian Buchan 1855–
  2. 2. Margaret Buchan 1856–1895 m. Andrew Summers 1854–1919
  3. 3. Elspet Buchan 1859–
  4. 4. William (Sellar) Buchan 1860–
  5. 5. Anne (Walker) Buchan 1863– m. David Cow 1864–
  6. 6. Mary Buchan 1865–
  7. 7. Alexander Buchan 1865–

William Buchan's Timeline

2 Records

1824
ABT 8 FEB 1824
Birth of William Buchan in Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1893
24 DEC 1893
Age 69
Death of William Buchan in Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 8 FEB 1824
    Event Place: Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 DEC 1893
    Event Place: Saint Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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