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William Buchanan 1578 – 1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1578

Birth Location: Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1619

Death Location: Scotland

Father: John Buchanan

Mother: Elizabeth Livingston

Spouse(s): Margaret Edmonstone

Children(s):

The story of William Buchanan began in 1578 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. William Buchanan married Margaret Edmonstone. William Buchanan passed away in 1619 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Buchanan began in 1578 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
  • William Buchanan married Margaret Edmonstone.
  • William Buchanan passed away in 1619 in Scotland.

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William Buchanan's Ancestors

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William Buchanan
1578 – 1619
Birth Place: Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Parents
John Buchanan
1545 – 1619
Carbeth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Livingston
1545 – 1599
Buchanan, Sterlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Buchanan
1522 – 1582
Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Janet Douglas
1527 –
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Alexander Livingston
1500 – 1553
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Agnes Douglas
1492 – 1599
Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Buchanan
1495 – 1560
Martha Edmonstone
1500 – 1530
James Douglas
1507 – 1575
William Livingston
1475 – 1515
Agnes Hepburn
1476 – 1519
John Douglas
1459 – 1513
Janet Crichton
1461 – 1493
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Buchanan
1439 – 1526
Isabella Graham
1444 – 1510
Archibald Edmonstone
1455 – 1513
Janet Shaw
1455 – 1492
William Drumlanrig
1395 – 1444
Jean-Janet Caelaverock
1397 – 1514
James Livingston
1452 – 1503
Elizabeth Fleming
1455 – 1491
Alexander Riccarton
1435 – 1517
Jeanette Napier
1440 – 1512
James Douglas
1426 – 1493
Joan Stewart
1428 – 1486
Patrick Crichton
1455 – 1521
Katherine Turing
1400 –

William Buchanan's Timeline

2 Records

1578
1578
Birth of William Buchanan in Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1619
1619
Age 41
Death of William Buchanan in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Dunbartonshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1619
    Event Place: Scotland

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