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William Buchanan 1788 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1788

Birth Location: Borrowstonness, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 17 May 1865

Death Location: Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: John Buchanan

Mother: Isabella Gray

Spouse(s): Margaret Cairns

Children(s): Alexander Buchanan

William Buchanan was born in 1788 in Borrowstonness, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of John Buchanan and Isabella Gray. William Buchanan married Margaret Cairns, and had children including Alexander Buchanan. William Buchanan passed away in 1865 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Buchanan was born in 1788 in Borrowstonness, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of John Buchanan and Isabella Gray.
  • William Buchanan married Margaret Cairns, and had children including Alexander Buchanan.
  • William Buchanan passed away in 1865 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Buchanan
1764 – 1851
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
JB
Isabella Gray
1766 – 1872
Birth Location: Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland
IG

Spouses(s)

Margaret Cairns
1799 – 1870
Birth Location: Auchterarder, Perthshire
MC

Children(s)

Alexander Buchanan
1832 – 1901
Birth Location: Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
AB

William Buchanan's Ancestors

Self
William Buchanan
1788 – 1865
Birth Place: Borrowstonness, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
John Buchanan
1764 – 1851
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Isabella Gray
1766 – 1872
Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
William Buchanan
1731 –
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Jean Mcalpine
1732 –
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Alexander Gray
1745 – 1817
Aberdeen Scotland
Marrion Thomson
1733 –
Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Buchanan
1708 –
AGNES URE
1711 –
JOHN MCALPINE
1677 – 1740
SUSANNA BINNEY
1687 – 1765
James Gray
1704 – 1785
Helen Semple
1709 – 1781
David Thomson*
1704 –
Mary *
1705 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Buchannan
1681 – 1759
Helen Burn
1678 –
Alexander Semple
Christian Laurie

William Buchanan's Descendants

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William Buchanan (11 May 1788 – 17 May 1865) m. Margaret Cairns (1799 – 20 January 1870)
  1. 1. Alexander Buchanan (20 NOV 1832 – 21 Mar 1901) m. Christina Cameron (27 DEC 1821 – 5 FEB 1907)
    1. 1. Christina Buchanan (1854 – 22 Dec 1943) m. Alexander Matheson (Jul 1847 – 08 Jan 1931)
      1. 1. Margaret Matheson (1875 – 16 Oct 1929)
      2. 2. John (Cameron) Matheson (1877 – 27 Jan 1927)
      3. 3. Christina MATHESON (19 Jun 1879 – 15 Jul 1967)
      4. 4. Alexander (Hugh) MATHESON (14 May 1882 – 16 Nov 1952)
      5. 5. Donald MATHESON (1887 – 6 Jul 1964)
      6. 6. Mary (Jane) MATHESON (1890 – 27 Jan 1971)
      7. 7. Kenneth MATHESON (14 Oct 1892 – 18 Oct 1983)
      8. 8. Florence (Irene) MATHESON (1896 – 30 Jul 1978) m. John (Bernard) Dodemaide (1894 – 17 Apr 1948) m. Bernard (Jno) Dodemaide (1894 – 17 Apr 1948)
        1. 1. Linda (Jean) Dodemaide (25 January 1923 – 26 August 1999)
      9. 9. Allen (Cameron) Matheson (Jun 1899 – Bef. 2 Feb 1900)

William Buchanan's Timeline

2 Records

1788
11 May 1788
Birth of William Buchanan in Borrowstonness, West Lothian, Scotland
Borrowstonness, West Lothian, Scotland
1865
17 May 1865
Age 77
Death of William Buchanan in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1788
    Event Place: Borrowstonness, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1865
    Event Place: Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
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