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William Welsh Buchanan 1888–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1888

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 19 Mar 1948

Death Location: York Township, York, Ontario, Canada

Father: Walter Buchanan

Mother: Janet Weir

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Howe

Children(s): Margaret Buchanan

William Welsh Buchanan was born in 1888 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Walter Buchanan And Janet Jessie Young Weir. William Welsh Buchanan married Elizabeth Mary Howe, and had children including Margaret Joan Buchanan. William Welsh Buchanan passed away in 1948 in York Township, York, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Welsh Buchanan was born in 1888 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Walter Buchanan And Janet Jessie Young Weir.
  • William Welsh Buchanan married Elizabeth Mary Howe, and had children including Margaret Joan Buchanan.
  • William Welsh Buchanan passed away in 1948 in York Township, York, Ontario, Canada.

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William Buchanan's Ancestors

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William Buchanan
1888–1948
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Walter Buchanan
1849–1916
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet ((Jessie) Young) Weir
1849–1937
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Buchanan's Descendants

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William (Welsh) Buchanan (17 Jan 1888–19 Mar 1948) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Howe (abt 1898–about 1979)
  1. 1. Margaret (Joan) Buchanan 1933–2003 m. Gregory (Allan) Johnson 1920–1985

William Buchanan's Timeline

2 Records

1888
17 Jan 1888
Birth of William Welsh Buchanan in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1948
19 Mar 1948
Age 60
Death of William Welsh Buchanan in York Township, York, Ontario, Canada
York Township, York, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1888
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Canadian Passenger Lists, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-4745
    [2] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: Registrations of Deaths; Series: Registrations of Deaths (10-500); Reel: RG 80-8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1912
    Event Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canadian Passenger Lists, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-4745

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Glasgow, Scotland
    Record Source: Canadian Passenger Lists, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-4745

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1948
    Event Place: York Township, York, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: Registrations of Deaths; Series: Registrations of Deaths (10-500); Reel: RG 80-8

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