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William Buchanan, of, Portnellan,, 1st, of Ross 1565 – 1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Jul 1632

Death Location: Ross Kilmarnok, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Walter Moss

Mother: Agnes Kinross

Spouse(s): Lady Gartincaber

Children(s): Janet Buchanan

William Buchanan of Portnellan, 1st of Ross was born in 1565 in Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Walter Buchanan 6th of Drumikill and of Moss and Agnes Kinross. William Buchanan of Portnellan, 1st of Ross later married Lady Janet Buchanan and of Gartincaber, and together they raised children including Janet Buchanan. In 1632, William Buchanan of Portnellan, 1st of Ross passed away in Ross Kilmarnok, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Parents

Walter Moss
1536 – 1582
Birth Location: Drumikill, Stirlingshire, Scotland
WM
Agnes Kinross
1545 –
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Gartincaber
1572 – 1632
Birth Location: Blairlusk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Buchanan
1612 – 1670
Birth Location: Ross Kilmarnok, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1565
    Event Place: Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 Jul 1632
    Event Place: Ross Kilmarnok, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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