John Buchanan (abt. 1813 - 1876)

Born about Apr 1813 in Thornhill, Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 27 Oct 1876 at about age 63 in Thornhill, Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

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Biography

John was born to George Buchanan and Emilia/Amelia/Emily Miller/Millar

Born Apr 1812 Thornhill, Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland ^[1]

Yes his marriage cert in 1855 states he was born Apr 1812 in Thornhill,

But his baptism is indexed on ScotlandsPeople as 18th Apr 1813.^[2]

Methinks this is likely a bit of year slippage over the years Henderson-2297 11:49, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Baptized 18 Apr 1813 Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland ^[3]

Died 27 Oct 1876 Thornhill, Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

cert. shows John as "about 61", retired spirit merchant in Glasgow, married to Mary BLAIR; Son of George BUCHANAN, weaver, and Emily m.s. MILLER, both dec'd. Died Thornhill but resident 1 Park Pl, Stirling; Inf. widow Mary BLAIR, present

RCE shows aged 63 in the house he occupied in Low Town of Thornhill; cod apoplexy. Buried Southern Necropolis Glasgow, undertaker John Doig joiner, Thornhill ^[4]

Family

Husband: John Buchanan

Wife:Mary Blair

Married 24 May 1855 Blythswood, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ^[5]

cert. shows John as 43 wine & spirit merchant, bachelor, b. Apr 1812 Thornhill to George BUCHANAN, weaver, & Amelia m.s. MILLER; Mary as 26 b. Kilwinning Parish to William BLAIR & Mary m.s. FERGUSON. Married by Robert JAMIESON DD; Wit.: Mary JAMISON, Mrs H BLAIR, Mrs H JAMISON, James Neilson ?CARRICK?; William BLAIR

Children:

Mary Buchanan - presumed died 1867 ^[6]

George Buchanan - presumed died 1879^[7]

Amelia Milller Buchanan - presumed died 1875^[8]

William Buchanan

John Buchanan

Census

1861

BUCHANAN: John 47 retired farmer, b. Thornhill, PER; wife Mary 32 b. Islay, ARL; Children: Mary 5, George 3, both b. Thornhill; Amelia Miller 1 b. Torrie, Kilmadock, PER; Mary McKenzie 27 servant b Stirling, STI ^[9]

1871 Calton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

BUCHANAN: John 57 Wine & Spirit Merchant b. Thornhill, PER; wife Mary 42 b. Islay, ARL; Chidren: George 13, Angelia Miller 11 both b. Thornhill, PER; William 9 birth place not transcr., John 4 mo b. Glasgow. Servant Janet Bardside17 b. Edin. ^[10]

Research to do

What happened to William and John?

Confirm that the presumed deaths are indeed "real"

Would love to find living descendants!

Sources

1. ↑ Marr. 24 May 1855 John s/o George BUCHANAN & Amelia MILLAR; Mary d/o William BLAIR & Mary FERGUSON, reg. Blythswood (Glasgow, LKS), 644/6 144, image available ScotlandsPeople
2. ↑ Birth or bap.? 18 Apr 1813 John s/o George BUCHANAN & Amelia MILLAR, Kincardine (Perthshire), 364 / 10 167, from ScotlandsPeople OPR index
3. ↑ Birth or bap.? 18 Apr 1813 John s/o George BUCHANAN & Amelia MILLAR, Kincardine (Perthshire), 364 / 10 167, from ScotlandsPeople OPR index
4. ↑ Dth 27 Oct 1876 John s/o George BUCHANAN & Emily MILLER, Thornhill, Kincardine, PER, 364 #24, image available ScotlandsPeople
5. ↑ Marr. 24 May 1855 John s/o George BUCHANAN & Amelia MILLAR; Mary d/o William BLAIR & Mary FERGUSON, reg. Blythswood (Glasgow, LKS), 644/6 144, image available ScotlandsPeople
6. ↑ Dth 1867 Mary BUCHANAN, 11, reg. Calton, LKS, 644/4 #242, from ScotlandsPeople Death index
7. ↑ Dth 1879 George BUCHANAN, 21, reg. St Ninians, STI, 488/1 #4, from ScotlandsPeople Death index
8. ↑ Dth 1875 Amelia Miller BUCHANAN, 15, reg. Calton, LKS, 644/4 #171, from ScotlandsPeople Death index
9. ↑ Low Town, Thornhill, Kincardine, PER; Reg. 364 ED Sched. 171, hsehold of John & Mary BUCHANAN, from 1861 Census Transcripts for Scotland via Ancestry.com
10. ↑ Calton, Glasgow, LKS; Reg. 644/4 ED 22 Sched 9, hsehold of John & Mary BUCHANAN, from 1871 Census transcriptions for Scotland via Ancestry.com

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