David Gordon Buchanan (1909 - 1979)

Born 29 Sep 1909 in Tokomairiro, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Cecily Ann (Collins) Buchanan — married 11 Sep 1947 (to 28 Aug 1979) in All Saints Church, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand [uncertain]

Died 28 Aug 1979 at age 69 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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Biography

David Buchanan lived in Milton, Otago, New Zealand.

David Buchanan lived in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

David Buchanan lived in Waikouaiti, Otago, New Zealand.

David Gordon Buchanan was born on the 29th of September, 1909, in Milton, Tokomairiro, Otago, New Zealand, the 3rd of 3 boys of Andrew Buchanan and Mamie Wood.^[1]

At 37, on the 11th of September, 1947, he married Cecily Ann Collins at All Saints Church, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, and they had 3 children.^{[citation needed]}

At 69, on the 29th of August, 1979, a retired Journalist, resident of 8 Hart Street, Dunedin, he died in the Cherry Farm Hospital, Waikouaiti, Otago, and was cremated at Dunedin, his ashes buried in the Northern Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.^[2]

Research Notes

The birth index is incorrect! "Tokomairi"'s spelling should be "Tokomairio" and it's in the province of Otago, not Canterbury, so it should read: "Registration Place Tokomairiro, Otago, New Zealand".

Sources

1. ↑ "New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950" David Gordon Buchanan Birth Date 1909 - Oct-Nov-Dec[1909] Registration Place Tokomairiri, Canterbury, New Zealand Folio Number 6263 Household Members NameAge NameDavid Gordon Buchanan
2. ↑ "New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007" David Gordon Buchanan Birth Date abt 1910 Death Age 69 Death Date 28 Aug 1979 Death Place Otago, New Zealand Burial Place Otago, New Zealand Cemetery Northern