James Buchanan

Male25 April 1855–

Brief Life History of James

When James Buchanan was born on 25 April 1855, in Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, George Buchanan, was 30 and his mother, Anne McCormick, was 32. He lived in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1871.

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Family Time Line

George Buchanan
1826–1899
Anne McCormick
1822–
George Buchanan
1847–
Martha Buchanan
1850–1933
Margaret Buckanan
1851–
James Buchanan
1855–

Sources (2)

  • James Buchanan in household of George Buchanan, "Scotland Census, 1871"
  • James Buchanan, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

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Siblings (4)

World Events (8)

1857 · Police (Scotland) Act 1857

Age 2

The Police Act 1857 was an Act put into place by Parliament to establish a mandatory police force in every county of Scotland.

1884

Age 29

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1890 · Opening of the Forth Railway Bridge.

Age 35

The Forth Bridge is a railway bridge across the Firth of Forth river in the east of Scotland, 9 miles west of Edinburgh City Center. It is considered as a symbol of Scotland and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was opened on 4 March and was the longest single cantilever bridge span in the world until 1919. It is still in operation.

Name Meaning

Scottish (western Scotland): habitational name from Buchanan in Stirlingshire, perhaps named with Gaelic buth chanain ‘house of the canon’.

Irish: adopted for Ó Buadhachanáin, see Bohannon .

History: This is the name of a Scottish clan associated with lands on the eastern shores of Loch Lomond and in the Lennox. — The name Buchanan was brought independently to North America from Scotland by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. George Buchanan came to MD in 1698. — James Buchanan (1791–1868), 15th President of the US (1857–61), was born near Mercersburg, PA, the son of a successful land speculator and store keeper, who had emigrated to PA from Scotland in 1783.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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