Margaret (Moir) Buchanan (1817 - 1901)

Born 11 Oct 1817 in Callander, Perth, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Alexander Buchanan — married 23 Mar 1840 in Callander, Perth, Scotland

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1901 at age 83 in Hensall, Huron County, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Margaret (Moir) Moyles was born on October 11, 1817 in Callander, Perth, Scotland. Margaret is the daughter of George Moir and Jane Stirling.

Margaret Moir marries Alexander Buchanan on March 23, (28), 1840 in Callander, Perth, Scotland. He is the son of son of Alexander Buchanan and Janet McDonald.

Children of Margaret Moir and Alexander Buchanan are:

1. "Janet" Elizabeth Buchanan was born 1845 Calacadu, Perth, Scotland. Marries to Dr. Walter Scott Griffin, son of Alfred Griffin and Hannah Billings on November 28, 1863 in Usborne, Ontario, Canada. Later moves to Detroit, Michigan.

2. Alexander Buchanan was born on December 15, 1840 Calacadu, Perth, Scotland.

3. George Buchanan, was born in about 1843 in Calacadu, Perth, Scotland. George dies in Zurich, Ontario. He was a Doctor. Later moves to Zurich, Ontario.

4. Jane Buchanan was born October 18, 1847 in Hensall, Huron County, Ontario.

5. Christina Buchanan was born April 29, 1853 in Hensall, Huron County, Ontario. She marries to John Calder on July 13, 1882.

6. Ann Buchanan was born in Hensall, Huron County, Ontario in about 1886. She marries to Unknown Hogan.

7. Duncan Moir Buchanan was born May 3, 1857 in Hensall, Huron County, Ontario. Duncan was a Minister. He marries to Amanda Perkins on February 23, 1881.

8. Andrew Buchanan was born in about 1860 at Hensall, Huron County, Ontario.

9. Margaret Buchanan was born about 1850 in Hensall, Huron County, Ontario. She marries to Frank Blatchford.

Birth

Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950 Transcription First name(s) Margaret Last name Moir Gender Female Birth year 1817 Birth place - Baptism year 1817 Baptism date 30 Oct 1817 Baptism place CALLANDER,PERTH,SCOTLAND Father's first name(s) George Father's last name Moir Mother's first name(s) Jean Mother's last name Stirling Place Callander County Perthshire Country Scotland

Scotland Births and Baptisms Name Margaret Moir Gender Female Christening Date 30 Oct 1817 Christening Place CALLANDER,PERTH,SCOTLAND Birth Date 11 Oct 1817 Father's Name George Moir Mother's Name Jean Stirling

Census of Note

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Hammers Neuk, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland

Household Members:

First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place

Alexander Buchanan Male 25 1816 Scotland

Margret Buchanan Female 20 1821 Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander Buchanan Male 0 1841 Perthshire, Scotland

Peter McQueen Male 15 1826 Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

• Birth - "Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950, FindMyPast. Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers). Subcategory: Births & baptisms. Collections from: United Kingdom. Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl.

• Baptism - "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch : accessed 19 December 2015), Margaret Moir, 11 Oct 1817; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 1,040,071.

• Census - "1881 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada. Item Number: 4426498 Surname: BUCHANAN Given Name(s): Andrew Age: 20 Province: Ontario District Name: Huron South Sub-District Name: Usborne View digitized page of Census of Canada, 1881 for Image No.: e008202632 JPG (Image No.: e008202632).

• Census - "1871 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada. Item Number: 2164907 Surname: Buchanan Given Name(s): Alexander. Province: Ontario District Name: Huron South Sub-District Name: Usborne. Digitized page of Census of Canada, 1871 for Image No.: 4396748_00148 JPG (Image No.: 4396748_00148).

• Census - "1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada. Item Number: 1840158. Surname: Buchanan Given Name(s): Alexander Age: 45 Province: Canada West (Ontario) District Name: Huron Sub-District Name: Usborne. Digitized page of Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) for Image No.: 4391938_00246 JPG (Image No.: 4391938_00246).

• Census - "1851 Census of Canada. Library and Archives Canada. Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Item Number: 190832. Province: Canada West (Ontario). District Name: Huron (county). Sub-District Name: Usborne. Image No.: e002353957. JPG (Image No.: e002353957).

• Census - "1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census -Transcription," FindMyPast. Category: Census, Land & Substitutes. Hammers Neuk, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland.

Footnotes

Acknowledgments

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