Born before in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Malcolm Finlayson
and Catherine McClay
Sister of
Alexander Finlayson, Malcolm Finlayson, Alexander Finlayson, Margaret (Finlayson) Stenhouse, Isobel (Finlayson) Morton, Janet (Finlayson) Shand, Elizabeth Finlayson, John Finlayson and James Finlayson
Wife of
James Cowan Buchanan
— married
17 Mar 1851 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
James Buchanan, William Finlayson Buchanan, John Buchanan, Catherine (Buchanan) Brown, Margaret Buchanan and Isabella (Buchanan) Spowart
Died
after age 70
in Waituna, Southland, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jul 2014
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Biography
Catherine was born about 1828 to Malcolm Finlayson and Catherine McClay and baptised 14 Jul 1828 in Dunfermline, Fife.[1]
She married James Buchanan 17 Mar 1851 in Kirkcaldy. [2]
She passed away in 16 Mar 1899 in Waituna, Southlands, New Zealand. [3]
Find A Grave: Memorial #154372253
Sources
- ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 26 Jan 2024), Catherine Finlayson, parents: Malcolm Finlayson and Catherine McClay; 14 Jul 1828, Dunfermline; citing Parish Number 424, Reference Number: 130 147.
- ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 26 Jan 2024), James Buchanan and Catherine Finlayson, 17 Mar 1851, Kirkcaldy; citing Parish Number 442, Reference Number: 60 215.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154372253/catherine-buchanan: accessed 02 October 2023), memorial page for Catherine Finlayson Buchanan (1828–16 Mar 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 154372253, citing Woodlands Cemetery, Woodlands, Southland District, Southland, New Zealand; Maintained by Loopy Lass (contributor 47916679).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
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~3.12%
Jane (Finlayson) Niner
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A867759 [compare], Ancestry member jane9r
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~3.12%
Murray Kelly :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T319571 [compare], Ancestry member murray_kelly
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T319571 [compare], FTDNA kit #454491
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch T319671 [compare]
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