Hi there, There's lots of ways to try and confirm this information. Firstly I looked at the 1841 and 1851 Census on the Freecen site - http://www.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl. In 1841 John is living with James BUCHAN (Snr) in Artochie, Logie Buchan aged 13 and in 1851 Census he is still living in Artochie aged 23 with wife Janet. Both ages give him an approximate birth year of 1827. In 1851 Census James Snr and wife Isabella are still living in Artochie and this is a good indication that they are related. I also note that in the 1841 Census in Artochie there is also a James Buchan Independent aged 75 living with them and it's quite possible that this is John's grandfather. Secondly John and Janet had at least 7 children born in Logie Buchan and most likely in Artochie. I would spend some credits on Scotlandspeople - http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ and see if there were any witnesses named at the baptisms of the children. If James Snr is listed living in Artochie then it is most likely that he is John's father as most witnesses at baptisms were relatives. Thirdly I'd look for John's death certificate on Scotlandpeople and see if I could confirm it that way. I hope this helps and happy hunting, Jen. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen & Ed Stewart" <stewarte@tpg.com.au> To: <aberdeen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 8:19 PM Subject: [ABERDEEN] John BUCHAN of Logie Buchan > Can anyone confirm my theory that the John BUCHAN who married Janet WILLOX > in 1850 was the same John BUCHAN baptised in 1827 the son of James BUCHAN > & > his wife Isabel CRUICKSHANKS? > > Kind regards > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Hello Jen, Thanks for your advice and for looking for them in the census records. I suppose that my theory is based upon that information and that I can find only one baptism of a John BUCHAN in 1827 in Logie Buchan. I suspect that the James Buchan aged 75 in the 1841 census is not John's grandfather but his grand-uncle. I have viewed the parish registers for Logie Buchan and the recognizable witnesses are a James BUCHAN or a John BUCHAN which could be related or one of the several BUCHAN families living on nearby farms. I will look for John's death certificate on Scotlandpeople. Kind regards Ed -----Original Message----- From: aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Brad and Jen Sent: Monday, 29 March 2010 10:02 PM To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] John BUCHAN of Logie Buchan Hi there, There's lots of ways to try and confirm this information. Firstly I looked at the 1841 and 1851 Census on the Freecen site - http://www.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl. In 1841 John is living with James BUCHAN (Snr) in Artochie, Logie Buchan aged 13 and in 1851 Census he is still living in Artochie aged 23 with wife Janet. Both ages give him an approximate birth year of 1827. In 1851 Census James Snr and wife Isabella are still living in Artochie and this is a good indication that they are related. I also note that in the 1841 Census in Artochie there is also a James Buchan Independent aged 75 living with them and it's quite possible that this is John's grandfather. Secondly John and Janet had at least 7 children born in Logie Buchan and most likely in Artochie. I would spend some credits on Scotlandspeople - http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ and see if there were any witnesses named at the baptisms of the children. If James Snr is listed living in Artochie then it is most likely that he is John's father as most witnesses at baptisms were relatives. Thirdly I'd look for John's death certificate on Scotlandpeople and see if I could confirm it that way. I hope this helps and happy hunting, Jen. ---- edited for brevity -----