Hi, I am a newby to this mailing list. My specific interest is the line of James Buchanan (b. 10 Mar 1774 - Edinburgh, d. 15 Jan 1857 - Pietermaritzburg, Natal). James Buchanan was a founder, together with James Owen of the first infant school in Great Britain, in New Lanark. He subsequently started the first infant school in England, in Westminster. In 1839 he set off for New Zealand, but ended up going no further than Cape Town.....where his sons William and David Dale had settled in 1829 after having intended to emigrate to Australia....... David Dale Buchanan (b.1819, d.4 Sep 1874 in Cape Town), was the founder of the "Natal Witness". I would love to contact anyone who has an interest in this line. I have access to "The Buchanan Family Records", published about 1923. Unfortunately this incredible record does not have many dates of birth etc. Many thanks, Steve Richmond.

Hello Steve Welcome to the list. There is a reference in the Cape Almanac of 1849 to a William Buchanan who was 'editor and proprieter of the Cape Town Mail Newspaper' corner of Church Square and Grave Street, Cape Town. In 1860 he is 'the Joint Proprieter of the S A Commercial Advertiser and Cape Town Mail Newspaper at 9 Church Square In 1861 there was a James Buchanan who was a reporter of 9 Church Square and a William Buchanan of the same address who was a shorthand writer. Family possibly? Regards Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Richmond" <steve@incometaxhelp.co.za> To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 4:11 PM Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] James Buchanan/David Dale Buchanan > Hi, > > I am a newby to this mailing list. My specific interest is the line of > James Buchanan (b. 10 Mar 1774 - Edinburgh, d. 15 Jan 1857 - > Pietermaritzburg, Natal). James Buchanan was a founder, together with > James Owen of the first infant school in Great Britain, in New Lanark. > He subsequently started the first infant school in England, in > Westminster. In 1839 he set off for New Zealand, but ended up going no > further than Cape Town.....where his sons William and David Dale had > settled in 1829 after having intended to emigrate to Australia....... > > David Dale Buchanan (b.1819, d.4 Sep 1874 in Cape Town), was the founder > of the "Natal Witness". > > I would love to contact anyone who has an interest in this line. > > I have access to "The Buchanan Family Records", published about 1923. > Unfortunately this incredible record does not have many dates of birth > etc. > > Many thanks, > > Steve Richmond. > > > > > > > > > ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== > Cape Town Family History Society > www.genealogy.co.za/society/socweb.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >