Duncan BUCHANAN b. 1819 Glendaruel, Argylshire, Scotland d. 30 Jan 1890 Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia: SQUIRE Family History

1819 - 1890 (71 years)

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Name	Duncan BUCHANAN
Born	1819	Glendaruel, Argylshire, Scotland
Christened	24 May 1819	Strathlachlan, Argylshire, Scotland [1]
Gender	Male
Died	30 Jan 1890	Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia
Died	OBITUARY. The Late Mr. Duncan BUCHANAN. - One of the oldest residents of the district passed away on Thursday, Jan. 30 (says the South-Eastern Star of February 1), when Mr. Duncan Buchanan, farmer, died at his residence, Gambier East. Mr. Buchanan was born at Glendaruel, Argyleshire, Scotland, on May 26, 1819, and when scarcely twenty years of age he showed he was possessed of an adventurous spirit by emigrating to Soutb America, where he engaged in pastoral pursuits near Buenos Ayres and Monte Video. He found the Spanish laws and customs, however, very unjust to English people : Indeed, to every nationality but Spanish. For fourteen years he endured them, and then left the country without even disposing of all his property. He returned to Scotland, but after so long a residence in a warmer region, found the rigorous climate of the old land too much for him, and having spent a year there, sailed for Australia. That was about 1856. He went direct to the South-East, where his first occupation was that of a stockkeeper for the late Mr. Neil Black. Mr. Buchanan had become an accomplished horseman in South America, and was able to perform feats at Mr. Black's cattle station that few, if any, even in those pioneer days, could rival. He could, for instance, lasso horses or cattle when riding at full gallop, or riding barebacked at full speed lean over and pick up a stock-whip from the ground. No fences that his steed could take daunted him, and the way in whioh he could at high speed thread his way through the dense forests ot that day was wonderful. After a two years' stay at Neil Black's, Mr. Buchanan married a daughter of Mr. P. MacArthur, sen., and took up the farm in Gambier East, about two miles south-east of the town, on which he remained till his death. For some years Mr. A. MacArthur, his brother-ln-Iaw, was a partner with him in the farm. The deceased gentleman leaves a widow, five sons, and an equal number of daughters. Two of the latter are married, one to Mr. H. H. Barrett. J.P., and the other to Mr. H. Gaillard. Mr. Buchanan, who was a member of the Mount Gambier Presbyterian Church, was much respected by all with whom he was acquainted, or who had business dealings with him, his conduct being at all times courteous and unassailable in its honesty. [South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA: Mon 17 Feb 1890 Page 2, OBITUARY.]
Buried	Cemetery, Mt Gambier, SA, Australia
Person ID	I680	Squire Family History
Last Modified	3 Mar 2018

Family Christina MCARTHUR, b. 3 Dec 1838, Iona, Skye, Scotland , d. 11 Aug 1923, Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia (Age 84 years)

Married 12 Oct 1857 Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia

Children

	1. Mary BUCHANAN, d. 30 Apr 1957, Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia
	2. Agnes B BUCHANAN, b. 23 Jan
	3. Walter BUCHANAN, d. 16 Jul 1938, Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia
	4. Jessie BUCHANAN, d. 26 Mar 1933
	5. Elsie Maud BUCHANAN, d. 20 Jan 1947
	6. Flora BUCHANAN, b. 15 Feb 1860, Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia , d. 10 Oct 1947, York, South Australia, Australia (Age 87 years)
	7. John BUCHANAN, b. 1861, Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia , d. 2 Jan 1936, Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia (Age 75 years)
	8. Archibald BUCHANAN, b. 8 Mar 1869, Square Mile, South Australia, Australia , d. 22 Jun 1936, Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia (Age 67 years)
	9. Peter BUCHANAN, b. 23 Jul 1871, d. 1894 (Age 22 years)
	10. Duncan BUCHANAN, b. 1874, d. 26 Dec 1898, Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia (Age 24 years)

Last Modified 7 Sep 2016

Family ID F224 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Born - 1819 - Glendaruel, Argylshire, Scotland
	Christened - 24 May 1819 - Strathlachlan, Argylshire, Scotland
	Married - 12 Oct 1857 - Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia
	Died - 30 Jan 1890 - Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia
	Buried - - Cemetery, Mt Gambier, SA, Australia

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Sources

[S33] Scotlands People, 3 Mar 2018.
On 24 May 1819, in the Parish of Strathlachlan, Duncan BUCHANNAN, male.
Father John BUCHANNAN.
Mother Janet WEIR.
Transcribed from Parish Register Indexes, Scotlands People website.