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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Topic started by: Forfarian on Sunday 03 May 20 20:27 BST (UK)
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This is about the brother of Beatrice Buchanan who is the subject of an earlier thread https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=829673
Joseph McLaren Buchanan, son of James Buchanan and Margaret Tregwell, was born in London and registered in Westminster in the March quarter 1845.
A Joseph Buchanan, trumpeter, born Westminster, attested at the Curragh Camp, County Kildare, on 9 February 1858 aged 14 years and 1 month. He was discharged at Woolwich on 21 May 1867, aged 23 years and 3 months, as unfit for further service because he was suffering from pulmonary consumption. His residence was No 5 Edwards Place, Kensington.
A Joseph McL Buchanan married in London in 1866, and the marriage was registered in Kensington in the September quarter of 1866.
A Joseph McLachlan Buchanan died in London in 1867 aged 23 and his death was registered in Kensington in the September quarter of 1867.
It is very tempting to think that this is all the same Joseph Buchanan, but could there have been two or even three or four separate individuals who almost match but not quite?
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His marriage was to Mary E Jones - is that right? Is anything more known about her?
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His marriage was to Mary E Jones - is that right? Is anything more known about her?
Either Mary E Jones or Jane Thomas. So far I have seen only what is in FreeBMD and FindMyPast.
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Jane Thomas married the other bridegroom, William Wornel, and they can be found later as Wornell.
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There are two Josephs born Westminster according to FreeBMD
Births Mar 1845
BUCHANAN Joseph Westminster 1 445
Buchanan Joseph Westminster 1 448
But it is clear when you click through to the document that the indexing comes from the same piece.
One wonders where the McLaren came into it on the GRO site, because it is not on the original entry.
It certainly seems there is only one possible Joseph Buchanan.
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There is a William Buchanan registered S qtr 1867 Kensington 01A/149 MMN Jones,
but he is the son of James (a domestic servant) and Ann
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Thank you both.
Interesting ... Presumably the GRO must have gone back to the original documents when they indexed mothers' maiden names in early birth certificates, and ages in early death certificates, so they would have picked up any information that wasn't included in the original handwritten indexes?
I think the original handwritten index lists it as Page 448, but I can see how someone might have misread it as 445, or possibly mistyped 5 instead of 8. GRO has 448. I have submitted a correction to FreeBMD.
(I would also like to know, though I don't imagine I ever will, where the name Joseph McLaren came from. His sisters are named exactly in accordance with the Scottish naming tradition, as is his elder brother, but I'd have expected Joseph, being the second son, to be named Thomas after his mother's father.)