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Lanarkshire / Re: Missing Jane Buchanan & James Brownlie both born Cambusnethan
« on: Thursday 28 February 19 18:56 GMT (UK)  »
Here I go with what I discovered about the five children Andrew and Jane had together. Hopefully some snippets may be of assistance to other seekers;

1) Their oldest son, also Andrew, was born 1879 in Fintry, He married Janet McLennan in 1906 in Carluke. On 1911 census he is recorded as a Miner, living at Main Street, Bellshill with his wife and his son, another Andrew, aged 6, John aged 2, William McLennan Buchanan aged 1. A possible daughter, Jane, was born 1915. Andrew died 1947 in Bellshill.

2) John McCallum Buchanan was born 13th September 1880, Fintry. He married Annie Fleming of Parkhead Rows, Bellshill on 31st December 1907. This couple had 9 children;
Mabel Florence born 1908, died Renfrew 1987. Annie born 1908 and died the same year. Jeannie born 1910 died 1954 in Law Hospital, Carluke but she lived in Motherwell. George born 1911 and died 1934 in Motherwell. From all family accounts George was a really great guy. Lily born 1914, died 1930 Motherwell. Esther born 1915 and she died 2007. Then we have James born 1918 and who died in Canada. William was born 1921 and died the next year. Finally the baby of the family, Andrew born 1924 and who died in 2012.

Glad that lot is over, now for the next family.

3)   William McCallum Buchanan, born 1885 in Fintry. Census records show in 1911 he is a Brakesman, living with his wife Edith McNeil, married Blantyre 1906. They lived in Coatbridge. They have a daughter Isabella, aged 3, a son William aged 4 months as well as his stepson, John McNeil aged 9. In this case there are too many other possible children to follow up. William McCallum Buchanan died in 1973 so cannot access any further info.

4)  This story, I find quite sad. George was born in Fintry on 1887.On 1911 census George is still living with his Mother and Stepfather at 7 Dalziel Street, Motherwell so life must have been fairly settled at that point. His occupation is Pony Driver at Coal Mine. Unfortunately the next information I can find is in 1917; "Presumed Killed in Action" Ref 117 AF/203 aged 31 serving with 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders. Such heartache caused to so many families. I have discovered that both sides of my family were deeply affected by WW1.

5) Jane Buchanan born 1889 in Cambusnethan. In 1909 Jane, noted as Jeanie, married Thomas McClung. On 1911 census Jane is living with her husband, no children, at 152 Merry Street Motherwell. Their son, Thomas William, was born in 1912. I have no further information regarding any further children of that marriage. Sadly once again WW1 caused more sadness and Thomas McClung died in September 1915 whilst at war. Jane remarried in 1920 to George Cassells and this marriage produced at least one son John. Jane died 3rd August 1947 in Motherwell. As I remarked in a previous post it really is a very small world.

What did Jane McCallum Buchanan do next, after being left aged 31 with 5 small children? To be continued.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Missing Jane Buchanan & James Brownlie both born Cambusnethan
« on: Thursday 28 February 19 17:33 GMT (UK)  »
Once upon a time Jane McCallum born 11th March 1859 in Cambusnethan, her name on Birth Cert is written as Macallian, met a chap called Andrew Buchanan. Andrew was born 22nd December 1847 in Fintry.

How they met, I have no idea, and given my various past incorrect theories I am not even going to speculate.

Jane and Andrew married 29th November 1878 in Cambusnethan, Andrew is a Farm Labourer and Jane is a servant.

After the wedding the couple went to live at South Lodge, Culcreuch, Fintry. Sounds posh but I very much doubt it was. Census records show quite a few Buchanans living on the estate, all farm workers.

I visited the estate some time ago and whilst the Big House is now a hotel no were no signs of any other dwellings. I asked in the hotel if there were any old estate records and was told there had been but they had been stolen!!


Anyway on with the story. Andrew and Jane had five children together and the information is:

1)  Andrew    born 1879
2)  John McCallum Buchanan born 13th September 1880
3)  William McCallum Buchanan born 1885
4)   George  born 1887
5)   Jane born 1889

The first four, all boys, were born in Fintry whilst their only daughter was born in Cambusnethan.

Very sadly Andrew Buchanan died 20th January 1890, home address was 11 Quarry Row, Cambusnethan and his occupation was Railway Surfaceman, so different from Farm Labourer. His death was notified by Thomas Docherty, brother in law. This name crops up again later on in the story

This left Jane, aged only 31, with five young children to raise.

These are the bare bones of Jane's story and next time I will fill in what happened to her five children as well as what Jane did next. Part two of the saga is what caused me such difficulty as well as pencils, bits of paper and patience.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Missing Jane Buchanan & James Brownlie both born Cambusnethan
« on: Wednesday 27 February 19 08:35 GMT (UK)  »
Oh, dear, how sad. Another lesson for me, once again my theory so wrong. Thanks for the information.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Missing Jane Buchanan & James Brownlie both born Cambusnethan
« on: Tuesday 26 February 19 18:03 GMT (UK)  »
Working on it now, pieces of paper, pencils, staplers, certs all over the place. I am hoping that the final result will be worth it. Although as I review my research more questions arise. I have discovered the death cert for James Docherty Brownlie dated 9th September 1953 and place of death given as 9 Union Street,Stirlingshire but immediately underneath is 25 Arthur Street Edinburgh. This is confirmed by his widow as the home address. I am presuming he died of "Myocarditis" whilst at work as a coal porter. Although one major lesson I have learned during this process is " Never assume anything" reference Jamaica. Now back to work organising this chaos!

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Lanarkshire / Re: Missing Jane Buchanan & James Brownlie both born Cambusnethan
« on: Monday 25 February 19 19:11 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks for all the assistance with the two outstanding children, of nine, born to Jane McCallum Buchanan Brownlie, something of a heroine of mine. Jane, senior's, last child with Andrew Buchanan, also called Jane has been traced so now I am going to check out info on Jane, senior's,oldest son with James Brownlie, he was also called James.. When I have my big sheet of paper and freshly sharpened pencils I will hopefully have closed all the threads. It has only taken me about two years. The information I have may help someone else with their research. Many thanks RootsChat, I would never have solved it without your help. So much for the whisper of Jamaica! I will get back to you all when I have all dates etc. in place and publish the tree.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Missing Jane Buchanan & James Brownlie both born Cambusnethan
« on: Sunday 24 February 19 19:53 GMT (UK)  »
Yes that is the family I am after, many thanks another route to follow. I have just had a lightbulb moment. My late grandmothers neighbours were also called Cassells and I am beginning to think that my missing Jane may have died in the home of her son by husband number two. i.e. George Cassells. Gran's neighbour may well have given place to his older half brother, ? McClung to register the death. Makes more sense than trying to link both sides of my family. As no street number given on Death Cert, I can only speculate, but not a very long street  and Cassells not a very common name here, so I will be going back to Scotland's People to search for her children. Looks like I may be getting there. So proud if James Brownlie served his country especially with HLI. Will let you all know.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Missing Jane Buchanan & James Brownlie both born Cambusnethan
« on: Sunday 24 February 19 19:15 GMT (UK)  »
Found my missing Jane on Scotlands People.Parents all check out. I have her Death cert as 3rd August 1947 and it shows that just like her Mother, Jane was married twice. First husband was Thomas McClung, coalminer and husband number two, was George Cassells, Iron Dresser. The informant on death cert was her son, it looks like Stewart or Thomas McClung, although the handwriting is so indistinct.His address is given as  Anstay, Leicester. The really strange thing is that Jane's address at time of death is the same street as my long gone Grandmother's, and Gran's next door neighbours name was Cassells. But don't know if any connection as this is two different sides of the family. Was Jane visiting my Gran for some reason? Did they know one another? My parents married two years after the death of Jane. The further I dig, the more complicated it becomes. Many thanks for pointing me in the correct direction. Tomorrow I will find James Brownlie/Docherty.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Missing Jane Buchanan & James Brownlie both born Cambusnethan
« on: Sunday 24 February 19 18:39 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks, off to Scotlands People, now. Will let you know how I get on.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Missing Jane Buchanan & James Brownlie both born Cambusnethan
« on: Sunday 24 February 19 11:18 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks for your assistance. There seems to be so many names used here. Perhaps Jane also used the name Docherty/Brownlie, so complicated.

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