Killean or Killearn?

[CJW]

I am trying to find the birth for George Buchanan, who in the 1851 Census Glasgow, gives his birthplace as "Killean" Ross, I thought it was meant to be Killearn!
 I cannot find a George Buchanan's birth (about 1802-1806) father Robert,in Killearn  no idea of father's  occupation. I know he had at least one sister Elizabeth.

So here's hoping that there is a Killean, and I can find a record  ( the informant at his death in Australia states his mother's name was Helen but I'm not sure that that is correct)

Cheers
CJW
Australia

[Gadget]

Hi CJW

I live in R & C and I'm not familiar with this. It may be a very small place that I don't know of.

I checked the Gazeteer and find that Killean  is a parish in Argyll and Killearn is a parish in Stirling. The nearest in R & C are Kilearnan and Kiltearn*. See:

http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-map-caithness.htm

Regards

Gadget

* also listed on Scotlands People

[CJW]

Thanks Gadget

I'll try the references, ie Stirling etc. also thanks for the map link.

Cheers

CJW
Australia

[CJW]

Hi CJW

I live in R & C and I'm not familiar with this. It may be a very small place that I don't know of.

I checked the Gazeteer and find that Killean  is a parish in Argyll and Killearn is a parish in Stirling. The nearest in R & C are Kilearnan and Kiltearn*. See:

http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-map-caithness.htm

Regards

Gadget

* also listed on Scotlands People
Ooops Killearn or Lillean I meant Stirling, his wife was from Ross

[don_niagara]

Hiya CJW,

another possibility might be "Killin", "Killene", and various spelling variations, hamlet of half a dozen households, close by Garve in Contin Parish, R&C.

All the best,

Donald.


p.e.s., my guess is etymology for the name is "small church", though "Kill" for church is more common in Ireland than Scotland.

[Skoosh]

C.J.W,  might the parish not be Kiltearn, around Evanton on the north side of the Cromarty Firth, Ross-shire. Interestingly there is a monument to George Buchanan ,the Tutor of James VI, in the village of Killearn north of Glasgow, but that needn't concern us here. Good Luck...Skoosh.