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1871 Census Lookup Please - James Buchanan
« on: Monday 29 December 08 04:32 GMT (UK) »
Can someone please look up the 1871 Census for the following family;

James Buchanan b. Abt 1835 Buchanan, Stirlingshire, SCT
Bethia Robertson Buchanan b.1838 Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, SCT
  m. 30 Sept 1862 Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, SCT
 
Can't find them in the 1971 Census? :'( 

A son James Buchanan was b. 1874 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, SCT

1881 Census shows them living in Glenmill House, Campsie, Stirlingshire, SCT
James Buchanan 41 Couchman
Bethia Buchanan 38 wife
James Buchanan 6   scholar
James Buchanan 74  father   Retired shepherd

Your help will be most appreciated. ::)  Thanks
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Re: 1871 Census Lookup Please - James Buchanan
« Reply #1 on: Monday 29 December 08 05:34 GMT (UK) »
1871
Church St
McLacklans Land
Bonhill
Dumbartonshire

James Buckanan age 33 born Buchanan nightwatchman
Bethia Buckanan wife age 31 born Bonhill

mistranscribed as Buckanan

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Re: 1871 Census Lookup Please - James Buchanan
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 31 December 08 04:57 GMT (UK) »
Hi, ::)

Thanks for the prompt reply to my Buchanan query.
Didn't think of looking for the surname with a 'k' in it
Thanks, 
Mirk  :)
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Re: 1871 Census Lookup Please - James Buchanan
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 31 December 08 13:45 GMT (UK) »
The transcriptions for Scotland on A******y have some shocking errors, so it's often worth searching by first name, birth date, birth place etc and leaving the surname blank.