Notes Relating to the Buchanan Family Tree
$$H176 Part of the Jonathan Wearing Catalogue$$H Notes relating to the Buchanan Family tree as known at 1/8/02. -------------------------------------------------------------- Sarah Buchanan had a daughter Annie Louisa Buchanan 25/8/1871, at Camus Strabane, the father named John Blaney according to the IGI. Marriage certificate of James Willis and Sarah Buchanan provided the following information :- The date of the wedding at the Parish Churh of St. James Barrow in Furness was 2/12/1873. The fathers Were given as Jamey Willis, Labourer; and Thomas Buchanan (deceased), Parish Clerk. (It is believed Thomas Buchanan was Parish Clerk of Fivemiletown). The information on the three Harwood children was obtained from the Vital Records Index and the IGI Annie Harwood (Nee Buchanan) died young and of her children Thomas went to live with James and Sarah Willis, John went to live with John and Esther Buchanan. Fredrick went to America at some point. A transcription of a letter from Fredrick Harwood in America is enclosed. This letter describes his life and how he finished up in America. This letter is the key to finding James Buchanan along with the similarities with Sarah and John shown in the 1881 Census for Normanby in Middlesbrough. It is believed that Fred Harwood never married. J. Wearing. Transcribed by Jonathan EngstrandClose