Buchanan, Cecilia

Birth Name Buchanan, Cecilia
Gender female

Narrative

According to the entry in the History section of the Douglas Archives, John Douglas, the second son of William Douglas of Leith (3 December 1696-) and Katherine Dunlop (of Garnkirk) (1695-1785c), was born about 1745 and baptised at Glasgow in Lanarkshire, Scotland on 15 December 1745.

The entry states that John Douglas married Cecilia Buchanan, the daughter of George Buchanan (1686-1773) and Cecilia Forbes (1715-), one of the most prominent families of Glasgow, who was born at Glasgow in Lanarkshire on 7 February 1740 and baptised there on 14 February of that year.

However, I have Cecilia Buchanan's birth recorded as 'abt 1748' in the genealogy database, and her mother, Cecilia Forbes as being born in 'abt 1665'.

Checking on this discrepancy, I find other researchers give a range of dates.

A negative of a photograph of a portrait of 'Mrs. John Douglas (Cecilia Buchanan)' is apparently held in the Frick Art Reference Library, New York.

Sources:
https://douglashistory.ning.com/profiles/blogs/john-douglas-and-cecilia-buchanan
http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/
http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/famgen/getperson.php?personID=I107831&tree=tree1
https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/familygroup.php?familyID=F13518&tree=CC

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 7 February 1740 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Buchanan, George16861773
Mother Forbes, Cecilia1715
         Buchanan, Cecilia 7 February 1740

Families

Family of Douglas, John and Buchanan, Cecilia
Married Husband Douglas, John ( * 1745 + 1810 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 5 January 1766 Glasgow, Scotland    
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Douglas, John8 May 176830 June 1840