Descendants of Robert Buchan and Janet McCray/ McRae

                           Edinburgh Scotland

Robert Buchan (Senior) married Janet McCray

  Son    Robert Buchan Jnr born Edinburgh 1835

            Robert Buchan Jnr Married Margaret Hannah Bain 22nd September 1860 Melbourne

            Robert Buchan 2nd died 1882 Chiltern Victoria Mining accident

              1. Margaret Hannah Bain born 1838 Highfield  RossShire
2  Margaret Hannah Bain married Robert Buchan 1860 Melbourne
3. Margaret Hannah Bain  died 28th December 1915 Chiltern Australia

Children of Robert Buchan Jnr and Margaret Hannah Bain

James 1861 Robert George 1863 Catherine 1865 (Married Tom Nash) 

Alexander 1867 Hellen 1868 Margaret Jane 1870 Ralph Bruce 1872 

Andrew Bray 1875  Christina Marion 1878 (My Grandmother)    

Christina Marion Buchan  married George Albert Jones
George Albert Jones born 1873 Bright Victoria
George Albert Jones married 1905 Chiltern
George Albert Jones died 1944 Tallangatta

Photo of Margaret Hannah (Bain ) Buchan  My G Grandmother) 

with daughter Christina Marion  (Buchan) Jones My Grandmother

Magisterial Inquiry 1882 for Robert Buchan 1882

In a family album were the following photos. I have included them here as I believe they are connected to the Buchan /Bain family.

No details are given on back of the photos. I only have photo copies so hence the poor quality. Maybe someone may be able to identify the people

                    Nash    I have been able to identify these two photos. 

Thomas Nash married Catherine Buchan 1885 Chiltern

Catherine Nash  (Buchan)                   Thomas Nash

Birnam Town                                                Dunfermline and  Alloa Town

I believe these two people are connected to the Bain families

Kirkwall Scotland name unknown

Leith Scotland name unknown

Leith Scotland

Written on back George Ireland's wife 

Mellor surname

Believe to be Mrs Mellor from Chiltern Victoria. Photo taken at Beechworth Victoria

(sister of Margaret Hannah Bain?)

Albury Victoria Name unknown

                                 Stuart photo Glasgow and Hellensburgh Name unknown

On back written John MacLennan 16 years old. (Roderick MacLennan married Wynie Bain so maybe the connection)

Buchan Chiltern Victoria

1. Group photo : Robert Buchan Jnr Back row right  2  Robert Buchan Jnr  3 Margaret Hannah Buchan   4 Children of Robert Buchan Senior

Margaret Hannah Bain arrived aboard Chance 1857

James Bain and Anne Bain are listed on the Chance as well. I believe they are part of the family.

It says Bain James and Bain Ann. By whom employed it states they were at Town Hill which is in Dungfermline (See photo above)

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