John Gordon Buchanan
(1896-1956) ( in the Isle of Man )
The Arms:
Or, a lion rampant Sable, armed and langued Gules, within a double tressure flory and Counterflory Azure.
The Crest:
On a wreath of branches of laurel, disposed orleways proper,
Mantling Gules, doubled Argent.
The Motto:
Audaces Juvo.
The arms grant is an Irish one granted in 1938 and listed G.O. MS. Folio 97.
The arms appear to have been in the family for many years and not registered.
John Gordon Buchanan is shown as the son of John Buchanan of Dewsbury in Yorkshire and grandson of George Buchanan, Esquire, third son of Bever Buchanan, Esquire.
He was a Surveyor of Excise at Strangford and Downpatrick.
A Dr. George Buchanan of Downpatrick who was a surgeon to the Royal Infirmary, Co. Down, who appears to be connected with the family of Dr. George Buchanan of Fintona.
Beaver Buchanan of Fintona, born 1710, is descended from William Buchanan last of Blairvockie who settled in Ireland. Blairvockie is a small farm located near the shores of Loch Lomond.
John Gordon Buchanan (1896, Dewsbury, Yorkshire -1956, Rushen, Isle of Man), son of John Buchanan, agent for jute merchant, (1868, Burnley, Lancashire – 1920, Dewsbury, Yorkshire) and Hanna Field (1867-1957).
John Buchanan was the son of John Buchanan, internal revenue officer, (1832, Ireland – 1910, Dewsbury, Yorkshire) and Susan Ann Donohoo (1843-1888).
John Buchanan was the son of Dr George Buchanan of Downpatrick (c1800, Dublin, Ireland – 1841, Doenpatrick, Ireland) and Ann Wright (unk. – c. 1843).
Dr George Buchanan was the son of Bever Buchanan, Apothecary of Dublin (1775, Fintona, Ireland – 1813, Dublin, Ireland) and Elinor Hogson.
Bever Buchanan was the son of Dr George Buchanan of Fintona (1740-1818) and Ann Mullen, son of
Bever Buchanan of Fintona (1710- bef. 1804) (and unknown), son of
William Buchanan of Fintona (unk. – 1764) and Margaret Creely, 2nd son of
William Buchanan, 3rd and last Laird of Blairvockie (and unknown), 3rd son of
Walter Buchanan, 1st Laird of Blairvockie (unk. – c. 1632) and Margaret McAlpin/McAlpine, 2nd son of
Walter Buchanan, 5th of Spittel and a daughter of Galbraith of Balgair, the son of
Robert Buchanan, 4th of Spittel and a daughter of Lawson of Bogal, the son of
Edward Buchanan, 3rd Laird of Spittel and Christine Galbraith, the son of
John Buchanan, 2nd Laird of Spittel and Elizabeth Cunningham, the son of
Walter Buchanan, 1st Laird of Spittel and Isabella Cunyngham, the son of
Patrick Buchanan, the younger of Buchanan (unk. – bef. 1477) and Jonet Cunynghame, the son of
Walter Buchanan of Buchanan and Isobel Graham.