The People of Buchan, 1600-1799

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The district of Buchan lies in Aberdeenshire on the northeast coast of Scotland. Emigration occurred from Buchan to various destinations in northern Europe, especially in the seventeenth century, and to the Americas in the eighteenth century. This book is based on research into manuscripts and published sources mainly located in Aberdeen and Edinburgh. For each person named, Dobson provides an occupation, specific location, a date, and the source. In many cases we also learn the name(s) of a spouse, parent, or other relative; something about an individual's education; vessel traveled on; destination in the New World, etc.