Dates and Anniversaries

Born

Matches 1 to 3 of 3

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Selina Mary Amelia	1 Dec 1879		I905	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Berry, Sarah Elizabeth	1 Dec 1922	Banks, Pike, Alabama, USA	I1560	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Higgins, Ellen Mary	1 Dec 1937	Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA	I1384	Alexanders of Virginia

Died

Matches 1 to 6 of 6

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, 2nd Baronet Sir Robert	1 Dec 1859	Westminster, London, Middlesex, England	I936	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, Catherine Marianne	1 Dec 1871	Washington, District of Columbia, USA	I727	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Alexander, Esquire Henry	1 Dec 1877	Armagh, Armagh, Northern Ireland	I467	Alexanders of Donegal
4	Alexander, Hannah Washington	1 Dec 1949	Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA	I540	Alexanders of Virginia
5	Alexander, Vera Grace	1 Dec 1956	Kensington, Middlesex, England	I436	Alexanders of Donegal
6	Alexander, Maj. Bryan James Mildmay	1 Dec 1984	Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales	I781	Alexanders of Donegal

Buried

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Catherine Marianne	Abt 1 Dec 1871	Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, USA	I727	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

Matches 1 to 3 of 3

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, William Thornton Taliaferro, Lucy	1 Dec 1787	King George, Virginia, USA	I1 I291	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Esquire William Robert Edward Hawks, Mary Louise	1 Dec 1887	St. Mary's Church, Byfleet, Surrey, England	I1747 I1748	Clan MacAlister
3	Emery, John Joseph Higgins, Ellen Mary	1 Dec 1966	Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA	I1383 I1384	Alexanders of Virginia

According to the DNA test results of various members of Alexander and MacAlister families in the United Kingdom, Ireland, North America, and elsewhere, the two families diverged from a common ancestor within the past several hundred years. Both descend from Somerled, Lord of the Isles, an 11th century king who was also the progenitor of Clans Donald and MacDougall. If you are carrying the name Alexander, MacAlister, or some another variant of these surnames, you are welcome to join the Alexander and McAlister DNA Projects which are currently being hosted by Family Tree DNA.

Other branches of the Alexander family that split off from the main lineage in Menstrie settled in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. One was known as the Alexanders of Blackhouse and Boghall, while another was called the Alexanders of Ballochmyle. The coats of arms for both families closely resemble the arms for the Earls of Caledon in Northern Ireland and Alexanders of Menstrie in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. This suggests that all four families likely came from the same part of Scotland where they probably shared a common heritage. The interesting thing about the Alexanders of Paisley is that they were first documented in 1413, about a hundred years before Thomas Alexander was recorded in Menstrie.

Alexander of Menstrie - Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling. Arms: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, per pale, argent and sable, a chevron, and in base a crescent, all counterchanged; 2nd and 3rd, or, a lymphad sable sails furled and flags flying between three crosses crosslet fitchée gules for MacDonald. Crest: A bear sejant, erect, proper. Supporters: Dexter, an Indian with long hair, and a dart in his right hand all proper having a circle of gold on his head with a plume of seven feathers or and azure and around his waist a like circle of feathers; sinister, a mermaid with a comb and mirror all proper. Motto: per mare, per terras.