Dates and Anniversaries

Born

Matches 1 to 8 of 8

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Susanna Pearson	12 Feb 1744	St. Paul's Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA	I85	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Elizabeth	12 Feb 1758	Kensington, London, Middlesex, England	I405	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Grimston, Lady of the Bedchamber Jane Federica Harriet Mary	Abt 12 Feb 1825	Kensington, London, Middlesex, England	I659	Alexanders of Donegal
4	Alexander, Robert Arthur Moloney	12 Feb 1867	Cuttack, Orissa, India	I434	Alexanders of Donegal
5	Alexander, Maj. Robert Christopher	12 Feb 1899	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland	I439	Alexanders of Donegal
6	Alexander, Cyril	12 Feb 1905	Western Cape, South Africa	I1261	Alexanders of Donegal
7	Coltman, Hugh Francis Lister	12 Feb 1908	Logie Coldstone and Cromar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	I1726	Clan MacAlister
8	Alexander, M.B.E. Col. Caledon	12 Feb 1926	Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England	I735	Alexanders of Donegal

Died

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Lee Massey Brown	12 Feb 1834	Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, USA	I39	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Boyd William John	12 Feb 1892	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India	I184	Alexanders of Blackhouse
3	Moorman, Sarah Ann	12 Feb 1892	Campbell, Virginia, USA	I505	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, George Hancock	12 Feb 1907	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA	I281	Alexanders of Virginia

Buried

Matches 1 to 3 of 3

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Moorman, Sarah Ann	Abt 12 Feb 1892	Whites United Methodist Church Cemetery, Campbell, Virginia, USA	I505	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, George Hancock	Abt 12 Feb 1907	Saint Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA	I281	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Alexander, Dr. Junius Brutus	12 Feb 1922	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA	I238	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Maj. Gen. Sir Claud Speirs, Eliza	12 Feb 1863		I204 I205	Alexanders of Blackhouse

Property

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Property		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Alexander 3rd Baron of Menstrie	12 Feb 1527	Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	I4	Alexanders of Menstrie

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.