History of the Alexander Family

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 #   Last Name, Given Name(s)   Born   Person ID   Tree 
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Gray, Horace Lucian 		  13 Feb 1861Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location I1601 Alexanders of Virginia 
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Alexander, Rev. Maurice B. 		  13 Feb 1872Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location I685 Alexanders of Virginia 
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Alexander, Rupert Preston Fane 		  13 Feb 1919Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location I1172 Alexanders of Donegal 

Died

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 #   Last Name, Given Name(s)   Died   Person ID   Tree 
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Alexander, Dr. Edward Clarendon 		  13 Feb 1853Ellicott Mills, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location I382 Alexanders of Virginia 
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Alexander, 5th Baronet Sir William Ferdinand 		  13 Feb 1896Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location I972 Alexanders of Donegal 
3
Alexander, Alice Mary Juliana 		  13 Feb 1921London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location I470 Alexanders of Donegal 
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Alexander, John Campbell 		  13 Feb 1934Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location I230 Alexanders of Blackhouse 
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Welchman, Dillon Godfrey 		  13 Feb 1998Lambeth, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location I1000 Alexanders of Donegal 

Married

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 #   Last Name, Given Name(s)   Married   Person ID   Tree 
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McAlester, Esquire of Kennox Lt. Col. Charles Somerville 
Morris, Williamina Pollock 		  13 Feb 1867Trinity Church, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location I1334
I1335 		Clan MacAlister 
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Alexander-Shaw, Godfrey William 
Priestley, Alice Maude 		  13 Feb 1890Armitage Bridge, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location I949
I950 		Alexanders of Donegal 

DNA Research

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.

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Alexanders of Paisley, Renfrewshire

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.

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Alexander Coat of Arms

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.