Dates and Anniversaries

Born

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, George	17 Feb 1814	Milford House, Milford, Carlow, Ireland	I1521	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Bathurst, Esquire Algernon	17 Feb 1823		I343	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Alexander, Jane	17 Feb 1830	Newtown Limavady, Derry, Ulster, Ireland	I321	Alexanders of Donegal
4	Johnson, Madge E.	17 Feb 1892	Nebraska, USA	I831	Alexanders of Virginia

Died

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Thomas Esquire	17 Feb 1867	Kensington, London, Middlesex, England	I332	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, Charles Robert	17 Feb 1902	St George Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England	I805	Alexanders of Donegal
3	St. John, Orline	17 Feb 1925	New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA	I353	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, Richard Henry	17 Feb 1933	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA	I1326	Alexanders of Virginia

Buried

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Miller, Edward Mauzey	17 Feb 1959	Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, USA	I1666	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

Matches 1 to 3 of 3

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Swinton, Sir John Sinclair, Anne	17 Feb 1698	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	I170 I86	Alexanders of Menstrie
2	Alexander, Josias Du Pré Bracken, Mary	17 Feb 1808	Calcutta, Bengal, India	I635 I636	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Alexander, Esquire Robert Bagley, Louisa Isabella	17 Feb 1863	St. Peter's Church, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland	I432 I433	Alexanders of Donegal

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.