Dates and Anniversaries

Born

Matches 1 to 3 of 3

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Noel, Robert M.	21 Dec 1827	Virginia, USA	I1681	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Christian Izod	21 Dec 1865	Leighlinbridge, Carlow, Ireland	I1532	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Alexander, George	21 Dec 1907	Milford House, Milford, Carlow, Ireland	I1030	Alexanders of Donegal

Died

Matches 1 to 5 of 5

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Crawford, Anne	21 Dec 1777	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland	I293	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, Francis Rivers	21 Dec 1814	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa	I1608	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Hay-Boyd, Lt. Col. James George	21 Dec 1904	Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland	I1358	Clan MacAlister
4	Oliphant, Esquire James Erskine	21 Dec 1909	Wimbledon, Surrey, England	I814	Alexanders of Donegal
5	Creighton, Jane Wise	21 Dec 1936	Putney, Surrey, England	I1255	Alexanders of Donegal

Buried

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Hay-Boyd, Lt. Col. James George	Abt 21 Dec 1904	Symington Churchyard, Symington, Ayrshire, Scotland	I1358	Clan MacAlister
2	Alexander, Susan Mary	21 Dec 1934	Ridgetown, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada	I953	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Alexander, Florence Beverly	21 Dec 1946	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA	I873	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

Matches 1 to 2 of 2

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Monroe, Andrew Washington, Margaret	21 Dec 1761	St. Paul's Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA	I1010 I1125	Alexanders of Virginia
2	de Robeck, Henry Edward William Alexander, Baroness Anne Cranston	21 Dec 1886	Chertsey, Surrey, England	I1601 I1188	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.