Dates and Anniversaries

Born

Matches 1 to 5 of 5

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, James	27 May 1691	Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland	I141	Alexanders of Menstrie
2	Kelly, Maria Brooke	27 May 1822	New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA	I282	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Alexander, Bettie Edmonia	27 May 1846	Kansas, USA	I1285	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, John Houston Jr.	27 May 1907	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA	I1346	Alexanders of Virginia
5	Alexander, Earl Bryan	27 May 1924	San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA	I829	Alexanders of Virginia

Died

Matches 1 to 2 of 2

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Edith Ellen	27 May 1892	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan	I479	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, Rebecca Anne	27 May 1917	Bath, Somerset, England	I1578	Alexanders of Donegal

Buried

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Edith Ellen	27 May 1892	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan	I479	Alexanders of Donegal

Married

Matches 1 to 2 of 2

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Maj. Paul Robert Mayne Murphy, Sybil St. John	27 May 1915	St George Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England	I779 I780	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Dennehy, Companion, Order of the Star of India Sir Harold George Alexander, Constance Isolda	27 May 1932	Shillong, Bengal, India	I757 I756	Alexanders of Donegal

Property

Matches 1 to 2 of 2

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Property		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, William	27 May 1557	Clow, Perthshire, Scotland	I234	Alexanders of Menstrie
2	Marshall, Janet	27 May 1557	received a charter along with her husband, William Alexander, under the…	I24	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.