Dates and Anniversaries

Born

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Webster, Ada Emily Marian	3 Apr 1858	Calcutta, Bengal, India	I817	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, Maria Louise	3 Apr 1867	St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA	I1317	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Alexander, Lucy	3 Apr 1874	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA	I361	Alexanders of Virginia

Died

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Janet	3 Apr 1718	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	I85	Alexanders of Blackhouse
2	Ross, Elizabeth	3 Apr 1774	Newtown Limavady, Derry, Ulster, Ireland	I309	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Hooe, Seymour	3 Apr 1783	King George, Virginia, USA	I294	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, Col. William	3 Apr 1814	Aden, Dettingen Parish, Prince William, Virginia, USA	I70	Alexanders of Virginia
5	Alexander, Sigismunda Rose	3 Apr 1843		I383	Alexanders of Virginia
6	Alexander, Kara Aziek	3 Apr 1885	Jefferson, Kentucky, USA	I477	Alexanders of Virginia
7	Alexander, Carrie Holt	3 Apr 1930	Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	I785	Alexanders of Virginia
8	Alexander, Ernest Fitzhugh	3 Apr 1932	Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA	I246	Alexanders of Virginia
9	Johnson, Alwyn	3 Apr 1979		I1639	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, John Brownlow Haner, Mary B.	3 Apr 1832	Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA	I1507 I1609	Alexanders of Virginia

Census

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Census		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Boyd William John	3 Apr 1881	Hellesdon, Norfolk, England	I184	Alexanders of Blackhouse
2	Alexander, Sir Claud	3 Apr 1881	Eton, Berkshire, England	I207	Alexanders of Blackhouse
3	Shaw-Stewart, John Archibald Esq.	3 Apr 1881	St George Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England	I180	Alexanders of Blackhouse

Occupation

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Occupation		Person ID	Tree
1	Shaw-Stewart, John Archibald Esq.	3 Apr 1881	justice of the peace for Middlesex	I180	Alexanders of Blackhouse

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.