Dates and Anniversaries

Born

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Robert	4 Apr 1681	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland	I82	Alexanders of Blackhouse
2	Alexander, Anne	4 Apr 1792	Meathas Troim, Longford, Ireland	I456	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Alexander, Capt. Robert Wolbert	4 Apr 1836		I865	Alexanders of Donegal

Died

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Staples, Rev. John Molesworth	4 Apr 1859		I457	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, Dorothea	4 Apr 1884	Bedford, Bedfordshire, England	I853	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Alexander-Shaw, Harriet	4 Apr 1907	Hereford, Herefordshire, England	I946	Alexanders of Donegal
4	Holt, Caroline Vertres	4 Apr 1922	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA	I318	Alexanders of Virginia
5	Thayer, Aimee Gabrielle	4 Apr 1946	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA	I364	Alexanders of Virginia
6	Alexander, Rt. Hon. Sir James Ulick Francis Canning	4 Apr 1973	St Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England	I799	Alexanders of Donegal
7	Alexander, William Blair Fontaine	4 Apr 1997	Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA	I554	Alexanders of Virginia
8	MacAlister, Angus Charles	4 Apr 2007	Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland	I1443	Clan MacAlister

Buried

Matches 1 to 2 of 2

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Janet	4 Apr 1718	Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	I85	Alexanders of Blackhouse
2	Alexander, William Blair Fontaine	Abt 4 Apr 1997	Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Baltimore, Maryland, USA	I554	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Ferns, Lt. Col. Peter Alexander, Evelyn Ruth Dorinda Mary	4 Apr 1944		I892 I891	Alexanders of Donegal

Residence

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Residence		Person ID	Tree
1	Ralston, Jean	4 Apr 1681	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland	I79	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.