Dates and Anniversaries

Born

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Esquire Henry Stewart	5 Jan 1834	Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India	I809	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, Thomson H.	5 Jan 1862	Washington, District of Columbia, USA	I16	Alexanders of Blackhouse

Died

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, John	5 Jan 1712	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland	I41	Alexanders of Blackhouse
2	Alexander, Esquire of Portglenone Nathaniel	5 Jan 1853	Portglenone, Ahoghill, Antrim, Northern Ireland	I365	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Alexander-Shaw, Godfrey William	5 Jan 1903	Liverpool, Lancashire, England	I949	Alexanders of Donegal

Married

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Chapman, George Alexander, Susanna Pearson	5 Jan 1799	Virginia, USA	I41 I40	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Stephens, John Dickson Alexander, Mary Frances	5 Jan 1854	Cooper, Missouri, USA	I953 I952	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Alexander, Lt. William Stuart Steward, Emma Sophia	5 Jan 1862	St John the Evangelist Church, Paddington, London, Middlesex, England	I1209 I1210	Alexanders of Donegal
4	Alexander, Robert Jocelyn Humphreys, Alice Rachael	5 Jan 1876	St. Saviour's Church, Pimlico, London, Middlesex, England	I845 I846	Alexanders of Donegal
5	Bates, William Benson McAfee, Jennie M.	5 Jan 1887	Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA	I1419 I1418	Alexanders of Virginia
6	Sykes, Maj. Claud Alfred Victor Alexander, Evelyn Catherine	5 Jan 1909		I798 I797	Alexanders of Donegal
7	Dubs, Lt. Col. Clarence Ivor Alistair Alexander, Winifred Elizabeth Charlotte	5 Jan 1920		I913 I911	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.