Dates and Anniversaries

Born

Matches 1 to 5 of 5

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Edward Stewart	6 Nov 1867	Bowdon, Cheshire, England	I718	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, Orline	6 Nov 1870	Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA	I359	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Erwin, Henry Bullard	6 Nov 1874	Tyler, Texas, USA	I1590	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, Cicely Fontaine	6 Nov 1901	Jefferson, West Virginia, USA	I537	Alexanders of Virginia
5	Anderson, Emilie Houston	6 Nov 1905	Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA	I1342	Alexanders of Virginia

Died

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Langford Charles	6 Nov 1858	Howrah, Bengal, India	I1640	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, Dr. James Lawrence Sterling	6 Nov 1910	St Augustine, St Johns, Florida, USA	I1290	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Alexander, George Frank	6 Nov 1941	Calcutta, Bengal, India	I764	Alexanders of Donegal
4	Alexander, Gerard Aloysius	6 Nov 1961	Yuma, Yuma, Arizona, USA	I288	Alexanders of Virginia

Buried

Matches 1 to 2 of 2

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Sterling D.	6 Nov 1924	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA	I473	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, George Frank	6 Nov 1941	Calcutta, Bengal, India	I764	Alexanders of Donegal

Married

Matches 1 to 3 of 3

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Esquire James Harvey, Catherine	6 Nov 1849	Malin Parish Church, Malin, Donegal, Ireland	I827 I828	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, Henry Nathaniel Erskine, Mary Stewart	6 Nov 1883	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan	I474 I1568	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Alexander, Edward F. Rhodes, Mary Frances	6 Nov 1894	Meade, Kentucky, USA	I926 I930	Alexanders of Virginia

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.