Dates and Anniversaries

Born

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Mauzey, Sarah Elizabeth	7 Apr 1838	Aquia, Stafford, Virginia, USA	I1661	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Arthur Wallace	7 Apr 1859	Kentucky, USA	I870	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Alexander, Lane Butler	7 Apr 1885	Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA	I577	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, Charles Low	7 Apr 1907	Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India	I1701	Alexanders of Donegal

Died

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Hargrove, Darrell Eugene	7 Apr 1989	Hampton, Elizabeth, Virginia, USA	I1611	Alexanders of Virginia

Buried

Matches 1 to 2 of 2

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Ann	7 Apr 1851	Ooctamund, Madras, India	I822	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Holt, Caroline Vertres	7 Apr 1922	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA	I318	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

Matches 1 to 2 of 2

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Murdoch, Lord Provost of Edinburgh Peter Alexander, Anna	7 Apr 1712	Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland	I160 I159	Alexanders of Blackhouse
2	Alexander, Esquire of Portglenone Nathaniel Bagley, Florinda Boyle	7 Apr 1842	St. Anne's Church, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland	I365 I424	Alexanders of Donegal

Census

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Census		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Boyd Esq.	7 Apr 1861	Southbar House, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland	I121	Alexanders of Blackhouse
2	Alexander, Thomas Esquire	7 Apr 1861	Paddington, London, Middlesex, England	I332	Alexanders of Donegal

Occupation

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Occupation		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Boyd Esq.	7 Apr 1861	proprietor of land and minerals	I121	Alexanders of Blackhouse
2	Alexander, Thomas Esquire	7 Apr 1861	landed proprietor	I332	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.