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April 2025

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		1 Ernest Alexander (1876) Peter Barksdale Alexander (2017) Anita Marie-Louise Carroll (2009) Elizabeth Callaway Innes (1872) More...	2 James Alexander (1756) Lt. Boyd Francis Alexander (1910) William Sigismund Alexander (1896) James Kenneth William Alexan... (1907) More...	3 Carrie Holt Alexander (1930) Col. William Alexander (1814) Ernest Fitzhugh Alexander (1932) Kara Aziek Alexander (1885) More...	4 Anne Alexander (1792) Capt. Robert Wolbert Alexand... (1836) Robert Alexander (1681) Dorothea Alexander (1884) More...	5 Charles Alexander (1806) Madge E. Johnson (1969) Joseph Jones Monroe (1824) Mabel Eleanor Bosanquet (1977) More...
6 Ann Alexander (1851) Esquire Henry Stewart Alexan... (1858) Amelia Frances Lieber Lieber (1962) Alexander MacAlister (1832) More...	7 Arthur Wallace Alexander (1859) Lane Butler Alexander (1885) Sarah Elizabeth Mauzey (1838) Charles Low Alexander (1907) More...	8 2nd Earl of Caledon Du Pré A... (1839) Emilia Olivia Nicholson (1938) Jean Charlotte Alexander (1885) Robert Alexander (1723) More...	9 Eileen Edith Caledon Alexand... (1975) St. John Alexander (1867) Dr. Edwin Thomas Hutchinson (1845) Dr. William Fontaine Alexand... (1868)	10 Anne Alexander (1862) Charles Butler Alexander, Jr... (1945) Esquire of Boydstone Dr. Arc... (1883) Edward Josias Alexander (1852) More...	11 Dr. William Fontaine Alexand... (1880) Lester Barr Alexander (1958) Betty Crecelius (1940) Charlotte Sophia Dashwood (1870) More...	12 Alice Marie Murray Alexander (1954) Anne Catherine Alexander (1993) Lt. Col. Henry George Samuel... (1848) Rev. Samuel Alexander (1808) More...
13 Dr. William Fontaine Alexand... (1841) Sarah Alexander (1812) Janet Alexander (1850) Lord Bishop of Derry Rev. Si... (1824) More...	14 Robert Andrew James Alexande... (1905) Shirley Norborn Alexander (1935) Susanna Pearson Alexander (1856) Palmyra Geneva High Hunter (1866) More...	15 Catherine Alexander (1826) Matilda Alexander (1903) Charlotte Mary Alexander (1905) Capt. Alfred Anson (1876) More...	16 Armistead Mason Alexander (1819) Dr. Robert L. Mays (1828) Charles Stuart (1733) Florinda Grace Mary Alexande... (1864) More...	17 Hon. William B. Alexander (1820) Lt. Francis Alexander (1854) Esquire of Kennox James Some... (1887) George West (1786) More...	18 Anna Louisa Alexander (1920) James Edmund Alexander (1928) Judith Ball Blackburn (1866) William Charles Hewitt (1959) More...	19 Amy Charlotte Louisa Alexand... (1979) Francis George Alexander (1902) Mary Alexander (1926) Lt. Ludwell Brooke Alexander (1954) More...
20 James Edward Alexander (1867) Olive Elizabeth Lomax (1893) John Campbell Alexander (1852) Stuart Anthony Alexander (1919) More...	21 Dr. Kenneth Bush Alexander (1956) Maj. Benedict Birkbeck (1934) Commander Aston Edward McMur... (1904) Thomson Hankey Alexander (1919) More...	22 Harry Linwood Alexander (1938) Rev. James Alexander (1857) Baronet of Gilford Sir Richa... (1795) Elizabeth Charlotte Young (1880) More...	23 Capt. John Fielding Alexande... (1912) Dr. Lawrence Dade Alexander (1939) Marion Celeste Pluard (1993) Constance Henrietta Georgina... (1845) More...	24 Lloyd Luray Adams, Jr. (1997) Gilbert Graham (1573) William Munro Preston (1909) Lawrence Gibbons Alexander /... (1838)	25 Elizabeth Lane Alexander (2006) Gen. Guido Norman Lieber (1923) Lucy E. Loeb (2002) William Monroe (1737) More...	26 Henry Bruen Alexander (1932) Emily May Pim (1927) Minnie Luella Drury (1916) Mary Ellen Tetlow (1863) More...
27 Evelyn Catherine Alexander (1909) Viscount Alexander James Ale... (1898) William James Alexander (1947) 7th Baronet Sir Desmond Will... (1988) More...	28 Adam Murray Alexander (1968) Doctor of Divinity Rev. Andr... (1897) Marianne Alexander (1819) David Spens (1659) More...	29 Esquire Capt. William Pearso... (1758) Alice Estelle Hutchins (1893) Commander Caledon Charles Al... (1895) Esquire Maj. Alexander Alexa... (1769) More...	30 Audrey Alexander (1998) Capt. George Thornton (1781) Charlotte Frances Alexander (1901) Catherine Alexander (1767) More...
Events for this month that are not associated with a specific day: Dr. Edmund Brooke Alexander (1869) Dr. Walter Oscar Alexander (1846) Sarah Louise Smith (1854) Emily Caroline Freemantle (1838) Dr. Gustavus Brown (1762) John Henry Fitzhugh Mayo (1894) Rev. John Scott (1785) Lt. Charles MacAlister (1790) William Frederick Alexander ... (1895)

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.