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July 2025

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		1 Andrew Alexander (1803) Raymond Bilisoly Alexander (1883) Robert Washington Alexander (1851) Anna Alexander (1754) More...	2 Amy Charlotte Louisa Alexand... (1905) Elizabeth Frances Alexander (1848) Esquire Robert Alexander (1815) Walter Washington Alexander (1887) More...	3 Anna Alexander (1754) Eleanor Lee Alexander (1841) Angus Diarmid Ian Campbell-G... (1931) William Larned (1919) More...	4 Julia Van Swearingen Alexand... (1878) Mary Alexander (1816) Irene Lettice Garnons-Willia... (1904) Horace Lucian Gray (1929) More...	5 Charles M. Alexander (1883) Camilla Porterfield (1844) Charles Forbes Calland (1907) Mary Florence Ellen Ripley (1961) More...
6 Augustine Austin Alexander (1831) Clarence James Hewitt (1958) Ranald MacDonald Brodie MacA... (1980) Bushrod Washington Alexander (1883) More...	7 Derek Malcolm Alexander (1932) Hon. Lewis Alexander (1814) Julia Anton Kale (1887) Capt. Gilbert Thomas Nichols... (1853) More...	8 John Columbus Alexander (2014) Caroline Bagaley (1962) Judith Alexander (1704) M. C. Francis Preston Blair (1875) More...	9 Ann Burnett Alexander (1848) Maj. John Alexander (1898) Commander Anthony Frank Burn... (1906) Edwin G. Alexander (1921) More...	10 Fendall Edmond Alexander (1896) 5th Earl of Caledon Maj. Eri... (1968) John Leishman (1590) Anita Marie-Louise Carroll (1916) More...	11 Maj. Charles Adam Murray Ale... (1889) Albertus Maximilianus MacAle... (1825) Maj. William Alexander (1885) Rev. Maurice B. Alexander (1946) More...	12 Frances Agatha Alexander (1824) Joseph Hope George, Jr. (1886) Alexander William Temple Jam... (1848) James Conn Alexander (1976) More...
13 Beryl Alexander (1926) Charles Shuldham Alexander (1877) Lester Barr Alexander, Jr. (1953) Thomas Ludwell Alexander (1847) More...	14 Amelia Lela Alexander (1953) Parthenia Alexander (1790) Penelope Lyman Wallace (1993) Esquire Robert Alexander (1827) More...	15 Boyd Alexander, Esquire, H.E... (1825) Lesley William Alexander (1909) Esquire Robert Alexander (1861) Walter Bell Alexander (1826) More...	16 Doris Minnie Pacey (1983) Cicely Degraffenreid Woolley (1955) Horace Bracken Alexander / S... (1887)	17 Susan L. Alexander (1883) Henrietta James 'Nettie' Wil... (1871) 6th Baronet Maj. Sir Lionel ... (1924)	18 Amanda E. D. Alexander (1813) Donald Lee Alexander (1898) Ann Taylor Foote (1837) Esquire Capt. Caledon Du Pré... (1884) More...	19 Capt. Phillip Alexander (1753) Henrietta Alexander (1958) John Alexander (2017) Charlotte Catherine Louisa G... (1960) More...
20 Charles Alexander (1737) Sarah Barnes (1742) Col. Charles Godfrey Somervi... (1906) Esquire of Gaybrook, Mulinga... (1801) More...	21 Ludwell Brooke Alexander (1845) Esquire William Maxwell Alex... (1790) William W. Alexander (1958) Capt. Fielding Lewis (1803) More...	22 Ada Pearl Alexander (1985) Richard Barnes Alexander (1851) Capt. Phillip Alexander (1704) Stuart Thornton Alexander (1855) More...	23 Anne Alexander (1869) Samuel Buchannan Hutchins (1921) Aubrey Phillip Johnson (1996) Elinore Josephine Alexander (1900) More...	24 Douglas B. Alexander, Jr. (1879) James Phillip McAfee (1837) Elizabeth Ann Alexander (1895) Camilla Porterfield (1755)	25 Catherine Maxwell Alexander (1834) William Alexander, Esquire (1761) Harold Albert Waters (2008) Christopher Thomas Hutchins,... (1928)	26 Capt. John Alexander (1711) Fanny Selina Alexander (1822) Esquire John Alexander (1802) Mary Louisa Libbey (1934) More...
27 Ann Hartley Tyler Alexander (1871) Edith Margaret Dudgeon (1950) 3rd Earl of Caledon James Du... (1812) Maj. Nigel William Alexander (1925) More...	28 Fanny Jane Alexander (1942) Emily Harriet Catherine Boyl... (1931) Esquire of Gaybrook, Mulinga... (1878) Jane Elizabeth Gray (1882) More...	29 Ann Burnett Alexander (1864) Cora A. Miller (1895) John Monroe (1785) Louisa Almarinda "Allie" Wis... (1937) More...	30 Col. Charles Murray Alexande... (1902) Maj. Dudley Henry Blayney Al... (1931) Francis Dade Alexander (1923) Irene Langhorne Gibson (1973) More...	31 Amelia Alexander (1886) Earnest W. Alexander (1903) Lee Frances Alexander (1959) Elizabeth Ann Neale (1924) More...
Events for this month that are not associated with a specific day: Col. Charles Armistead Alexa... (1802) Dr. Douglas B. Alexander (1852) Maria Martin Scott (1814) Irene Christine Tamplin (1874) Judith Ann Alexander (1885) Eldred Allen Babbage (1979) Hon. Ada Kate Bellew (1994) Laird of Loup Godfrey MacAli... (1678)

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.