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Alexander 5th Baron of Menstrie Alexander 1545 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 February 1581

Death Location: Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Menstrie

Mother: Elizabeth Argyle

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Alexander

The story of Alexander 5th Baron of Menstrie Alexander began in 1545 in Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom. Alexander 5th Baron of Menstrie Alexander had children including John Alexander. Alexander 5th Baron of Menstrie Alexander passed away in 1581 in Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander 5th Baron of Menstrie Alexander began in 1545 in Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Alexander 5th Baron of Menstrie Alexander had children including John Alexander.
  • Alexander 5th Baron of Menstrie Alexander passed away in 1581 in Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Menstrie
1525 – 1579
Birth Location: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Argyle
1527 – 1601
Birth Location: Dunferline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Alexander
1580 – 1611
Birth Location: Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland
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Alexander Alexander's Ancestors

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Alexander Alexander
1545 – 1581
Birth Place: Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie
1525 – 1579
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Douglas-Coutts of) Argyle
1527 – 1601
Dunferline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Alexander's Descendants

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Alexander (5th Baron of Menstrie) Alexander (1545 – 10 February 1581)
  1. 1. John Alexander (1580 – 1611) m. Janet Erskine (1580 – 1649)
    1. 1. Robert Alexander (1600 – 1677) m. Catherine Graham ( – 1659) m. Janet Orr ( – 1634)
      1. 1. Robert Alexander (1610 – 1634)
      2. 2. William (I) Alexander (Abt 1614 – 1688)
      3. 3. George Alexander (1620 – 5 May 1703)
      4. 4. John Alexander (1622 – 11 Dec 1696)
      5. 5. Andrew Alexander (1622 – 1689)
      6. 6. Thomas Alexander (1624 – 18 Sep 1675)
      7. 7. Archibald Alexander (1625 – 31 Mar 1689)
      8. 8. John Alexander (1625 – Bef 25 Oct 1677)
      9. 9. William Alexander (1625 – 1715)
      10. 10. Martha Alexander (1626 – 1696)
      11. 11. John (1627 – 1712)
      12. 12. Elizabeth Alexander (1632 – 1677)
      13. 13. Lady (Jane) Alexander (5 May 1632 – Abt. 1708) m. John (McKnight (Mc) Knitt) (05 Apr 1627 – Abt. 1708)
        1. 1. Katherine (Jane Kate Knight McKnight McKnitt McKnaught, Daughter of John McKnitt McKnitt, II \Sarah McKnight) , (24 November 1650 – 1744) m. John (Alexander Walker I of Wigton) Scotland, (Dec. 10, 1650 – Sep 1734)
        2. 2. Jane McKnight (01 Mar 1653 – 23 Dec 1714)
        3. 3. Robert McKnight (1655 – 1743)
        4. 4. Alexander ("From the North") McKnight (02 Mar 1656 – 10 Feb 1746)
        5. 5. Roger McKnight (1658 – )
        6. 6. John McKnight (1660 – 23 December 1714)
        7. 7. John McKNIGHT (Apr 1660 – 23 Dec 1714)
        8. 8. Abigail McKnight (15 Sep 1667 – 23 Dec 1714)
        9. 9. Esther McKnight (1668 – 31 Jul 1736)
        10. 10. Samuel McKnight (1670 – )
        11. 11. Margaret McKnight (Abt. 1675 – abt 1725)
        12. 12. Jean McKnight (09 Mar 1682 – 1729)
      14. 14. Robert Alexander (1633 – 1 June 1704)
      15. 15. James Alexander (1634 – 6-14-1733)
      16. 16. James Alexander (1634 – 17 Nov 1704)
      17. 17. Elizabeth Alexander (1635 – 1708)
      18. 18. Philip Alexander (1635 – 1705)
      19. 19. Sarah Alexander (1655 – 1760)
      20. 20. Anguish Alexander (Bef. 8 Apr 1690 – 1743)
      21. 21. Joseph Alexander (abt 1782 – May 1870)
      22. 22. John Alexander
      23. 23. Phillip Alexander ( – Bef 1706)

Alexander Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Alexander 5th Baron of Menstrie Alexander in Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
1581
10 February 1581
Age 36
Death of Alexander 5th Baron of Menstrie Alexander in Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 February 1581
    Event Place: Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
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