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Alexander Alexander 1545 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Feb 1581

Death Location: Menstrie, Parish Of Logie, Clackmanshire, Sterling, Scotland

Father: William 1

Mother: Elizabeth Argyle

Spouse(s): Mariam Graham, Marian Coutee, Elizabeth Forbes

Children(s): Elizabeth Forbes, John Alexander, Sir Stirling;, Christian Alexander, Marion Alexander, Andrew Alexander, Janet Alexander, Christine Alexander

The birth of Alexander Alexander 5th Baron of Menstrie took place in 1545 in Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, to William Alexander, Baron of Menstrie Scotland, 1 and Elizabeth Coutts of Argyle. Alexander Alexander 5th Baron of Menstrie married Mariam Graham, Marian Coutee and Elizabeth Forbes, and together they had Elizabeth Forbes, John Graham Alexander, Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl Stirling;, Christian Alexander, Marion Alexander, Andrew Alexander, Janet Alexander and Christine Alexander. Alexander Alexander 5th Baron of Menstrie's death occurred in 1581 in Menstrie, Parish Of Logie, Clackmanshire, Sterling, Scotland.

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Parents

William 1
1500 – 1574
Birth Location: Menstrie, Parish Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
W1
Elizabeth Argyle
1527 – 1601
Birth Location: Dunferline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
EA

Spouses(s)

Mariam Graham
1532 – 1601
Birth Location: Gartavertane, Mentieth, Perth, Scotland
MG
Marian Coutee
1532 – 1570
Birth Location: Gartavertane, Mentieth, Perth, Scotland
MC
Elizabeth Forbes
1532 – 1571
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
EF

Children(s)

Elizabeth Forbes
1561 – 1590
Birth Location: Tarbert, Kintyre, in Argyll, Scotland
EF
John Alexander
1565 – 1611
Birth Location: Kintyre or Tarbert, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JA
Sir Stirling;
1567 – 1640
Birth Location: Menstrie Castle, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire Stirling, Scotland
SS
Christian Alexander
1567 – 1580
Birth Location: Menstrie Castle, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
CA
Marion Alexander
1569 – 1569
Birth Location: Menstrie Castle, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
MA
Andrew Alexander
1570 –
Birth Location: Menstrie Castle, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
AA
Janet Alexander
1570 – 1608
Birth Location: Menstrie Castle, Parish Logie, Clarmannshire, Sterlingshire, Scotland
JA
Christine Alexander
1570 – 1617
Birth Location: Menstrie Castle, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
CA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1545
    Event Place: Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Source number: 876.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RJS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 18 July 1564

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Menstry
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: An analytical statement of the case of Alexander, Earl of Stirling and Dovan, The McClure family, The clan Donald

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Feb 1581
    Event Place: Menstrie, Parish Of Logie, Clackmanshire, Sterling, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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