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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: Lord Alexander

Mother: Elizabeth Coutts

Spouse(s): Marion Graham, Margaret Polkynhorne

Children(s): Lord Alexander

The story of Alexander Alexander , 5th Baron of Menstrie, Menstrie Alexander began in 1545 in Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland. Alexander Alexander , 5th Baron of Menstrie, Menstrie Alexander married Marion Graham, Margaret Polkynhorne, and had children including Lord Sir William Alexander. Alexander Alexander , 5th Baron of Menstrie, Menstrie Alexander passed away in 1581 in Menstrie, Parish Of Logie, Clackmanshire, Sterling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Alexander , 5th Baron of Menstrie, Menstrie Alexander began in 1545 in Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland.
  • Alexander Alexander , 5th Baron of Menstrie, Menstrie Alexander married Marion Graham, Margaret Polkynhorne, and had children including Lord Sir William Alexander.
  • Alexander Alexander , 5th Baron of Menstrie, Menstrie Alexander passed away in 1581 in Menstrie, Parish Of Logie, Clackmanshire, Sterling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Alexander
1527 – 1551
Birth Location: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Coutts
1530 – 1601
Birth Location: Dunfemrline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Marion Graham
1527 – 1570
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Polkynhorne
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Lord Alexander
1567 – 1640
Birth Location: Menstrie Castle, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire Stirling, Scotland
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Alexander Alexander's Ancestors

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Alexander Alexander
1545 – 1581
Birth Place: Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
Parents
Lord William Andrew Alexander
1527 – 1551
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Douglas) Coutts
1530 – 1601
Dunfemrline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander "Alexander") MacAlexander
1470 – 1553
Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Lochleven) Douglass
1505 – 1545
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Allan Coutt
1487 – 1597
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marjory Walward
1502 – 1586
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Andrew MacAlexander
1460 – 1526
Catharine Graham
1460 – 1530
Sir Lochleven
1475 – 1539
Lady Lochleven
1475 – 1517
Thomas Walwod
1475 – 1534
Isobel Logtoun
1475 – 1544
Thomas Walwod
1475 – 1534
Isobel Logtoun
1475 – 1544
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Alexander's Descendants

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Alexander Alexander (1545 – 10 Feb 1581) m. Marion Graham (1527 – Dec 1570) m. Margaret Polkynhorne
  1. 1. Lord (Sir William) Alexander (1567 – 12 Sep 1640) m. Lady (Janet\Jane) Erskine (1580 – 5 Oct 1649)
    1. 1. Sir (Robert) Alexander (1610 – 17 Nov 1704) m. Lady (Mary) Hamilton (1600 – 20 Feb 1677)
      1. 1. Rev (James Andrew) Alexander (1634 – 17 Nov 1704) m. Mary ("Lady of Ulster, Ireland") Maxwell (1634 – 1680)
        1. 1. John Alexander (16 Aug 1662 – 1738)

Alexander Alexander's Timeline

4 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Alexander Alexander , 5th Baron of Menstrie, Menstrie Alexander in Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
1581
10 Feb 1581
Age 36
Death of Alexander Alexander , 5th Baron of Menstrie, Menstrie Alexander in Menstrie, Parish Of Logie, Clackmanshire, Sterling, Scotland
Menstrie, Parish Of Logie, Clackmanshire, Sterling, Scotland
1581
10 Feb 1581
Age 36
Death of Alexander Alexander , 5th Baron of Menstrie, Menstrie Alexander in Menstrie, Parish Of Logie, Clackmanshire, Sterling, Scotland
Menstrie, Parish Of Logie, Clackmanshire, Sterling, Scotland
1630
04 Aug 1630
Age 85
Alexander Alexander , 5th Baron of Menstrie, Menstrie Alexander was married in Menstrie Scotland, Midlothia, Scotland
Menstrie Scotland, Midlothia, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 04 Aug 1630
    Event Place: Menstrie Scotland, Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1581
    Event Place: Menstrie, Parish Of Logie, Clackmanshire, Sterling, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1581
    Event Place: Menstrie, Parish Of Logie, Clackmanshire, Sterling, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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