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Alexander Brodie 1748–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Jun 1815

Death Location: Cluny, Fife, Scotland

Father: Alexander Brodie

Mother: Janet Laing

Spouse(s): Barbara Anderson

Children(s): Anne Brodie

The story of Alexander Brodie began in 1748 in Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland. Alexander Brodie married Barbara Elizabeth Lizzie Anderson, and had children including Anne Brodie. Alexander Brodie passed away in 1815 in Cluny, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Brodie began in 1748 in Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Brodie married Barbara Elizabeth Lizzie Anderson, and had children including Anne Brodie.
  • Alexander Brodie passed away in 1815 in Cluny, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Brodie
1724–1780
Birth Location: –
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Janet Laing
1725–
Birth Location: Kinloss, Moray, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Anderson
1756–1855
Birth Location: Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Anne Brodie
1788–1869
Birth Location: St Fergus, Aberdeenshire
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Alexander Brodie's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Brodie
1748–1815
Birth Place: Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Brodie
1724–1780
Janet Laing
1725–
Kinloss, Moray, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Brodie of Spynie) Advocate
1700–1756
Spynie, Moray, Scotland
Jennet Hood
1701–1735
Elgin
James Laing
1698–1734
Inchdemmie, Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland
Jean Frigge
1702–1746
Kinloss, Moray, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Brodie
1675–1742
Jannet Hood
1673–
John Hood
1677–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Asleisk
1622–1682
Isabel Dundass
1636–1694
Lady Kerr
1640–1706

Alexander Brodie's Descendants

1.
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Alexander Brodie (1748–21 Jun 1815) m. Barbara (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Anderson (20 Mar 1756–1855)
  1. 1. Anne Brodie 1788–1869 m. John Grant 1788–1864 m. James Grant 1765–1856
    1. 1. John Grant 1788–1864 m. Anne Brodie 1788–1869
    2. 2. Robert Grant 1833–1848
    3. 3. James Grant 1812–1843
    4. 4. Mary Grant 1811–1896
    5. 5. Robert Grant 1816–1816
    6. 6. John Grant 1814–
    7. 7. Ann Grant 1831–1863
    8. 8. Thomas Grant 1835–1858
    9. 9. William Grant 1829–1909
    10. 10. Jane Grant 1821–1863
    11. 11. John Grant 1813–1894
    12. 12. Alexander Grant 1824–1891
    13. 13. George Grant 1817–
    14. 14. Robert Grant 1833–1848
    15. 15. Robert Grant 1833–
    16. 16. William Grant 1822–1822
    17. 17. Alexander Grant 1824–1895 m. Margaret (Johnstone) Scott 1823–1859 m. Margaret Grant 1827–1901 m. Margaret Grant 1848– m. Elizabeth Hill 1827–1879
      1. 1. Elizabeth Grant 1867–1872
      2. 2. Ann (Brodie) Grant 1865–1866
      3. 3. Unnamed (Daughter) Grant 1856–1856
      4. 4. Margaret Grant 1851–1868
      5. 5. Unnamed (Son) Grant 1859–1859
      6. 6. Alexander (Bruce) Grant 1846–
      7. 7. Thomas (Scott) Grant 1849–1930 m. Jane Henderson 1847–1924
        1. 1. Jane (Henderson) Grant 1870–
        2. 2. Margaret Grant 1866–
        3. 3. Elizabeth (H) Grant 1880–
        4. 4. Helen (H) Grant 1877–
        5. 5. Thomas Grant 1874–
        6. 6. John Grant 1881–
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Hill) Grant 1870–
        8. 8. Alexander Grant 1871– m. Marion (Marshall) Sinclair 1869–
        9. 9. Elizabeth Grant 1880–
        10. 10. Alexander (Scott) Grant 1872–
      8. 8. Maggie (C) Grant 1867–
      9. 9. John Grant 1869–1936 m. Mary (Grant) Thomson 1867–1936
        1. 1. John (Gill) Grant 1907–1983 m. Roslind (Wilson) Fordyce 1917–1991
        2. 2. Thomas Grant 1906–1906
        3. 3. Charles Grant 1903–1985
        4. 4. Annie Grant 1896–1962
        5. 5. Alexander Grant 1892–1900
        6. 6. James (Simpson Thomson) Grant 1905–1980
        7. 7. Jamesina (CRAIG THOMSON) Grant 1901–1983 m. Robert Gall 1896–1990
        8. 8. Joan Grant 1894–1979
        9. 9. Elizabeth Grant 1893–1977
        10. 10. Jim ((James)) Grant 1910–
        11. 11. Dolly ((Dorothy)) Grant 1910–
        12. 12. Jack Grant 1900–
        13. 13. Peter Grant 1898–
        14. 14. Timothy Grant 1896–
        15. 15. Mary Grant 1891–
        16. 16. Patk Grant 1890–
        17. 17. John Grant 1888–
        18. 18. Thomas Grant 1909–
        19. 19. Maggie (Bella Angus) Grant 1906–1979
        20. 20. Margaret Grant 1895–1898

Alexander Brodie's Timeline

9 Records

1748
17 Feb 1748
Birth of Alexander Brodie in Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland
Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland
1748
20 Feb 1748
Alexander Brodie was baptized in Auldearn,Nairn,Scotland
Auldearn,Nairn,Scotland
1748
1748
Birth of Alexander Brodie
None
1758
12 Jul 1758
Age 10
Birth of Alexander Brodie in St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom,
St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom,
1785
1785
Age 37
Alexander Brodie was employed in Nairnshire, Scotland
Nairnshire, Scotland
1790
1790
Age 42
Alexander Brodie was employed in ELGIN, Scotland
ELGIN, Scotland
1812
1812
Age 64
Alexander Brodie resided here in St James' The Liberty of Westminster, Middlesex, England
St James' The Liberty of Westminster, Middlesex, England
1815
21 Jun 1815
Age 67
Death of Alexander Brodie in Cluny, Fife, Scotland
Cluny, Fife, Scotland
1818
1818
Age 70
Death of Alexander Brodie in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1758
    Event Place: St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1518
    [2] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 974

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St James' The Liberty of Westminster, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 974

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Upper Tooting, Surrey, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1518

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St James Westminster, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1600

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1748
    Event Place: Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1748
    Event Place: Auldearn,Nairn,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1815
    Event Place: Cluny, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: St James' The Liberty of Westminster, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Nairnshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: ELGIN, Scotland
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