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Alexander Wilson Clark 1825 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1825

Birth Location: Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Sep 1888

Death Location: Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: James Clark

Mother: Jane Cairns

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Alexander Wilson Clark was born in 1825 in Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of James Clark and Jane Cairns. In 1851, Alexander Wilson Clark resided in Morham, East Lothian, Scotland. Alexander Wilson Clark passed away in 1888 in Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Wilson Clark was born in 1825 in Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of James Clark and Jane Cairns.
  • In 1851, Alexander Wilson Clark resided in Morham, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Alexander Wilson Clark passed away in 1888 in Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Alexander Clark's Ancestors

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Alexander Clark
1825 – 1888
Birth Place: Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James Clark
1797 – 1853
Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Jane Cairns
1797 – 1857
Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
David Cairns
1767 –
Elphinstone, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Jean (- Jane) Lowe
1773 –
Gladsmuir East Lothian Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David CAIRNS
1735 – 1788
Elizabeth CORNELL
1733 – 1792
David Low
1742 – 1828
Marion Blair
1743 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John CAIRNS
1694 –
Jean Finlayson
1711 –
Henry CORNAL
1715 – 1767
Jennet HOOLE
1721 – 1767
thomas Low
1699 –
Elizabeth Creek
1715 –
Robert Blair
1683 –
Jean Hyslop

Alexander Clark's Timeline

3 Records

1825
11 Aug 1825
Birth of Alexander Wilson Clark in Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland
Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 26
Alexander Wilson Clark resided here in Morham, East Lothian, Scotland
Morham, East Lothian, Scotland
1888
29 Sep 1888
Age 63
Death of Alexander Wilson Clark in Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1825
    Event Place: Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Morham; ED: 2; Page: 5; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1851_193; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Morham, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Morham; ED: 2; Page: 5; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1851_193; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1888
    Event Place: Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland

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