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Alexander Donaldson 1779 – 1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1779

Birth Location: Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: Before 1851

Death Location: Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John Donaldson

Mother: Margaret Bertram

Spouse(s): Jane Wilkinson

Children(s): William Donaldson, Jane Donaldson, Alexander Donaldson, Thomas Donaldson, James Donaldson, John Donaldson

Alexander Donaldson was born in 1779 in Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Donaldson and Margaret Bertram. Alexander Donaldson married Jane Wilkinson, and had children including William Donaldson, Jane (Jean) Sarah Donaldson, Alexander Donaldson, Thomas Donaldson, James Donaldson, John Donaldson. Alexander Donaldson passed away in 1851 in Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Donaldson was born in 1779 in Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Donaldson and Margaret Bertram.
  • Alexander Donaldson married Jane Wilkinson, and had children including William Donaldson, Jane (Jean) Sarah Donaldson, Alexander Donaldson, Thomas Donaldson, James Donaldson, John Donaldson.
  • Alexander Donaldson passed away in 1851 in Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Donaldson
1741 – 1834
Birth Location: Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Margaret Bertram
1746 –
Birth Location: Lindsaylands, Covington, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jane Wilkinson
1778 – 1841
Birth Location: St Margarets, Durham, England
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Children(s)

William Donaldson
1799 – 1871
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Jane Donaldson
1801 – 1846
Birth Location: London, England
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Alexander Donaldson
1803 – 1842
Birth Location: Hallcraig, Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland
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Thomas Donaldson
1806 –
Birth Location: Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland
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James Donaldson
1808 – 1873
Birth Location: Airdrie, Lanark, Scotland
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John Donaldson
1816 – 1879
Birth Location: Airdrie
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Alexander Donaldson's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Donaldson
1779 – 1851
Birth Place: Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
John Donaldson
1741 – 1834
Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Bertram
1746 –
Lindsaylands, Covington, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Donaldson
1715 – 1799
Pettinain Lanarkshire Scotland,,,,,
Ann Hamilton
1715 – 1800
Carmichael Lanarkshire Scotland
James Bertram
1693 – 1759
Lilias LINDSAY
1704 –
Covington and Thankerton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Ilen Vesse
1685 – 1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Donaldson's Descendants

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Alexander Donaldson (9 Jul 1779 – Before 1851) m. Jane Wilkinson (Mar 1778 – Before 1841)
  1. 1. William Donaldson (Abt 1799 – 23.April.1871)
  2. 2. Jane ((Jean) Sarah) Donaldson (19 Mar 1801 – 1846-1851)
  3. 3. Alexander Donaldson (11 Oct 1803 – About Aug 1842)
  4. 4. Thomas Donaldson (6 Mar 1806 – )
  5. 5. James Donaldson (14 Oct 1808 – 26 Jun 1873) m. Jean Wardrope (30 Sept 1805 – 22 Feb 1866)
    1. 1. James Donaldson (4 Jul 1832 – 22 Oct 1911) m. Margaret Dunsmore (30 Jan 1834 – 24 Nov 1923)
      1. 1. Mary (Patterson) Donaldson (13 Jul 1874 – 11 Feb 1948) m. Archibald (Bennie) Meek (7 Jan 1881 – 29 May 1963) m. Archibald (Bennie) Meek
        1. 1. Georgina ((Joey) Donaldson) Meek (16 Nov 1895 – 19/09/1980) m. Neil Forsyth (20 Oct 1895 – 15 Oct 1973)
        2. 2. Georgina (Donaldson) MEEK (16 November 1895 – 17 September 1980)
        3. 3. Margaret (Donaldson) Meek
        4. 4. John Donaldson (abt 1899 – )
  6. 6. John Donaldson (1816 – 26 Jul 1879)

Alexander Donaldson's Timeline

2 Records

1779
9 Jul 1779
Birth of Alexander Donaldson in Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1851
Before 1851
Age 72
Death of Alexander Donaldson in Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1779
    Event Place: Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Before 1851
    Event Place: Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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