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Alexander Grant 1718 – 1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1718

Birth Location: Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 2 Nov 1791

Death Location: Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: Thomas Grant

Mother: Elspeth Lamb

Spouse(s): Janet Lumsdale, Marjory Smith

Children(s): Richard Grant, Thomas Grant, Agnes Grant, Charles Grant, John Grant, Eupham Grant, Euphemia Grant, Robert Grant

In 1718, Alexander Grant entered the world in Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland, born to Thomas Grant and Elspeth Lamb. In 1718, Alexander Grant resided in Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland. Alexander Grant married Janet Lumsdale, Marjory Smith, and had children including Richard Grant, Thomas Grant, Agnes Grant, Charles Grant, John Grant, Eupham Grant, Euphemia Grant, Robert Grant. Alexander Grant passed away in 1791 in Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1718, Alexander Grant entered the world in Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland, born to Thomas Grant and Elspeth Lamb.
  • In 1718, Alexander Grant resided in Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland.
  • Alexander Grant married Janet Lumsdale, Marjory Smith, and had children including Richard Grant, Thomas Grant, Agnes Grant, Charles Grant, John Grant, Eupham Grant, Euphemia Grant, Robert Grant.
  • Alexander Grant passed away in 1791 in Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Grant
1687 – 1727
Birth Location: Carriden, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elspeth Lamb
1691 – 1774
Birth Location: Carriden, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Janet Lumsdale
1728 – 1792
Birth Location: Bo'ness, W-loth, Scottland, Scotland
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Marjory Smith
– 1752
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Richard Grant
1754 – 1832
Birth Location: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Thomas Grant
1757 –
Birth Location: Boness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
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Agnes Grant
1759 – 1810
Birth Location: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Charles Grant
1760 – 1827
Birth Location: –
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John Grant
1761 – 1849
Birth Location: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
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Eupham Grant
1764 – 1765
Birth Location: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
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Euphemia Grant
1767 – 1841
Birth Location: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
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Robert Grant
1770 – 1831
Birth Location: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
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Alexander Grant's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Grant
1718 – 1791
Birth Place: Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Grant
1687 – 1727
Carriden, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elspeth Lamb
1691 – 1774
Carriden, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Grant's Descendants

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Alexander Grant (6 Feb 1718 – 2 Nov 1791) m. Janet Lumsdale (24 Jul 1728 – 24 Apr 1792) m. Marjory Smith ( – 1752)
  1. 1. Richard Grant (28 Nov 1754 – 12 August 1832)
  2. 2. Thomas Grant (25 Aug 1757 – )
  3. 3. Agnes Grant (6 May 1759 – 16 March 1810)
  4. 4. Charles Grant (1760 – 1827)
  5. 5. John Grant (3 Nov 1761 – Sep 1849)
  6. 6. Eupham Grant (8 Feb 1764 – 25 Dec 1765)
  7. 7. Euphemia Grant (20 Sept 1767 – Aft. 1841)
  8. 8. Robert Grant (22 Jan 1770 – 25 Feb 1831) m. Elizabeth Snaddon (16 Apr 1771 – 7 Sep 1844)
    1. 1. Thomas Grant (27 Feb 1787 – 8 Aug 1876)
    2. 2. John Grant (26 Jul 1789 – 1 Mar 1864)
      1. 1. Barbara Snedden (1 Dec 1811 – 29 Dec 1885) m. James (Sneddan - Snaddon -) Sneddon (22 Apr 1810 – 2 Sep 1871)
        1. 1. Agnes Snaddon (13 Oct 1833 – 3 Jan 1899)
        2. 2. John Sneddon (31 Aug 1834 – 2 Mar 1887)
        3. 3. Robert Sneddon (15 Feb 1837 – )
        4. 4. Ann ((Margaret)) Sneddon (18 Jan 1839 – )
        5. 5. Samuel (Snedden -) Sneddon (5 Feb 1841 – 4 Jan 1908)
        6. 6. Thomas (Snedden -) Sneddon (22 Jun 1844 – )
        7. 7. James Sneddon (26 Feb 1848 – 9 Mar 1917)
        8. 8. Richard Snedden (abt 1849 – 27 Apr 1872)
        9. 9. David Sneddon (abt 1851 – 11 Sept 1920)
        10. 10. Robert (Sneddon -) Snedden (20 Mar 1855 – 14 Feb 1903)
      2. 2. Robert Grant (31 October 1813 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Grant (1 Dec 1815 – 7 Sep 1881)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Snaddon (10 Dec 1815 – 13 March 1898) m. Richard Grant (28 May 1810 – 17 May 1887)
        1. 1. Richard Grant (11 Sep 1846 – )
        2. 2. William Grant (11 Nov 1847 – )
        3. 3. Margaret Grant (09 Mar 1848 – )
        4. 4. John Grant (10 Oct 1850 – ) m. Anne Robertson (22 Jun 1854 – )
        5. 5. Richard Grant (3 Jun 1853 – 27 Jun 1856)
        6. 6. Duncan Grant (16 Jun 1855 – )
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Sneddon) Grant (05 Dec 1858 – )
      5. 5. John Grant (15 Jun 1817 – bef 1818)
      6. 6. John Grant (03 Jul 1818 – 27 NOV 1884) m. Janet McKenzie (15 May 1819 – 07 NOV 1875) m. Jane Baxter (1841 – 12 Oct 1920)
        1. 1. James Grant (10 Aug 1842 – Bef. 1851)
        2. 2. William Grant (1844 – ) m. Janet Brown (Abt. 1847 – )
        3. 3. Justina (Stewart) Grant (9 Nov 1845 – 13 Jul 1898) m. William (Russell) Maxwell (7 NOV 1840 – 20 Feb 1914)
        4. 4. Jessterie Grant (abt 1846 – )
        5. 5. John Grant (1850 – )
        6. 6. Alexander Grant (Abt. 1852 – 30 Dec 1928)
        7. 7. Robert Grant (Abt. 1853 – 27 Oct 1920) m. Mary (Binnie) Williamson (11 Dec 1853 – 28 Dec 1932)
        8. 8. Elizabeth Grant (Abt. 1867 – )
      7. 7. Thomas Grant (17 August 1821 – 3 April 1871)
      8. 8. Anna Grant (16 Nov 1823 – 1 Aug 1892)
      9. 9. Marion Grant (17 Sep 1826 – )
      10. 10. Mary Grant (Abt. 1829 – )
      11. 11. Richard Grant (6 Dec 1829 – )
      12. 12. Agnes Grant (14 Jun 1835 – )
    3. 3. Robert Grant (24 Jan 1792 – 11 Oct 1846)
    4. 4. William Grant (24 Nov 1793 – 1889)
    5. 5. Thomas Grant (3 January 1797 – 1841)
    6. 6. Mary Grant (13 Apr 1799 – 7 Mar 1866)
    7. 7. Mary Grant (11 Jun 1802 – 7 Mar 1866) m. William Cairns (12 Jan 1801 – Mar 1876)

Alexander Grant's Timeline

4 Records

1718
6 Feb 1718
Birth of Alexander Grant in Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
1718
13 Feb 1718
Alexander Grant was baptized in , Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
, Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
1718
1718
Alexander Grant resided here in Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
1791
2 Nov 1791
Age 73
Death of Alexander Grant in Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1718
    Event Place: Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1718
    Event Place: , Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1791
    Event Place: Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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