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Alexander Grant 1718–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 APR 1718

Birth Location: Carriden Bo'ness

Death Date: 31 OCT 1797

Death Location: Middlesex, England

Father: Thomas Grant

Mother: Elspeth Lamb

Spouse(s): Janet (lumsden)

Children(s): Richard Grant

In 1718, Alexander Grant entered the world in Carriden Bo'ness, born to Thomas J Grant And Elspeth Lamb. Alexander Grant married Janet Lumsdell Lumsden, and had children including Richard Grant. Alexander Grant passed away in 1797 in Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1718, Alexander Grant entered the world in Carriden Bo'ness, born to Thomas J Grant And Elspeth Lamb.
  • Alexander Grant married Janet Lumsdell Lumsden, and had children including Richard Grant.
  • Alexander Grant passed away in 1797 in Middlesex, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Grant's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Grant
1718–1797
Birth Place: Carriden Bo'ness
Parents
Thomas J Grant
1687–
Elspeth Lamb
1691–1774
Carriden Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John Grant
1662–1736
Carriden Bo'ness
Margaret Dick
1663–1741
JOHN Lamb
1666–1715
Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
ISABELLA CAIRSNS
1669–1720
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
JOHN Grant
1644–
Marion Thomsoun
1636–1681
William Dick
–1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
ADAM Grant
1618–
Thomas Thomson
1616–1696
Issobell Rainny
1616–

Alexander Grant's Descendants

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Alexander Grant (16 APR 1718–31 OCT 1797) m. Janet (Lumsdell) (lumsden) (24 JUL 1728–)
  1. 1. Richard Grant 1754– m. CATHERINE BROWN 1755–
    1. 1. JANET GRANT 1779– m. Duncan GRANT 1789–
      1. 1. John Grant 1810– m. Helen Boag 1803–1872
        1. 1. THOMAS GRANT 1833–1910 m. Jane Fotheringham 1833–1914

Alexander Grant's Timeline

4 Records

1718
16 APR 1718
Birth of Alexander Grant in Carriden Bo'ness
Carriden Bo'ness
1718
13 FEB 1718
Alexander Grant was baptized in Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
1792
1792
Age 74
Death of Alexander Grant in Carriden Bo'ness
Carriden Bo'ness
1797
31 OCT 1797
Age 79
Burial of Alexander Grant in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Carriden Bo'ness
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P89MRY1314

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 APR 1718
    Event Place: Carriden Bo'ness
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 OCT 1797
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P89MRY1314

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 FEB 1718
    Event Place: Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

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