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Alexander Grant 1821–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1821

Birth Location: Rothes and Dundurcas, Morayshire, Scotland

Death Date: 7 JAN 1882

Death Location: Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland

Father:

Mother: Jane Asher

Spouse(s): Helen Wood

Children(s): Isabella Grant, Mary Grant, Bathia Grant, James Grant

Alexander Grant was born in 1821 in Rothes and Dundurcas, Morayshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Grant And Jane Asher. Alexander Grant married Helen Wood, and had children including Bathia Grant, Isabella Grant, James Grant, Mary Grant. Alexander Grant passed away in 1882 in Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Grant was born in 1821 in Rothes and Dundurcas, Morayshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Grant And Jane Asher.
  • Alexander Grant married Helen Wood, and had children including Bathia Grant, Isabella Grant, James Grant, Mary Grant.
  • Alexander Grant passed away in 1882 in Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jane Asher
1803–
Birth Location: –
JA

Spouses(s)

Helen Wood
1820–1898
Birth Location: Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
HW

Children(s)

Isabella Grant
1843–1889
Birth Location: Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland
IG
Mary Grant
1843–1879
Birth Location: Gamrie, Banff, Scotland
MG
Bathia Grant
1846–1928
Birth Location: Gamrie, Banff, Scotland
BG
James Grant
1850–1903
Birth Location: Gamrie, Banff, Scotland
JG

Alexander Grant's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Grant
1821–1882
Birth Place: Rothes and Dundurcas, Morayshire, Scotland
Parents
Jane Asher
1803–
Grandparents
Alexander Asher
1768–1859
Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Margaret MacDonald
1771–1851
Granton, Morayshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Grant's Descendants

1.
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Alexander Grant (16 Mar 1821–7 JAN 1882) m. Helen Wood (1820–24 Oct 1898)
  1. 1. Isabella Grant 1843–1889 m. James Andrew 1847–1924
    1. 1. John Andrew 1872–1944 m. Mary (Ann) Smith 1872–1904 m. Maria Westland 1881–1933 m. Christina MacDonald 1886–1964
      1. 1. John Andrew 1896–1959 m. Lily (Irene Augusta) Dickin 1908–1998
        1. 1. Harry (James) Andrew 1942–2023 m. Pearl (Rebecca Preece) Little 1937–2011
        2. 2. Norman (George) Andrew 1935–2021 m. Wendy (Douglas) Mesnil 1940–2000
      2. 2. Mary (Mair) Andrew 1898–1989
        1. 1. Moira (Barbara) Cruickshank 1927– m. John (Mitchell Lyall) Brownie 1929–1995
      3. 3. Winifred (Isabella Grant) Andrew 1902–1995 m. George (Low) Watson 1890–1947
      4. 4. William (George) Andrew 1906–1976 m. Annie McLean 1907–1971
    2. 2. Alexander Andrew 1866–
    3. 3. James Andrew 1866–1942
      1. 1. Edith (May) Andrew 1910–
        1. 1. Anthony (James) Williams-Short 1936–1974
    4. 4. Helen (Ann Elizabeth) Andrew 1881–1949 m. Henry (John) Wheeler 1881–1962
      1. 1. Mabel Wheeler 1909–
      2. 2. Iris Wheeler 1910–1991
    5. 5. Isabella Andrew 1879–
    6. 6. Thomas Andrew 1870– m. Jane (Collie) Munro 1878–
      1. 1. James (A) Andrew 1899–
      2. 2. Annie (M) Andrew 1900–
    7. 7. George Andrew 1876–1935 m. Mary Beaton 1871–1953
    8. 8. Isabella Andrew 1862–
  2. 2. Mary Grant 1843–1879 m. William Smith 1841–
    1. 1. William (Alexander David) Smith 1869–
    2. 2. Mary (Helen) Smith 1871–1930 m. Edmund Hyland 1863–1940
      1. 1. Helen (Sophia Wood) Hyland 1911–2005
      2. 2. Ethel Hyland 1909–1909
      3. 3. Gilbert Hyland 1908–1909
      4. 4. Marion (Helen) Hyland 1903–1990
      5. 5. Norman (Edmund) Hyland 1906–1982
    3. 3. Bathia Smith 1875–
    4. 4. Elzie Smith 1877–
  3. 3. Bathia Grant 1846–1928 m. James Pittendrich 1822–
    1. 1. Helen (Wood) Pittendrich 1868–
    2. 2. Alexander Pittendrich 1870–
    3. 3. James (Allean Grant) Pittendrich 1865–
    4. 4. William (G) Pittendrigh 1878–
    5. 5. Mary (Isabella) Pittendrigh 1881–1958 m. Alexander (John) Hay 1881–1959
      1. 1. Eleanor (Hendry) Hay 1914–1980 m. Alexander Downie 1910–1976
      2. 2. Alexander (John) Hay 1903–1985 m. Catherine (Isabella) Hay 1909–1974
        1. 1. Alexander (John) Hay 1944–1944
      3. 3. William (Grant) Hay 1907–1996
      4. 4. Helen (Jane) Hay 1905–1907
      5. 5. Mary (Bathia) Hay 1909–1917
      6. 6. George Hay 1911–1996
      7. 7. Dorothy Hay 1912–1987
      8. 8. Gladys (Rose) Hay 1928–2013
  4. 4. James Grant 1850–1903 m. Isabella (Marie Jessie) Campbell 1853–1918
    1. 1. Katie Grant 1894–1983
    2. 2. William (Gordon) Grant 1873–
    3. 3. James (Alexander) Grant 1883–1944
    4. 4. Clement Grant 1887–1906
    5. 5. Hugh Grant 1889–
    6. 6. Isabella Grant 1890–
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Roberta) Thoms 1926–2013
    7. 7. Beatrice Grant 1891–
    8. 8. Alexandrina Grant 1874–
    9. 9. John (Campbell) Grant 1878–

Alexander Grant's Timeline

10 Records

1821
16 Mar 1821
Birth of Alexander Grant in Rothes and Dundurcas, Morayshire, Scotland
Rothes and Dundurcas, Morayshire, Scotland
1822
10 Feb 1822
Age 1
Alexander Grant was baptized in Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Rothes, Moray, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 30
Alexander Grant resided here in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland
Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 30
Alexander Grant resided here
None
1861
1861
Age 40
Alexander Grant resided here
None
1871
1871
Age 50
Alexander Grant resided here in Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 50
Alexander Grant resided here
None
1881
1881
Age 60
Alexander Grant resided here in Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 60
Alexander Grant resided here
None
1882
7 JAN 1882
Age 61
Death of Alexander Grant in Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1821
    Event Place: Rothes and Dundurcas, Morayshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Gamrie; ED: 6; Page: 14; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_34; Year: 1851
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Alvah; ED: 5; Page: 3; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1861_21
    [3] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Alvah; ED: 6; Page: 7; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1871_27
    [4] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Alvah; ED: 6; Page: 9; Line: 4; Roll: cssct1881_42
    [5] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [8] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Gamrie; ED: 6; Page: 14; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_34; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1822
    Event Place: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [3] Age:
    0

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1843

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Gamrie; ED: 6; Page: 14; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_34; Year: 1851
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Gamrie; ED: 6; Page: 14; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_34; Year: 1851
    [4] Age:
    29-30

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Record Source: Age:
    29-30

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Alvah; ED: 5; Page: 3; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1861_21
    [2] Age:
    39-40

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Alvah; ED: 6; Page: 7; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1871_27
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Age:
    49-50

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Age:
    49-50

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Alvah; ED: 6; Page: 9; Line: 4; Roll: cssct1881_42
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Age:
    59-60

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Age:
    59-60

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 JAN 1882
    Event Place: Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Age:
    60
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