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Alexander Grant Mcpherson 1832–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1832

Birth Location: Grantown, invernessshire

Death Date: 8 Oct 1897

Death Location: Agra, Bengal, India

Father: Donald Mcpherson

Mother: Margaret Peggy

Spouse(s): Mary Gore

Children(s): Alexander Mcpherson, Isabella Edwards, Margaret Mcpherson, Alice Mcpherson, Louisa Mcpherson

In 1832, Alexander Grant Mcpherson entered the world in Grantown, invernessshire, born to Donald Mcpherson And Margaret Johnston Peggy. In 1851, Alexander Grant Mcpherson resided in Kilarrow, Argyll, Scotland. Alexander Grant Mcpherson married Mary Jane Gore, and had children including Alexander Grant Mcpherson, Alice Jane Mcpherson, Isabella Elizabeth Edwards, Louisa Mcpherson, Margaret Ann Jane Mcpherson. Alexander Grant Mcpherson passed away in 1897 in Agra, Bengal, India.

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Biography

  • In 1832, Alexander Grant Mcpherson entered the world in Grantown, invernessshire, born to Donald Mcpherson And Margaret Johnston Peggy.
  • In 1851, Alexander Grant Mcpherson resided in Kilarrow, Argyll, Scotland.
  • Alexander Grant Mcpherson married Mary Jane Gore, and had children including Alexander Grant Mcpherson, Alice Jane Mcpherson, Isabella Elizabeth Edwards, Louisa Mcpherson, Margaret Ann Jane Mcpherson.
  • Alexander Grant Mcpherson passed away in 1897 in Agra, Bengal, India.

Immediate Family

Parents

Donald Mcpherson
1807–1838
Birth Location: barony, Lanark Burgh, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Margaret Peggy
1803–1883
Birth Location: Tallent, Killarrow, Islay, Argyll, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Gore
1835–1897
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Alexander Mcpherson
1861–1941
Birth Location: Madras, India
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Isabella Edwards
1859–1926
Birth Location: Trichinopoly, India
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Margaret Mcpherson
1853–1897
Birth Location: –
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Alice Mcpherson
1865–
Birth Location: Madras, India
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Louisa Mcpherson
1865–
Birth Location: Mooltan, Bengal, India
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Alexander Mcpherson's Ancestors

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Alexander Mcpherson
1832–1897
Birth Place: Grantown, invernessshire
Parents
Donald Mcpherson
1807–1838
barony, Lanark Burgh, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Johnston) Peggy
1803–1883
Tallent, Killarrow, Islay, Argyll, Scotland
Grandparents
John McPherson
1777–1859
Croftgarbh, Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland
Christian (McGregor) Christy
1785–1856
Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland
Duncan Johnstone
1765–1820
Corary, Killarrow, Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland
Catherine McIntyre
1769–1874
Killarrow, Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Donald McPherson
1743–1783
Vear Menzies
1737–1783
Duncan McGregor
1746–1810
Christian Christy
1749–1820
Ronald Johnston
1722–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Donald McPherson
1723–
Aletha Lesslie
1720–
Alexander Menzies
1712–
Barbara Boyd
1716–
Patrick McGregor
1723–
Catharine Murray
1725–1783
James Cameron
1723–
Ann Menzies
1727–
John Johnston
1701–
Elizabeth McNeill
1692–

Alexander Mcpherson's Descendants

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Alexander (Grant) Mcpherson (abt 1832–8 Oct 1897) m. Mary (Jane) Gore (29 Jan 1835–08 Oct 1897)
  1. 1. Alexander (Grant) Mcpherson 1861–1941
  2. 2. Isabella (Elizabeth) Edwards 1859–1926 m. George (Henry) Edwards 1849–1912
    1. 1. Kenneth (Harold) Edwards 1897–1978 m. Edith (Maud Muriel) Shirvell 1899–1935 m. Doris (Lavinia) Ellis 1906–1996
      1. 1. Celia Edwards 1936–1940
    2. 2. Percival (Ernest) Edwards 1884– m. Florence (Hilda) Hurn 1883– m. Freda Jennings 1907–1988
    3. 3. George (Alexander) Edwards 1882–1957 m. Gertrude (M) Edwards 1887–1954
      1. 1. Frances (Mary) Edwards 1918–1996
    4. 4. Gertrude (Jane) Edwards 1886–1984 m. Guy (Roderick) Edie 1885–1945
      1. 1. Guy (Douglas Edwards) Edie 1918–1996 m. Sylvia Easton 1931–2010 m. Pauline (B) Wild 1927–1963
      2. 2. Esme (Dorothy Isobel) Robinson 1913– m. Leslie (Garstone) Robinson 1913–1991
        1. 1. Roderick (Garstone) Robinson 1939–2022
    5. 5. Robert (Oscar) Edwards 1887–1969 m. Mary (Gertrude) Jasper 1881–1911 m. Alice (Winifred) Brewer 1891–1950
      1. 1. Kenneth (Stanley) Edwards 1924–2003 m. Evelyn (Catherine Ivy) Edwards 1928–2014
        1. 1. Winnifred (Ivy(Sally)) Edwards 1945–1946
      2. 2. Denzil (Walter) Edwards 1922–1985
        1. 1. Robert (Bertram) Edwards 1945–2021
    6. 6. Cyril (Edgar) Edwards 1892–
    7. 7. Arthur (Hulmeyer) Edwards 1893–
  3. 3. Margaret (Ann Jane) Mcpherson 1853–1897 m. J. (O.) Venant 1845–1904
    1. 1. Sydney (Oscar) Venant 1889–1968 m. Ada (Mavourneen) McGahan 1895–1970
      1. 1. Margaret (Eileen Patricia) Venant 1915–1943 m. William (Charles) James 1907–1943
        1. 1. Margaret (Elsie Rose) Conte 1934–2015 m. Casper (S Conte) CMSGT 1923–1972 m. Dallas (Eugene) Long 1934–2024 m. Oscar (Coden) Wright 1933–2001 m. Dyarl (Eugene) Lackey 1934–2003
        2. 2. Sheelagh (Elizabeth) Henderson 1936–2019
        3. 3. Lionel (C) James 1937–2023
      2. 2. Donald (Oscar Valentine Earnest) Venant 1931–1987
    2. 2. Joseph Venant 1885–1941 m. Violet (Irene Rose) Sheilds 1897–
      1. 1. Dorothy (Margaret) Foster 1921–2005 m. Reginald (Ronald Yates) Foster 1903–1996
        1. 1. Wendy (A) Connoli 1943–1998
        2. 2. Charlene Foster 1947–1989
        3. 3. Peter (D) Foster 1939–2023 m. Rose Murphy 1938–2023
      2. 2. Vivian (Percival) Venant 1927–1988 m. Kathleen (Maud Hatcher) Elmer 1937–2021
      3. 3. Ivy Keld 1928–1983 m. Jack Keld 1918–1971
        1. 1. Ronald (Jack) Keld 1950–2016
      4. 4. Joyce Venant 1922–2015
    3. 3. Percival (Henry Mcpherson) Venant 1870–1872
    4. 4. Duncan (Silver George) Venant 1893–1895
    5. 5. Grace (Effie) Venant 1887–1889
    6. 6. Winifred (Constance) Venant 1895–
    7. 7. Donald (A) Venant 1877–1955 m. Theodora (Christine) Venant 1889–1977
      1. 1. Margaret (E T) Venant 1912–1986
    8. 8. Margaret (A) Cuerden 1882–1942 m. Herbert Cuerdon 1881–1934
      1. 1. Herbert (V) Cuerden 1903–1983 m. Kathleen (E) Cuerden 1905–1998
        1. 1. John (Desmond Venant) Cuerden 1939–2020 m. Elizabeth (Cynthia) Dobson 1940–2004
      2. 2. Trevor (Venant) Cuerden 1905–1979 m. Kathleen (Wilhelmina) Rogers 1907–1958
    9. 9. William (Arthur) Venant 1875–1875
  4. 4. Alice (Jane) Mcpherson 1865–
  5. 5. Louisa Mcpherson 1865–

Alexander Mcpherson's Timeline

5 Records

1832
abt 1832
Birth of Alexander Grant Mcpherson in Grantown, invernessshire
Grantown, invernessshire
1836
25 May 1836
Age 4
Alexander Grant Mcpherson was baptized in Kildalton, Argyll, Scotland
Kildalton, Argyll, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 19
Alexander Grant Mcpherson resided here in Kilarrow, Argyll, Scotland
Kilarrow, Argyll, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 29
Alexander Grant Mcpherson resided here in Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Montrose, Angus, Scotland
1897
8 Oct 1897
Age 65
Death of Alexander Grant Mcpherson in Agra, Bengal, India
Agra, Bengal, India

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1832
    Event Place: Grantown, invernessshire
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Kilarrow; ED: 6; Page: 8; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1851_113; Year: 1851
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Montrose; ED: 14; Page: 24; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1861_45
    [3] India, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 May 1836
    Event Place: Kildalton, Argyll, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Kilarrow, Argyll, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Kilarrow; ED: 6; Page: 8; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1851_113; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Montrose, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Montrose; ED: 14; Page: 24; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1861_45

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kildalton, Argyllshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1897
    Event Place: Agra, Bengal, India
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