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Alexander NEILSON 1779–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Dec 1779

Birth Location: Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 01 May 1865

Death Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Father: Joseph Nielson

Mother: Marion Ferm

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The story of Alexander NEILSON began in 1779 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland. Alexander NEILSON passed away in 1865 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander NEILSON began in 1779 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Alexander NEILSON passed away in 1865 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

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Alexander NEILSON's Ancestors

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Alexander NEILSON
1779–1865
Birth Place: Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Joseph Nielson
1755–1837
Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland
Marion Ferm
1754–1849
Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Adam Fairholm
1724–
Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Mary (Rachel) Crookston
1717–
Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Fairholm
1702–
Margaret Drummond
1695–
William Crookston
1694–
Helen Cowan
1695–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Fairholme
1673–
Jonet Bartan
1681–
George Drummond
1659–
Anna Scott
1662–1698
Robert Cowan
1658–
Margaret Nimmo
1661–1760

Alexander NEILSON's Timeline

2 Records

1779
09 Dec 1779
Birth of Alexander NEILSON in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland
Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland
1865
01 May 1865
Age 86
Death of Alexander NEILSON in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Dec 1779
    Event Place: Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 May 1865
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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