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Alexander Strachan 1768–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Dec 1768

Birth Location: Dam of Muckersy

Death Date: 14 Feb 1855

Death Location: Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: William Strachan

Mother:

Spouse(s): Campbell Grant

Children(s): David Strachan, Margaret Strachan, Alexander Strachan, Lewis Strachan, Jean Strachan, William Strachan, Jane Strachan, Margret Strachan

Alexander Strachan was born in 1768 in Dam of Muckersy, the child of William Strachan And Katherine Strachan. Alexander Strachan married Campbell Grant, and had children including Alexander Strachan, Charlotte Strachan, David Strachan, Jane Strachan, Jean Strachan, Lewis Strachan, Margaret Strachan, Margret Strachan, William Strachan. Alexander Strachan passed away in 1855 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Strachan was born in 1768 in Dam of Muckersy, the child of William Strachan And Katherine Strachan.
  • Alexander Strachan married Campbell Grant, and had children including Alexander Strachan, Charlotte Strachan, David Strachan, Jane Strachan, Jean Strachan, Lewis Strachan, Margaret Strachan, Margret Strachan, William Strachan.
  • Alexander Strachan passed away in 1855 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Alexander Strachan's Ancestors

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Alexander Strachan
1768–1855
Birth Place: Dam of Muckersy
Parents
William Strachan
1726–
Grandparents
William Stratton
1707–1754
St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Katharine Hamilton
1708–1753
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Strachan's Descendants

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Alexander Strachan (08 Dec 1768–14 Feb 1855) m. Campbell Grant (1780–27 Apr 1868)
  1. 1. David Strachan 1819–1905 m. Elisabeth Mcrorie 1826–1913
    1. 1. Alexander Strachan 1846–1928 m. Christina Clark 1860–1916
      1. 1. Jean (Evelyne May) Strachan 1892–1956 m. John (Parkinson) Wells 1891–1989
        1. 1. Anthony (Laurie) Wells 1921–2003 m. Faye (Gardner) Macdonald 1927–1983
        2. 2. Ian (Maurice) Wells 1917–1942
      2. 2. Peter (Donald Wallace) STRACHAN 1896–1973 m. Janet (Muriel) RICE 1896–1967
      3. 3. Douglas (Harper) Strachan 1889–1971
      4. 4. William (Laurie) Strachan 1886–1917
      5. 5. David (Stuart) Strachan 1883–1947 m. Alice (Mary) Pairman 1891–1983
      6. 6. Bruce Strachan 1887–1974
      7. 7. Alexandra ((Alix) Elizabeth Helena) Strachan 1902–
    2. 2. Margaret Strachan 1854–1922
    3. 3. Samuel Strachan 1865–1945
    4. 4. Lewis Strachan 1867–1948
    5. 5. David (Constable) Strachan 1863–1889
    6. 6. Daniel ((Donald)) Strachan 1852–
    7. 7. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Strachan 1856–1918
    8. 8. Christine Strachan 1858–1926
    9. 9. Annie Strachan 1861–1953
    10. 10. Cambell (Grant) Strachan 1860–1936
    11. 11. William Strachan 1848–1918
    12. 12. Jane Strachan 1844–1857
    13. 13. Mary Strachan 1844–1909
    14. 14. Janet Strachan 1850–1936
    15. 15. Jane ((Jean)) Strachan 1869–1936
    16. 16. Campbell (Grant) Strachan 1860–1936
  2. 2. Margaret Strachan 1811–
  3. 3. Alexander Strachan 1806–
  4. 4. Lewis Strachan 1802–
  5. 5. Jean Strachan 1815–
  6. 6. William Strachan 1798–
  7. 7. Jane Strachan 1821–1863
  8. 8. Margret Strachan 1816–

Alexander Strachan's Timeline

2 Records

1768
08 Dec 1768
Birth of Alexander Strachan in Dam of Muckersy
Dam of Muckersy
1855
14 Feb 1855
Age 87
Death of Alexander Strachan in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1768
    Event Place: Dam of Muckersy

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

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