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Baron Alexander Alexander 1545 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Feb 1581

Death Location: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Father: William Menstrie

Mother: Elizabeth Argyle

Spouse(s): Marion Graham

Children(s): William Stirling)

In 1545, Baron Alexander Alexander 5th of Menstrie entered the world in Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, born to William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie and Elizabeth Douglas-Coutts of Argyle. Baron Alexander Alexander 5th of Menstrie married Marion Graham, and had children including William (poet) Alexander (1st Earl of Stirling). Baron Alexander Alexander 5th of Menstrie passed away in 1581 in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1545, Baron Alexander Alexander 5th of Menstrie entered the world in Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, born to William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie and Elizabeth Douglas-Coutts of Argyle.
  • Baron Alexander Alexander 5th of Menstrie married Marion Graham, and had children including William (poet) Alexander (1st Earl of Stirling).
  • Baron Alexander Alexander 5th of Menstrie passed away in 1581 in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Menstrie
1525 – 1579
Birth Location: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Argyle
1527 – 1601
Birth Location: Dunferline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Marion Graham
1532 – 1601
Birth Location: Gartavertane, Mentieth, Perth, Scotland
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Children(s)

William Stirling)
1567 – 1640
Birth Location: Menstrie, Parish of Logie Clakmannshire, Stirling, Scotland *
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Baron Alexander's Ancestors

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Baron Alexander
1545 – 1581
Birth Place: Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Parents
William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie
1525 – 1579
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Douglas-Coutts of) Argyle
1527 – 1601
Dunferline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Baron Alexander's Descendants

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Baron (Alexander) Alexander (1545 – 10 Feb 1581) m. Marion Graham (1532 – 12 Dec 1601)
  1. 1. William ((poet) Alexander (1st Earl of) Stirling) (1567 – 21 February 1640) m. Janet\Jane (Erskine, Lady of Camposie Countess of) Stirling (1572 – 10 May 1649)
    1. 1. William Alexander (10 Aug – )
    2. 2. Alexander ALEXANDER (1545 – 6 Jan 1564)
    3. 3. William Alexander (1567 – 1640)
    4. 4. Grizel Stirling (1588 – )
    5. 5. James Alexander (1590 – 1 Mar 1641)
    6. 6. William Alexander (1591 – )
    7. 7. John Alexander (1593 – 1667)
    8. 8. Anthony ((3rd Earl of Stirling)) Alexander (1594 – 17 Sep 1637)
    9. 9. Henry Alexander (1595 – 11 Jun 1649)
    10. 10. John Alexander (1597 – 1627)
    11. 11. Charles Alexander (Oct 1601 – 30 Mar1663)
    12. 12. Lord (Alexander) William (1602 – 18 May 1638)
    13. 13. John (Eridy) Alexander (1603 – 11 Dec 1696)
    14. 14. Margaret ((Mary)) Alexander (1603 – 1645)
    15. 15. Elizabeth ALEXANDER (1603 – Mar 1622)
    16. 16. Anthony Alexander (1604 – 18 May 1638)
    17. 17. Charles Alexander (1604 – 30 Mar 1663)
    18. 18. Sir (William Gaulding Alexander, 2nd Earl of) Stirling (1604 – 18 May 1638)
    19. 19. Elizabeth Graham (1605 – 1672)
    20. 20. Henry ((4th Earl of Stirling)) Alexander (1605 – 11 Jun 1647)
    21. 21. Anthony ALEXANDER (1605 – 17 Sep 1637)
    22. 22. Henry (Stirling) Alexander (1606 – 1650)
    23. 23. Margaret Alexander (1607 – )
    24. 24. Anthony Alexander (1608 – )
    25. 25. Ladowie Alexander (1609 – )
    26. 26. Jane Alexander (1610 – 26 Mar 1691) m. James McNitt\McKnight (1598 – 1650)
      1. 1. John (McKnight (Mc) Knitt) (05 Apr 1627 – Abt. 1708) m. Lady (Jane) Alexander (5 May 1632 – Abt. 1708) m. Sarah Moore (1630 – 1662)
        1. 1. Katherine (Jane Kate Knight McKnight McKnitt McKnaught, Daughter of John McKnitt McKnitt, II \Sarah McKnight) , (24 November 1650 – 1744) m. John (Alexander Walker I of Wigton) Scotland, (Dec. 10, 1650 – Sep 1734)
        2. 2. Jane McKnight (01 Mar 1653 – 23 Dec 1714)
        3. 3. Robert McKnight (1655 – 1743)
        4. 4. Alexander ("From the North") McKnight (02 Mar 1656 – 10 Feb 1746)
        5. 5. Roger McKnight (1658 – )
        6. 6. John McKnight (1660 – 23 December 1714)
        7. 7. John McKNIGHT (Apr 1660 – 23 Dec 1714)
        8. 8. Abigail McKnight (15 Sep 1667 – 23 Dec 1714)
        9. 9. Esther McKnight (1668 – 31 Jul 1736)
        10. 10. Samuel McKnight (1670 – )
        11. 11. Margaret McKnight (Abt. 1675 – abt 1725)
        12. 12. Jean McKnight (09 Mar 1682 – 1729)
    27. 27. Sir (Robert) Alexander (1610 – November 17, 1704)
    28. 28. Ludovich Alexander (1610 – 12 Dec 1634)
    29. 29. Henry Alexander (Abt 1610 – 1679)
    30. 30. Charles (Broadhurst) Alexander (Abt. 1610 – 1704)
    31. 31. Robert Alexander (1613 – 18 Apr 1638)
    32. 32. Ludovick Alexander (1614 – 18 May 1638)
    33. 33. James Alexander (1616 – 9 Dec 1671)
    34. 34. Beatrice Alexander (1628 – 1690)

Baron Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Baron Alexander Alexander 5th of Menstrie in Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
1581
10 Feb 1581
Age 36
Death of Baron Alexander Alexander 5th of Menstrie in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1581
    Event Place: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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