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Lord William Andrew Alexander 1527 – 1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1551

Death Location: Menstrie, Logie, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Scotland

Father: Sir MacAlexander

Mother: Lady Douglass

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Coutts

Children(s): Alexander Alexander

Lord William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie, 1st Earl of Stirling was born in 1527 in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Alexander "Alexander" MacAlexander and Lady Elizabeth Lochleven Douglass. Lord William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie, 1st Earl of Stirling married Elizabeth Douglas Coutts, and had children including Alexander Alexander. Lord William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie, 1st Earl of Stirling passed away in 1551 in Menstrie, Logie, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lord William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie, 1st Earl of Stirling was born in 1527 in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Alexander "Alexander" MacAlexander and Lady Elizabeth Lochleven Douglass.
  • Lord William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie, 1st Earl of Stirling married Elizabeth Douglas Coutts, and had children including Alexander Alexander.
  • Lord William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie, 1st Earl of Stirling passed away in 1551 in Menstrie, Logie, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir MacAlexander
1470 – 1553
Birth Location: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Lady Douglass
1505 – 1545
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
LD

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Coutts
1530 – 1601
Birth Location: Dunfemrline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
EC

Children(s)

Alexander Alexander
1545 – 1581
Birth Location: Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
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Lord Alexander's Ancestors

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Lord Alexander
1527 – 1551
Birth Place: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Alexander "Alexander" MacAlexander
1470 – 1553
Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Lochleven) Douglass
1505 – 1545
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew MacAlexander
1460 – 1526
Menstrie, Clackmanan, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catharine Graham
1460 – 1530
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Sir (Knight Thomas "The Younger" Douglas, Laird of) Lochleven
1475 – 1539
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Boyd, of Nariston, Bonshaw & Dririg , Countess Of) Lochleven
1475 – 1517
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Alexander's Descendants

1.
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Lord (William Andrew) Alexander (1527 – 1551) m. Elizabeth (Douglas) Coutts (1530 – 12 Dec 1601)
  1. 1. Alexander Alexander (1545 – 10 Feb 1581) m. Marion Graham (1527 – Dec 1570) m. Margaret Polkynhorne
    1. 1. Lord (Sir William) Alexander (1567 – 12 Sep 1640) m. Lady (Janet\Jane) Erskine (1580 – 5 Oct 1649)
      1. 1. Sir (Robert) Alexander (1610 – 17 Nov 1704) m. Lady (Mary) Hamilton (1600 – 20 Feb 1677)
        1. 1. Rev (James Andrew) Alexander (1634 – 17 Nov 1704) m. Mary ("Lady of Ulster, Ireland") Maxwell (1634 – 1680)

Lord Alexander's Timeline

6 Records

1525
Abt 1525
Birth of Lord William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie, 1st Earl of Stirling in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
1527
1527
Birth of Lord William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie, 1st Earl of Stirling in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
1551
1551
Age 24
Death of Lord William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie, 1st Earl of Stirling in Menstrie, Logie, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Scotland
Menstrie, Logie, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Scotland
1579
10 Feb 1579
Age 52
Death of Lord William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie, 1st Earl of Stirling in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
1579
10 Feb 1579
Age 52
Death of Lord William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie, 1st Earl of Stirling in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1630
04 Aug 1630
Age 103
Lord William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie, 1st Earl of Stirling was married in Menstrie Scotland, Midlothia, Scotland
Menstrie Scotland, Midlothia, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1525
    Event Place: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 04 Aug 1630
    Event Place: Menstrie Scotland, Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kennet, Clackmannan, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1579
    Event Place: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1579
    Event Place: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Menstrie, Logie, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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