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Lord Sir William Alexander 1567 – 1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1567

Birth Location: Menstrie Castle, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire Stirling, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Sep 1640

Death Location: Covent Garden, London, MIddlesex, England

Father: Alexander Alexander

Mother: Marion Graham

Spouse(s): Lady Erskine

Children(s): Sir Alexander

In 1567, Lord Sir William Alexander , 1st Earl Stirling, Founder of Nova Scotia entered the world in Menstrie Castle, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire Stirling, Scotland, born to Alexander Alexander and Marion Graham. Lord Sir William Alexander , 1st Earl Stirling, Founder of Nova Scotia married Lady Janet\Jane Erskine, and had children including Sir Robert Alexander. Lord Sir William Alexander , 1st Earl Stirling, Founder of Nova Scotia passed away in 1640 in Covent Garden, London, MIddlesex, England.

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  • In 1567, Lord Sir William Alexander , 1st Earl Stirling, Founder of Nova Scotia entered the world in Menstrie Castle, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire Stirling, Scotland, born to Alexander Alexander and Marion Graham.
  • Lord Sir William Alexander , 1st Earl Stirling, Founder of Nova Scotia married Lady Janet\Jane Erskine, and had children including Sir Robert Alexander.
  • Lord Sir William Alexander , 1st Earl Stirling, Founder of Nova Scotia passed away in 1640 in Covent Garden, London, MIddlesex, England.

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Lord Alexander's Ancestors

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Lord Alexander
1567 – 1640
Birth Place: Menstrie Castle, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire Stirling, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Alexander
1545 – 1581
Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
Marion Graham
1527 – 1570
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (William Andrew) Alexander
1527 – 1551
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Douglas) Coutts
1530 – 1601
Dunfemrline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Allan Coutt
1487 – 1597
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Moubray
1502 – 1586
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir MacAlexander
1470 – 1553
Lady Douglass
1505 – 1545
Allan Coutt
1487 – 1597
Marjory Walward
1502 – 1586
Thomas Walwod
1475 – 1534
Isobel Logtoun
1475 – 1544
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew MacAlexander
1460 – 1526
Catharine Graham
1460 – 1530
Sir Lochleven
1475 – 1539
Lady Lochleven
1475 – 1517
Thomas Walwod
1475 – 1534
Isobel Logtoun
1475 – 1544
Thomas Walwod
1475 – 1534
Isobel Logtoun
1475 – 1544

Lord Alexander's Descendants

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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)
      1. 1. John Alexander (16 Aug 1662 – 1738)
        1. 1. Colonel (John M) Alexander (1708 – 04 Jan 1821) m. Rosanna (Elizabeth Susanna) Alexander (25 May 1712 – 04 Jan 1821)

Lord Alexander's Timeline

3 Records

1567
1567
Birth of Lord Sir William Alexander , 1st Earl Stirling, Founder of Nova Scotia in Menstrie Castle, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire Stirling, Scotland
Menstrie Castle, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire Stirling, Scotland
1640
21 Feb 1640
Age 73
Death of Lord Sir William Alexander , 1st Earl Stirling, Founder of Nova Scotia in Covent Garden, London Middlesex, England; Cemetery: Stirling Castle Holy Rude Kirk-yard Cemetery
Covent Garden, London Middlesex, England; Cemetery: Stirling Castle Holy Rude Kirk-yard Cemetery
1640
12 Sep 1640
Age 73
Death of Lord Sir William Alexander , 1st Earl Stirling, Founder of Nova Scotia in Covent Garden, London, MIddlesex, England
Covent Garden, London, MIddlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1567
    Event Place: Menstrie Castle, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire Stirling, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1640
    Event Place: Covent Garden, London Middlesex, England; Cemetery: Stirling Castle Holy Rude Kirk-yard Cemetery

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1640
    Event Place: Covent Garden, London, MIddlesex, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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