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Margaret Alexander 1763 – 1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1763

Birth Location: West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 March 1847

Death Location: Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Father: ROBERT ALEXANDER

Mother: Isobel Somervel

Spouse(s): David Smith

Children(s): Charles Smith

Margaret Alexander was born in 1763 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland, the child of ROBERT ALEXANDER and Isobel Janet Somervel. Margaret Alexander married David Smith, and had children including Charles Smith. Margaret Alexander passed away in 1847 in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Margaret Alexander was born in 1763 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland, the child of ROBERT ALEXANDER and Isobel Janet Somervel.
  • Margaret Alexander married David Smith, and had children including Charles Smith.
  • Margaret Alexander passed away in 1847 in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

ROBERT ALEXANDER
1738 – 1805
Birth Location: Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland
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Isobel Somervel
1743 –
Birth Location: Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

David Smith
1750 – 1840
Birth Location: Laurencekirk, Kincardine Scotland
DS

Children(s)

Charles Smith
1793 –
Birth Location: Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
CS

Margaret Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Alexander
1763 – 1847
Birth Place: West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Parents
ROBERT ALEXANDER
1738 – 1805
Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland
Isobel (Janet) Somervel
1743 –
Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Alexander's Descendants

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Margaret Alexander (24 Sep 1763 – 22 March 1847) m. David Smith (1750 – 15 December 1840)
  1. 1. Charles Smith (abt 1793 – ) m. Helen Grierson (18 Aug 1807 – 14 Mar 1882)
    1. 1. Mary (M) Smith (08 Sep 1832 – 26 nov 1915) m. John (William) Boyd (27 Dec 1833 – 14 Jan 1883)
      1. 1. William Boyd (20 Apr 1860 – 1910) m. Henrietta Robb (abt 1866 – abt 1903)
        1. 1. Lillie (Anna) Boyd (abt 1888 – )
        2. 2. William (John) Boyd (1897 – 1942) m. Elizabeth ((Lizzie)) Birse (23 Apr 1892 – 1956)
        3. 3. Robert (J) Boyd (abt 1898 – )

Margaret Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1763
24 Sep 1763
Birth of Margaret Alexander in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland
West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland
1847
22 March 1847
Age 84
Death of Margaret Alexander in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1763
    Event Place: West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 March 1847
    Event Place: Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
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