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Sir Lord "Viscount of Canada" Alexander, Knight of Menstrie, 7th Baron of Menstrie, 1st Viscount of Stirling, Extraordinary Judg Alexander 1570–1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1664

Death Location: Donegal, Ireland

Father: Archibald Alexander

Mother: Lady Douglas

Spouse(s): Lady ERSKINE

Children(s): Archibald Alexander, Anthony ALEXANDER, Henry ALEXANDER, Jane Mcnitt, Robert Alexander, Charles Alexander, Lt. Alexander, Robert Alexander, Sir Stirling, Anthony Alexander, John Alexander, James Alexander, William Alexander, Archibald III

The story of Sir Lord "Viscount of Canada" Alexander, Knight of Menstrie, 7th Baron of Menstrie, 1st Viscount of Stirling, Extraordinary Judg Alexander began in 1570 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Sir Lord "Viscount of Canada" Alexander, Knight of Menstrie, 7th Baron of Menstrie, 1st Viscount of Stirling, Extraordinary Judg Alexander married Lady Janet Elizabeth Erskine, and had children including Anthony 3Rd Earl Of Stirling Alexander, Anthony Alexander, Archibald Phillip Scotland Alexander, Archibald Phillip Alexander Iii, Charles Alexander, Henry Alexander, James Alexander, Jane Alexander Mcnitt, John Alexander, Lt Col James Alexander, Robert Alexander, Sir Henry Alexander 3Rd Earl Of Stirling, William Guadling Alexander. Sir Lord "Viscount of Canada" Alexander, Knight of Menstrie, 7th Baron of Menstrie, 1st Viscount of Stirling, Extraordinary Judg Alexander passed away in 1664 in Donegal, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Lord "Viscount of Canada" Alexander, Knight of Menstrie, 7th Baron of Menstrie, 1st Viscount of Stirling, Extraordinary Judg Alexander began in 1570 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
  • Sir Lord "Viscount of Canada" Alexander, Knight of Menstrie, 7th Baron of Menstrie, 1st Viscount of Stirling, Extraordinary Judg Alexander married Lady Janet Elizabeth Erskine, and had children including Anthony 3Rd Earl Of Stirling Alexander, Anthony Alexander, Archibald Phillip Scotland Alexander, Archibald Phillip Alexander Iii, Charles Alexander, Henry Alexander, James Alexander, Jane Alexander Mcnitt, John Alexander, Lt Col James Alexander, Robert Alexander, Sir Henry Alexander 3Rd Earl Of Stirling, William Guadling Alexander.
  • Sir Lord "Viscount of Canada" Alexander, Knight of Menstrie, 7th Baron of Menstrie, 1st Viscount of Stirling, Extraordinary Judg Alexander passed away in 1664 in Donegal, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Alexander
1540–1621
Birth Location: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Lady Douglas
1558–1636
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady ERSKINE
1572–1649
Birth Location: Little Sauchie, Stirlingshire, Scotland
LE

Children(s)

Archibald Alexander
1610–1689
Birth Location: Ballieghan, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
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Anthony ALEXANDER
1605–1637
Birth Location: Parish Of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
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Henry ALEXANDER
1606–1650
Birth Location: Parish Of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
HA
Jane Mcnitt
1602–1691
Birth Location: Menstrie, , Sterling, Scotland
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Robert Alexander
1610–1704
Birth Location: , Stirlingshire, , Scotland
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Charles Alexander
1611–1663
Birth Location: Parish Of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
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Lt. Alexander
1612–1661
Birth Location: Parish Of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
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Robert Alexander
1600–1634
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Sir Stirling
1595–1649
Birth Location: Menstrie, Parish Logie Clakmannshire, Stirling, Scotland
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Anthony Alexander
1594–1637
Birth Location: Parish Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
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John Alexander
1590–1611
Birth Location: Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland
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James Alexander
1590–1641
Birth Location: Perth,Perth,Scotland
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William Alexander
1604–1638
Birth Location: Menstrie, Parish Logie Clakmannshire, Stirling, Scotland
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Archibald III
1610–1689
Birth Location: Sterling, Menstrie, Scotland, UK
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Sir Alexander's Ancestors

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Sir Alexander
1570–1664
Birth Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Archibald "Bailie" 1540 1621 Burges of Stirling Alexander
1540–1621
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas
1558–1636
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (B. Alexander BARON OF) MENSTRIE
1500–1610
Sterling, Menstrie, Scotland
Elizabeth* (Douglas of Lochleven daughter of Thomas Douglas of Lochleven "the younger" and Lady Elizabeth Boyd of) Bonshaw.
1505–1545
Drummond Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Archibald (Douglas, 6th Earl Of) Angus
1489–1557
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Margaret, (Baroness of Hailes,) Hepburn
1528–1593
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Douglas
1475–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Alexander's Descendants

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Sir (Lord "Viscount of Canada" Alexander, Knight of Menstrie, 7th Baron of Menstrie, 1st Viscount of Stirling, Extraordinary Judg) Alexander (1570–1664) m. Lady (Janet Elizabeth) ERSKINE (1572–10 May 1649)
  1. 1. Archibald (Phillip (Scotland)) Alexander 1610–1689 m. Elizabeth (Eileen) McKay 1617–1715
    1. 1. William ("The Corpulent") Alexander 1676–1749 m. Jean McNutt 1680–1751
      1. 1. William (Pearson) Alexander 1700–1750 m. Agnes Alexander 1705–
        1. 1. Mary (Agnes) Alexander 1726–1772 m. Tasker Tosh 1718–1762
      2. 2. Archibald (William (Capt.) Alexander) * 1708–1780
      3. 3. Robert Alexander 1710–1783
      4. 4. Margaret Alexander 1720–1756
      5. 5. William (Pearson) Alexander 1712–1797
      6. 6. Peter Alexander 1714–1768
      7. 7. William Alexander 1709–1749
    2. 2. Thomas Alexander 1630–1698
    3. 3. John Alexander 1627–1691
    4. 4. James Alexander 1634–1698
    5. 5. William Alexander 1630–1749
    6. 6. John (E) Alexander 1693–1777
  2. 2. Anthony ALEXANDER 1605–1637
  3. 3. Henry ALEXANDER 1606–1650
  4. 4. Jane (Alexander) Mcnitt 1602–1691
  5. 5. Robert Alexander 1610–1704
  6. 6. Charles Alexander 1611–1663
  7. 7. Lt. (Col James) Alexander 1612–1661
  8. 8. Robert Alexander 1600–1634
  9. 9. Sir (Henry Alexander, 3rd Earl of) Stirling 1595–1649
  10. 10. Anthony ((3rd Earl of Stirling)) Alexander 1594–1637
  11. 11. John Alexander 1590–1611
  12. 12. James Alexander 1590–1641
  13. 13. William (Guadling) Alexander 1604–1638
  14. 14. Archibald (Phillip Alexander) III 1610–1689

Sir Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1570
1570
Birth of Sir Lord "Viscount of Canada" Alexander, Knight of Menstrie, 7th Baron of Menstrie, 1st Viscount of Stirling, Extraordinary Judg Alexander in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1664
1664
Age 94
Death of Sir Lord "Viscount of Canada" Alexander, Knight of Menstrie, 7th Baron of Menstrie, 1st Viscount of Stirling, Extraordinary Judg Alexander in Donegal, Ireland
Donegal, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1664
    Event Place: Donegal, Ireland
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