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William Alexander 1837 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1837

Birth Location: Omagh, Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 7 Jul 1911

Death Location: Hillier, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Alexander

Mother: Jane Rae

Spouse(s): Ellen Emerson

Children(s): John Alexander, James Alexander, Thomas Alexander, William Alexander, Andrew Alexander, Sarah Alexander, Mary Alexander, Edward Alexander, Ellen Alexander

Born in 1837 in Omagh, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, William Alexander was the child of James Alexander and Jane Rae. In time, William Alexander married Ellen Mary Emerson, and they raised a family that included John James Alexander, James William Albert Alexander, Thomas Henry Alexander, William Ryan Alexander, Andrew Caldwell Alexander, Sarah Elizabeth Alexander, Mary Jane Alexander, Edward Emerson Alexander and Ellen Jane Alexander. William Alexander died in Hillier, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada in 1911.

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Parents

James Alexander
1802 – 1888
Birth Location: Tyrone, Ireland
JA
Jane Rae
1806 – 1888
Birth Location: Omagh, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
JR

Spouses(s)

Ellen Emerson
1842 – 1929
Birth Location: Sophiasburgh, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
EE

Children(s)

John Alexander
1864 – 1918
Birth Location: Moneymore, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
JA
James Alexander
1865 – 1888
Birth Location: Moneymore, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
JA
Thomas Alexander
– 1936
Birth Location: Moneymore, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
TA
William Alexander
1868 –
Birth Location: Moneymore, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
WA
Andrew Alexander
1869 – 1948
Birth Location: Moneymore, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
AA
Sarah Alexander
1871 – 1950
Birth Location: Moneymore, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
SA
Mary Alexander
1874 – 1874
Birth Location: Moneymore, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
MA
Edward Alexander
1876 – 1950
Birth Location: Moneymore, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
EA
Ellen Alexander
1881 – 1974
Birth Location: Moneymore, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
EA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 May 1837
    Event Place: Omagh, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, 1861 Census of Canada, 1891 Census of Canada, Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938, Year: 1891; Census Place: Hungerford, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6342; Family No: 43, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1032, Year: 1851; Census Place: Prince Edward, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11750; Page: 53; Line: 42, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series Number: Ms 932

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Prince Edward, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Prince Edward, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11750; Page: 53; Line: 42

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Hungerford, Hastings, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1032

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Hungerford, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Hungerford, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6342; Family No: 43

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hungerford Township, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series Number: Ms 932

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 Jul 1911
    Event Place: Hillier, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Age:

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Niles Corners, Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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