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ALEXANDER

An aider or benefactor of men; to aid or help; a powerful auxiliary (Greek)



    Verified      Distantly- or marriage-related      Probable, under research      Possible, under research


James ALEXANDER
b. ca 1750

        George ALEXANDER
        b. ca April 1780 in Perth, Perth, Scotland
        m. Margaret GUTHRIE ca 1820 in Scotland
        d. bef. 1855

                Alexander ALEXANDER
                b. 1820 in Forteviot, Perth, Scotland
  *
                d. 1865 in Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia

                Margaret ALEXANDER
                b. 1821 in Rhynd, Perth, Scotland
                m. David GUTHRIE in December 1843 in Kinnoull, Perth, Scotland (Likely a cousin)
                d. 1 November 1890 in Auchterauder, Perth, Scotland

                John ALEXANDER
                b. 1822 in Rhynd, Perth, Scotland
                m. Christina REID on 10 February 1844
                d. bef. 1854

                        George ALEXANDER
                        b. 1845 in Perth, Scotland
                        m. Mary COCHRANE in July 1863

                        James R ALEXANDER
                        b. 1849

                        Peter R ALEXANDER
                        b. 1850 in Perth, Scotland

                James ALEXANDER
                b. 1824 in Forteviot, Perth, Scotland
  *
                d. 1876 in Victoria, Australia

                Thomas ALEXANDER  [1] +
                b. 1830 in Forteviot, Perth, Scotland
                m1. Unknown - Widowed
                m2. Margaret DUFF
[1] on 8 June 1855 in Condie, Forgandenny, Perth, Scotland

                         1George ALEXANDER (Named after his paternal grandfather)
                       b. 5 April 1856 in Forgandenny, Perth, Scotland
                       d. bef. April 1862 in Victoria, Australia

                m3. Isabel "Isabella" McLEAN on 22 September 1863 in Invercargill, New Zealand
                d. 7 August 1918 in Birchfield, West Coast, New Zealand 

                          2George ALEXANDER (Named after his paternal grandfather)
                        b. ca 1862 in Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia

                        Ann McQueen ALEXANDER  (Named after her maternal grandmother)
                        b. 1867 in Stafford, Hokitika, New Zealand
                        m. William2 KIDD
on 18 July 1885 in Greymouth, New Zealand
                        d. 20 October 1914 in Westport, New Zealand (Breast cancer)

                        Margaret Guthrie ALEXANDER (Named after her paternal grandmother)
                        b. 1870 in Takaka, New Zealand
                        m. John "Jack" BROADFOOT in 1906

                Charles ALEXANDER
                b. 1832 in Forteviot, Perth, Scotland
                m1. Helen STEWART on 29 January 1858 in Redgorton, Perth, Scotland
            
                         Helen ALEXANDER
                         b. 18 April 1858
in Methven, Perth, Scotland

                         Margaret ALEXANDER
                         b. 27 December 1859 in Methven, Perth, Scotland
                         m. William BLACK on 8 December 1882
                         d. 10 August 1900 in Perth, Perth, Scotland

                         George ALEXANDER
                         b. 23 August 1861 Methven, Perth, Scotland
                         d. 1925 in Scotland

                         William ALEXANDER
                         b. 11 January 1863 in Methven, Perth, Scotland
                         d. 4 May 1863 in Methven, Perth, Scotland

                         Mary ALEXANDER
                         b. 20 June 1864 in Methven, Perth, Scotland

                         Elizabeth ALEXANDER
                         b. 5 July 1866 in Methven, Perth, Scotland

                         Charles ALEXANDER
                         b. 27 July 1868 in Methven, Perth, Scotland
                         d. 3 July 1872 in Methven, Perth, Scotland

                         Isabella ALEXANDER
                         b. 1 May 1870 in Methven, Perth, Scotland

                m2. Catherine McRAE on 20 January 1893 in Dundee, Scotland (No issue)
                d. 8 August 1906 at 65 North Methven Street, Perth, Scotland


* Immigrated to Australia
+ Immigrated to Victoria, Australia aboard the Red Jacket in 1857 then onto New Zealand before 1863



[1] Unassisted immigrants.


Source: C Fischer


SCOTLAND CENSUS:

1841, ALEXANDER, George, 61, Cotton H L W, born Perthshire SCO, M, residing Callafountan, Forteviot Perthshire SCO

1851, ALEXANDER, George, NOT FOUND

1861, ALEXANDER, George, DECEASED

 

1841, ALEXANDER, Thomas, 11, born Perthshire SCO, U, residing Callafountan, Forteviot Perthshire SCO

1851, ALEXANDER, Thomas, 23, Iron miner, born Perthshire SCO, residing Drybridge, Whitburn West Lothian SCO

1861, ALEXANDER, Thomas, IN AUSTRALIA

1871, ALEXANDER, Thomas, IN NEW ZEALAND