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Families covered: Alexander in Ireland

                               
William Alexander of London (d 1774)
m. (01.01.1753) Charlotte Monsey (d 11.10.1798, dau of Messenger Monsey of Chelsea Hospital)
1. Monsey Alexander (b 1756, d 1790, Rector of Moville)
  m. Susan Maria McClintock (dau of James McClintock, m2. Rev. Samuel Law Montgomery)
  A. Dorothea Alexander (d 1859)
  m. (1816) Alexander Staples (d 1864, Rector of Gowran, son of Rev. Alexander)
2. Robert Alexander (b 04.1771, d 15.07.1861) had issue
  m1. _ Williams
  m2. (06.05.1809) Grace Blacker (dau of Rev. St. John Blacker)
3. Elizabeth Alexander (b 1758, d 1840)
  m. (27.12.1803) Henry Harmer of Bicton Hall
4. Anne Alexander (b 1759, dsp 1840)
  m. William Dalton
5. Jemima Alexander (b 1764, d 25.06.1827)
  m. (04.07.1789) Rev. John Edmund Rolfe of Cranworth (d 24.07.1795)
6. Catherine Alexander (d 17.03.1853)
  m. (18.03.1800) John Bedingfield Collyer of Hackford Hall (Archdeacon of Norwich)
7.+ other issue (d unm) - William, John, Charlotte Grace (b 1754, d 1829), Rebecca, Mary (d 1844)

 

 

Robert Alexander of Boom Hall, co. Derry (b 1722, d 27.03.1790)
m. (1759) Anne McCullogh (d 20.01.1817, dau/coheir of Henry McCullogh of Ballyarton)
1. Nathaniel Alexander of Portglenone (co. Antrim), Bishop of Meath (b 12.08.1700, d 21.10.1840)
  m. (18.05.1785) Anne Jackson (d 08.1837, dau of Richard Jackson of Coleraine (by Anne, sister of 1st Viscount O'Neill), sister/heir of Sir George Jackson of Forkill)
  A. Robert Alexander (b 19.08.1788, Archdeacon of Down) had issue
  m1. (21.08.1813) Catherine Staples (d 12.03.1830, dau of John Staples of Lissan)
  m2. (12.1837) Hester Helena McManus (dsp 23.06.1874, dau of Colonel Alexander McManus)
  B. James Alexander (b 22.07.1794, d 02.04.1857, cleric, 3rd son) had issue
  m. (14.08.1833) Alicia Louisa Dopping (dau of Samuel Dopping of Lowtown)
  C. Nathaniel Alexander (b 06.12.1796, d 14.10.1880) had issue
  m. Sophia Hickey (d 29.04.1883, dau of N. Hickey, widow of J. Young)
  D. Henry Alexander of Forkill House, Sheriff of co. Armagh (b 16.02.1803, d 01.12.1877) had issue
m. (14.08.1839) Louisa Juliana Knox (b 1819-20, d 31.03.1896, dau of 2nd Earl of Ranfurly)
  E. George Alexander (b 20.01.1805, d 1887) had issue
  m. (1833) Rebecca Molloy (dau of William Molloy of Rockvalley)
  F. William Stuart Alexander of Ballyarton, Derry (b 29.10.1807, d 09.07.1883) had issue
  m. (15.07.1834) Janet Bethia Dallas (d 13.10.1876, dau of Brigadier Charles Dallas, Governor of St. Helena)
  G. Anne Alexander (d 23.07.1869)
  m. (09.1813) John Molesworth Staples (d 04.04.1859, Rector of Lissan & Upper Moville, son of John of Lissan)
  H. Elisabeth Rebecca Alexander (d 1860)
  m. (21.07.1824) John Armytage Nicholson of Balrath Burry (d 12.1872)
  I. Henrietta Frances Alexander (d 09.07.1885)
m. (20.05.1830) Robert Smyth of Gaybrook (d 28.07.1878)
  J.+ other issue - Richard Jackson (d 1810), Jane Mary (b 1810, d unm 21.02.1885)
2. Henry Alexander of Glentogher, co. Donegal (b 1763, d 06.05.1818) had issue
  m. (14.02.1807) Dorothy Rivers (d 10.12.1864, dau of Francis Rivers)
3. William Alexander, Mayor of Derry (b 1768, d 01.01.1824, Lt. General)
  m. (1793) Martha Waller (d 1850, dau of Sir Robert Waller of Newport, 1st Bart)
  A. Robert Alexander (b 17.09.1795, d 11.05.1872, Rector of Aghadoe) had issue
m. (16.10.1820) Dorothea McClintock (d 17.05.1877, dau/heir of Henry McClintock of Rathdonnell House)
  B Catherine Alexander (dsp 1836)
  m. George Thompson of Clonskeagh Castle (m1. ??, son of David of Oaklands)
  C.+ other issue - William Ferguson (d 25.03.1823), Waller (b 1796, d 1804)
4. James Alexander of Somerhill, Kent (b 1769, d 12.09.1848, MP)
  m1. Eliza Dundas (dau of Captain Ralph Dundas of Manour)
  A. Elizabeth Charlotte Alexander (d 25.11.1882)
m. (03.09.1825) (Stratford Canning), 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe
  m2. (08.03.1813) Charlotte Sophia Dashwood (d 11.04.1870, dau of Thomas Dashwood, widow of Charles Andrew Bruce)
  B.+ other issue - Robert of Upavon (b 10.02.1815, d 2.10.1863, had issue), James of Oakbank (b 07.05.1822, d 08.08.1899, had issue), Charlotte Sophia (b 01.12.1813, d unm 1897), Anne (b 07.08.1817, d unm 1886), Emma (b 23.11.1818, d unm 1843)
5. Joseph (Josias) Du Pre Alexander (b 1771, d 20.08.1839, MP) had issue
  m. (01.02.1808) Mary Bracken (d 13.11.1868, dau of Rev. Thomas Bracken)
6. Elizabeth Alexander
  m. Sir Andrew Ferguson, 1st Bart d 1808)
7. Anne Alexander (d 18.09.1865)
  m. Alexander Scott (Major General)
8.+ other issue - Jane, Rebecca, Dorothea

Main source(s): BIFR1976 ('Alexander (cos Antrim, Armagh, Carlow, Derry and Donegal)')
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