'Alexander3'
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Families covered: Alexander of Ballochmyle, Alexander of Blackhouse, Alexander of Boghall, Alexander of Candren, Alexander of Newton, Alexander of Paisley, Alexander of Southbar
| John Alexander in Paisley (a 1472) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Alexander of Candren | ||||||||||||||
| A. | John Alexander of Candren had issue at Candren | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Robert Alexander of Paisley Tak (a 1579) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Matthie | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1598) Elizabeth Carswell | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Alexander of Blackhouse, Boghall & Newton (b 1604, d by 1687, Baillie of Paisley) the first mentioned by Paterson | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1633) Marion Hamilton (dau of Claud Hamilton by Janet Orr) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Alexander of Boghall (b 1634, a 1685, minister of Kilmalcolm) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1657) Mary Maxwell (dau of John Maxwell of Southbar by Elizabeth Cuninghame) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Robert Alexander of Blackhouse (d 1723) mentioned by Paterson (2/510) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sophia Blair (dau of John Blair of Innerwick) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Jean Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. (John) Lockhart of Lee (dsp 1788) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | John Alexander of Blackhouse | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1690) Janet Cuninghame (dau of William Cuninghame of Craigends) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Robert Alexander of Blackhouse | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | William Alexander, Lord Provost of Edinburgh (a 1752) | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | ?? Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Sir William Alexander of Airdrie & Cowden (d 1842, chief baron of the Exchequer) | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Anna Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.04.1712) Peter Murdoch, Provost of Glasgow | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Margaret Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1720) Robert Alexander of Newton @1@ just below | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Jean Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 24.08.1689) William Greenlies of Auchlamont (d 1698) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Claud Alexander of Newton (b 1645, d 1703) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1677) Jean Ralstoun (dau of William Ralstoun of that ilk by Ursula Mure) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Robert Alexander of Newton (b 1681, d 1738) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1720) Margaret Alexander (dau of James (probably not Robert) Alexander, younger of Blackhouse, cousin) @1@ just above | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Claud Alexander of Newton (b 1724, d 1772) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1746) Johanna Cuninghame (dau of Alexander Cuninghame of Craigends) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Robert Alexander of Newton (dsp 1795) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Claud Alexander of Ballochmyle (b 1752, d 1809, Paymaster General in India, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.01.1788) Helenora Maxwell (b 1765, dau of Sir William Maxwell, Bart of Springkell) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Claud Alexander of Ballochmyle (dsp 1845) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Keatinge (d 1845, dau of Col. Maurice Keatinge by Martha Brabazon, dau of Anthony, 8th Earl of Meath) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | William Maxwell Alexander of Southbar (d unm 1853) | ||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Boyd Alexander of Ballochmyle & Southbar (b 1796, d 10.1861) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1828) Sophia Elizabeth Hobhouse (dau of Sir Benjamin Hobhouse, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Mary Alexander (d 1867) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1834) Joshua Crompton of Sion Hill & Azerley | |||||||||||||||
| ((5))+ | other issue - Margaret Stewart (d 1861), Anna Joanna (d 1859), Catherine Maxwell (d 1834), Helenora | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Boyd Alexander of Southbar & Boghall (b 1758, dsp 1825, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Camilla Porterfield (dau of Boyd Porterfield of that ilk by Christian Cuninghame) | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | John Alexander (b 1766, dsp, Major) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean Neilson (dau of Robert Neilson, cousin) @2@ just below | |||||||||||||||
| (e) | Lockhart Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. Claud Neilson (cousin) @3@ just below | |||||||||||||||
| (f)+ | other issue - Alexander (d unm), Catherine (d 21.09.1834), Margaret, Anna, Wilhelmina (d 1843), Lillias | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Jean Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Neilson of Paisley | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Claud Neilson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Lockhart Alexander (dau of Claud Alexander of Newton) @3@ just above | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Jean Neilson | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Alexander (b 1766, dsp, Major) @2@ just above | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Claud Alexander (d 1705) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Marion Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1709) Alexander Cochrane of Craigmuir (nephew of 1st Earl of Dundonald) | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Ursula Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1706) John Russell of Braidshaw | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Marion Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1678) John Maxwell of Bredieland | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Janet Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Robert Love of Paisley (d before 1678) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1677) James Dunlop of Doucot | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Jean Henderson (dau of David Henderson by Isobel Algeo) | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Robert Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Smith (dau of Alexander Smith of Reidston by Margaret, dau of Major Hugh Buntein of Kilbryde) | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | issue - Margaret, Janet | ||||||||||||||
| (6) | John Alexander (to Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | James Alexander (Baillie of Paisley) | ||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | issue - James, Claud | ||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue - Catherine, Janet | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BP1934 ('Alexander of Ballochmyle'), BLG1886 ('Alexander of Southbar') with support from 'History of the County of Ayr' (James Paterson, vol 2, 1852, p336 & 509+)
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