Charles Alexander (1611 - 1663)

Born Dec 1611 in Logie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Drury — married 24 Mar 1645 in Scotland

Died 1663 at about age 51 in Logie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Biography

Charles Alexander was born in December, 1611 in Logie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, son of William Alexander (~1567–1640) and Janet Erskine (~1580–~1649).

His siblings were:

1. Jean Alexander (~1600–~1670)
2. William Alexander (1604–1638)
3. Robert Alexander (1604–1638)
4. Anthony Alexander (1605–1637)
5. Henry Alexander (1606–1650)
6. Margaret Alexander (1607– )
7. Elizabeth Alexander (1608–1642)
8. John Alexander (~1612–~1691)
9. Ludovich Alexander (1614–1634)
10. James Alexander (1615–1671)

Charles (33) married Anna Drury (35) (born in 1609 in Scotland) on March 24, 1645. Their known children were:

1. Charles Alexander (1635–1670)
2. James Alexander (1650–1670)

Charles died in 1663 in Logie, Stirlingshire, aged 51.

Research Notes

• Potential background family information on the Alexanders of Menstrie at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexanders_of_Menstrie
• Potential background family information: Fergusson, Robert Menzies, 1859, Logie; A Parish History Chapter XVIII. Lands of Menstrie, Page 169 - 174 at https://electricscotland.com/history/stirlingshire/logieparish2.pdf
• Unlikely marriage entry - refer to next dot point, Charles Alexander, spouse: Anne Drury, Marriage date: 21 Jan 1635, Marriage place: Stepney, Middlesex, England, FHL Film Number: 597245, Reference ID: yrs 1636-1639
• Right names but unlikely possible marriage entry as residential address is not Scotland, Charles Alexander, marriage date: 21 Jan 1635, Marriage Place: St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England, Spouse: Anne Drury, Register Type: Parish Register. London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P93/DUN/266 Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. accessed 1 Oct 2020 Free Ancestry Image
• Father's biography record does not mention son Charles in the discussion of the Earl of Stirling line, Name: William Alexander, Birth Date: 1580, Death Date: 12 Feb 1640, Page Number: 426, Volume Number: Volume 01Ancestry.com. Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Chalmers, Alexander. The General Biographical Dictionary. 32 volumes. London: J. Nichols and Son, 1812-1817. Viewed11 Oct 2020 at Ancestry.com at Free Ancestry Image
• Father's background information London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 197, Ancestry.com. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. Volumes 1–22. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1921–1922. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922, Oxford University Press, London, England. Name: Sir William Alexander Viscount Canada, Birth Date: 1567, Death Date: 1640, Viewed 11 Oct 2020 at Free Ancestry Image
• Possible son Charles' British Army Service Record, FindMyPast Record Transcription: British Army Service Records, First name(s): Charles, Last name: Alexander, Year: 1666, Birth year: -, Birth town: -, Birth county: -, Commision year: 1666, Regiment: Scots Guards, Archive: Trustees of the Scots Guards Charitable Fund, Series: Scots Guards Service Records 1799-1939, Record set: British Army Service Records, Category: Military, armed forces & conflict, Subcategory: Regimental & Service Records, Collections from: Great Britain, Scotland. Image viewed 12 Oct 2020 records: 21 ALEXANDER. CHARLES, Born, Son of, Referred to.as Ensign to Captain James Alexander, No. 17 of this list. on 16th October 1660, Believed to have been the son of Mr. Charles Alexander (fifth son of the Earl of Alexander) who had a Charter of the lands of Tullibody, 27 June 1642, and who had a son Charles who d.s.p. Mr Charles Alexander was an elder brother of James Alexander of Rednock, No. 17 of this list, in whose company the younger Charles was an ensign, as appears from the Canongate Baptismal Register of 16th October 1660. (Handwritten note:- Shown in Vow Roll - C 1660)
• Mentioned in the Earl of Stirling and of the house of Alexander (starts page 191as the administrator of his late father's estate and his removal from that position. Also his right to the Stirling mansion until his death around 1664 [image 204 of 611 online view] also page 256 [image view 269 of 611] index [Image 592] Ancestry.com. Memorials of the Earl of Stirling and of the house of Alexander [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Rogers, Charles,. Memorials of the Earl of Stirling and of the house of Alexander. Edinburgh: W. Paterson, 1877. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/24023/

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Acknowledgements

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