Happy St. Alexander's Day - March 18th

Here are a few of my ancestors named Alexander, in honour of the day.

Alexander PARNELL, my Great Grandfather
b. 12 July 1881 died 2 Aug 1967, married Harriet Maria CRESWICK 28 Nov 1905


Alexander ALISON - my 3rd great grandfather, a stonemason (grandfather of Alexander PARNELL)
   b. 15 May 1821, Balmalcolm, Kettle, Fife, d. 17 Nov 1892 Kirkcaldy, Fife
  married Margaret MITCHELL 20 May 1844 Edinburgh


Alexander McCormick, my 6th Great Grandfather
b 1740, died 17 Feb 1792 Balmerino, Fife, married Christian JOHNSTON Jan 1770 Kilmany, Fife.
Alexander OGILVIE @ 1385, Auchterhouse, Forfarshire,  my 18th Great Grandfather


Alexander SIMPSON b.@ 1650, father of Barbara SIMPSON, who married John LILLY in Orwell, Kinross
Alexander LINDSAY @ 1505, Edzell, Angus, married Rachel BARCLAY - my 12th great Grandfather
Alexander LINDSAY @ 1387, married Marjory DUNBAR - my 17th Great Grandfather
Alexander LINDSAY died Oct. 1381 in Candia, Crete married Katherine STIRLING abt. 1358, my 19th Great Grandfather

Alexander ABERNATHY born bef 1300, Scotland - my 21st great grandfather
Alexander LYALL & his wife Janet BIRRELL, no direct relationship now, but we used to think they were somehow related... possibly to Helen LYALL, wife of Andrew WILKIE of  Fife.

 curious there are NO Alexanders on my husband's side of the family...