Kintyre People
A genealogical database of individuals who lived in Kintyre during the early modern period, from roughly 1500 CE to 1800 CE.
Alexander, Alexander
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Name Alexander, Alexander Gender Male Community-wide Assize Trial 14 Jun 1710 Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland 
[1] "Alexander Alexander ^in Kilchiven^, guilty of burying one of his Children in linen Cloath w[ith]in this half year," Person ID I542 Kintyre People Last Modified 20 Jul 2026
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Davidson, Martha Marriage 16 Feb 1688 Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland [2] Notes - Members of this family also used the Scots variant surname Eshinor.
Children 1. Alexander, Robert, c. 11 Feb 1689, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland 2. Alexander, John, c. 22 Mar 1691, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland 3. Alexander, Patrick, c. 30 Apr 1693, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland 4. Alexander, Jenat, c. 20 Dec 1695, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland 5. Alexander, Margaret, c. 18 Apr 1698, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland 6. Alexander, Jean, c. 26 Jun 1701, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland 7. Alexander, Ann, c. 14 Nov 1703, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland 8. Alexander, Isabell, c. 23 Mar 1707, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland 9. Alexander, John, c. 20 Apr 1707, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland Family ID F94 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Jul 2026
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Notes - In 1692, William Alexander was a fencible man in Campbeltown, and Alexander Elshinder was a fencible man in Crosshill.
An Alexander Alexander was baptized on 12 June 1659 to Robert Alexander and Jenat Wood in Ballemanach Leerside.
An Alexander Alexander married Martha Davidson on 6 February 1688, which would have made him twenty-nine years old at the time of his marriage. They baptized the following children:
Robert 1689
John 1691
Patric 1693
Jenat 1695
Margaret 1698
Jane 1701
Ann 1703
Isabell 1707
John 1707
Based on the naming pattern of the children, it's likely that this was the same person.
Note that another Alexander Alexander married Janet Wilson on 24 March 1706. No children are listed for this couple, but due to the marriage date, this must have been a different person.
At an assize trial held on 14 June 1710 in Campbeltown both men confessed to burying a child of theirs in linen. One in Kilkivan and the other in Kilchrist. At this time there is not enough evidence to determine which record applies to which individual.
For database recording purposes, this individual has been arbitrarily assigned the residence of Kilkivan.
- In 1692, William Alexander was a fencible man in Campbeltown, and Alexander Elshinder was a fencible man in Crosshill.
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