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James ALEXANDER (1797 - 1877)
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Sarah Elizabeth ALEXANDER (1835 - 1905)
 James ALEXANDER (1797 - 1877)

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Sarah WILLS (1796 - 1876)



























James ALEXANDER Sarah WILLS
James ALEXANDER
Pic P1. from 'A Currency Lad"

Pic S1. copied from Plante Family tree - ancestry

Pic 1. from 'A Currency Lad"

b. 1797 at Lanarkshire, Scotland
m. 24 Jun 1834 Sarah WILLS (1796 - 1876) at Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d. 29 Jul 1877 aged 80
Near Relatives of James ALEXANDER (1797 - 1877)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Edward Spencer WILLS 13 Aug 1778 London, Middlesex, England 14 May 1811 Sydney, NSW, Australia 32
Mother in Law Sarah HARDING Aug 1776 London, Middlesex, England 08 Jul 1823 Sydney, NSW, Australia 46

Self James ALEXANDER 1797 Lanarkshire, Scotland 29 Jul 1877 80

Wife Sarah WILLS 23 Apr 1796 England Dec 1876 St Giles, London, England 80

Daughter Sarah Elizabeth ALEXANDER 1835 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1905 Paddington, London, England 70

Son in Law Philip John VANDERBYL 1828 Cape of Good Hope 1892 64

Grandson James Alexander VANDERBYL abt 1855
Granddaughter Isabella Sara VANDERBYL 1858 Kensington, London, Middlesex, England 1949 Winchester, Hampshire, England 91
Grandson William Alexander VANDERBYL 1860 Kensington, London, Middlesex, England 1944 Bredwardine, Hertfordshire, England 84
Granddaughter Mary Florence VANDERBYL 1861 Bayswater, London, England 1949 Westminster, London, England 88
Granddaughter Charlotte (twin) VANDERBYL 1864 Steyning, Sussex, England 1864 Steyning, Sussex, England 0
Granddaughter Margaret (twin) VANDERBYL 1864 Steyning, Sussex, England 1864 Steyning, Sussex, England 0
Grandson Philip Breda VANDERBYL 1867 Kensington, London, Middlesex, England 1930 Cairo, Egypt 63
Grandson Charles F VANDERBYL 1874

Niece Alice WILLS 06 May 1823 Camden, NSW, Australia 14 Apr 1824 NSW, Australia 0
Nephew William Henry WILLS 01 Dec 1827 abt 1828 1
Niece Catherine Spencer WILLS 24 Nov 1831 Ci, Sydney, NSW 27 Aug 1884 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 52
Niece Amelia WILLS 1854 Kensington, London, Middlesex, England
Nephew Arthur WILLS 18 Feb 1857 Hammersmith, Middlesex, England 14 Oct 1932 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 75
Nephew Harry Spencer WILLS 13 Sep 1858 Brighton, Sussex, England 1914 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 56
Nephew Frederick WILLS 19 Jul 1860 St John's Wood, Middlesex, London, England
Nephew Charles Ernest WILLS 15 Nov 1861 St John's Wood, Middlesex, London, England
Niece Margaret Campbell ANTILL 27 Jun 1820 Sydney, NSW, Australia 22 Jul 1849 Camden, Oaks, Picton, Stonequarry, NSW 29
Nephew John Macquarie ANTILL 30 May 1822 Liverpool, NSW, Australia 1900 Picton, NSW, Australia 78
Nephew Henry Colden ANTILL 07 Apr 1826 Camden, NSW, Australia 1913 Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia 87
Niece Alice Sophia ANTILL 1827 Liverpool, NSW, Australia 1920 London, Middlesex, England 93
Nephew William Redfern ANTILL 1828 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 1905 Picton, NSW, Australia 77
Nephew Thomas Wills ANTILL 1829 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 18 May 1865 Nelson, New Zealand 36
Nephew Edward Spencer ANTILL 20 Jul 1832 Picton, NSW, Australia 1917 Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia 85
Nephew James Alexander ANTILL 1834 Cobbitty, Narellan, NSW, Australia 1920 Rockdale, Sydney, NSW, Australia 86
Niece Selina Elizabeth ANTILL 1837 Cobbitty, Narellan, NSW, Australia 1924 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 87
Nephew Loftus Cliff ANTILL 06 Dec 1839 Stonequarry, Picton, NSW, Australia 1840 Stonequarry, Picton, NSW, Australia 1
Nephew Thomas Wentworth WILLS 1836 Molongolo Plains, NSW, Australia 02 May 1880 Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia 44
Niece Emily Spencer WILLS 25 Dec 1842 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 06 Dec 1925 "Molongolo", Kew, Victoria, Australia 82
Nephew Cedric Spencer WILLS 01 Dec 1844 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 23 Jan 1914 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 69
Nephew Horace Spencer WILLS 16 Jun 1847 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 08 Oct 1928 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 81
Nephew Egbert Spencer WILLS 11 Nov 1849 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 11 Sep 1931 Kew, Victoria, Australia 81
Niece Elizabeth Spencer WILLS 07 Jan 1852 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 21 Nov 1930 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 78
Niece Eugenie (Duckey) Spencer WILLS 28 Jan 1854 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 08 Jul 1937 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 83
Niece Minna Spencer WILLS 01 Mar 1856 "Bellevue", Geelong, Victoria, Australia 14 Feb 1943 Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 86
Niece Hortense Sarah Spencer WILLS 16 Aug 1861 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 02 Jul 1907 Maidenhead, Berkshire, England 45
Nephew Robert Charles HOWE 27 Feb 1820 St Phillips Church of England, Sydney, NSW 14 Jul 1875 Rylstone, NSW, Australia 55
Nephew Robertus Mansfield HOWE 12 Nov 1822 Sydney, NSW, Australia 26 Feb 1824 Sydney, NSW, Australia 1
Niece Annie Wesley HOWE 1824 Sydney, NSW, Australia
Nephew Alfred Australia HOWE 1825 17 Jan 1837 Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia 12
Niece Mary McLeay HOWE 21 Apr 1827 20 May 1827 0
Niece Sarah Eclipse HOWE 1824 At sea 1905 Callan Park, New South Wales, Australia 81
Nephew George Risden HOWE 1825 01 Jul 1889 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 64
Niece Mary Ann Cowell HOWE 17 Jun 1827 Sydney, NSW, Australia 20 Feb 1905 NSW, Australia 77
Niece Marion HOWE 1829
Nephew John Kiwi HOWE 1830 1860 Kawhia, Auckland, New Zealand 30
Niece Ann Risden HOWE 1832
Niece Eliza Frances HOWE 1834 13 Oct 1914 80
Niece Elizabeth Jane HOWE 1836 15 Dec 1916 80
Niece Emily HOWE 1840 1880 Sydney, NSW, Australia 40
Niece Maria Elizabeth LEE 09 Nov 1891
Nephew John Arthur HARRISON 1897
Niece Adela Ann HARRISON 11 Sep 1834 23 Jul 1910 Victoria, Australia 75
Nephew Henry Colden Antill HARRISON 16 Oct 1836 Cj, NSW, Australia 02 Sep 1929 Kew, Victoria, Australia 92
Nephew George Alfred HARRISON 1838
Niece Kate HARRISON 1840 1914 Minto, NSW, Australia 74
Niece Alice HARRISON 1842
Nephew Ernest HARRISON 1845
Nephew Horace Washington HARRISON 1848 Avon, Victoria, Australia 09 Feb 1869 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 21

Brother in Law Thomas WILLS 05 Aug 1800 Sydney, NSW, Australia 29 Jul 1872 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 71
Sister in Law Eliza WILLS 10 Sep 1802 Sydney, NSW, Australia 30 Sep 1858 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 56
Brother in Law Edward Spencer WILLS 16 Feb 1805 Sydney, NSW, Australia 1830 London, Middlesex, England 25
Sister in Law Elizabeth Selina WILLS 30 Nov 1807 Sydney, NSW, Australia 18 Jan 1811 Sydney, NSW, Australia 3
Brother in Law Horatio Spencer Howe WILLS 05 Oct 1811 Sydney, NSW, Australia 17 Oct 1861 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 50
Brother in Law Robert HOWE 30 Jun 1795 London, Middlesex, England 29 Jan 1829 Sydney, NSW, Australia 33
Brother in Law Thomas Terry HOWE 02 Apr 1803 Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sister in Law Mary Ann Risdon HOWE 01 May 1805 Sydney, NSW, Australia 1832 Kawhia, Auckland, New Zealand 27
Brother in Law George Terry HOWE 18 Dec 1806 Sydney, NSW, Australia 06 Apr 1863 Chippendale, NSW, Australia 56
Sister in Law Ann HOWE 06 Feb 1809 Sydney, NSW, Australia 10 May 1811 2
Sister in Law Sarah Risdon HOWE 27 Sep 1810 Sydney, NSW, Australia 1879 Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia 69
Sister in Law Jane HOWE 09 Nov 1816 Sydney, NSW, Australia 23 Nov 1880 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 64
Events in James ALEXANDER (1797 - 1877)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1797 James ALEXANDER was born Lanarkshire, Scotland 1871 census - 1806, Scotland 55
24 Jun 1834 37 Married Sarah WILLS (aged 38) Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Note 1 55
1835 38 Birth of daughter Sarah Elizabeth ALEXANDER Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1841/51..... census info
1841 44 Census West Regent St, Lanarkshire, Scotland Note 2 67
1851 54 Census Paddington, London, England Note 3 67
1853 56 Residence Botany St, Chippendale, NSW Note 4
1861 64 Census Paddington, London, England Note 5 67
1871 74 Census 4 Porchester Tce, Kensington, London, England Note 6 67
Dec 1876 79 Death of wife Sarah WILLS (aged 80) St Giles, London, England Note 7
29 Jul 1877 80 James ALEXANDER died 55
Note 1: Lots of ancestry trees - no proof
Note 2: ALEXANDER
James (35) - 1806, Lanarkshire - com Merchant
Sarah (45) - 1796
Sarah (6) dau- 1835, Lanarkshire
Note 3: ALEXANDER
James (45) - b Glasgow, Australian merchant
Sarah (34) - b London
Sarah Eliza (16) - b Glasgow
+ 4/5 servants
Note 4: freehold land
(Aust Historical rolls)
Note 5: ALEXANDER
James (56) - 1805, Scotland - Australian Merchant
Sarah (64) - c 1797, London

+ 4 servants
Note 6: ALEXANDER
James (65) - c1806, Scotland - Merchant Australian
Sarah (72) - c1799, Middlesex, London

4 servants Jessie CUMMING, (54), Jane FRANKLIN (46),
Jane BAKER (36)
Alice HARDY (22)
Note 7: date and place from Plante Family tree - ancestry
Personal Notes:
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http://tww.id.au/fam/celene-edward/pafg02.htm
Sarah married (2) James Alexander on 24 Jun 1834 in ,Barony,Lanarkshire,Scotland. James was born in 1800 in ,Barony,Lanarkshire,Scotland. He was christened on 15 Mar 1800 in ,Murroes,Angus,Scotland. He died on 29 Jul 1877 in ,,,England.


Christening as per I.G.I.
had been in partnership with William(the son) Redfern as merchants - a firm
named Redfern and Alexander of George Street Sydney, founded in 1838

Redfern, Alexander and Co mentioned in "The First Settlement of the
Upper Murray 1835-1845 p . 99

1871 census of England
James Alexander head age 65 b. Scotland
Sarah wife aged 72 b. London Middlesex (b. 1799 whereas b. 1796)
at 10 Porchester Terr, Paddington, London Merchant Australian
with 5 servants
Jane Baker b. Dover Kent age 36
Richard Bores 25 b. b. Riston Kent
Jessie Cumming 54 b. Scotland
Jane Franklin 46 b. Dorset
Alice Handly 22 b. Ireland
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Source References:
55. Type: Book, Abbr: Edward Wills Family and Descendants, Title: Ancestor Treasure Hunt; The Edward Wills Family and Descendants in Australia 1797 - 1976, Auth: R.V. Pockley, Publ: Wentworth Books - Sydney, Date: 1976
- Reference = (Name, Notes)
- Reference = (Death)
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Reference = (Birth)
67. Type: Census, Abbr: UK Census Collection, Title: UK Census Collection, Auth: Ancestry.com.au, Publ: Ancestry.com.au
- Reference = (Census)
- Notes: ALEXANDER
James (45) - b Glasgow, Australian merchant
Sarah (34) - b London
Sarah Eliza (16) - b Glasgow
+ 4/5 servants
- Reference = (Census)
- Notes: ALEXANDER
James (65) - c1806, Scotland - Merchant Australian
Sarah (72) - c1799, Middlesex, London

4 servants Jessie CUMMING, (54), Jane FRANKLIN (46),
Jane BAKER (36)
Alice HARDY (22)
- Reference = (Census)
- Notes: ALEXANDER
James (35) - 1806, Lanarkshire - com Merchant
Sarah (45) - 1796
Sarah (6) dau- 1835, Lanarkshire
- Reference = (Census)
- Notes: ALEXANDER
James (56) - 1805, Scotland - Australian Merchant
Sarah (64) - c 1797, London

+ 4 servants
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