Alexander, William

1850 - 1913  (63 years)

• Name	Alexander, William
  Born	25 May 1850	Meikle Wartle
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Jul 1913	Palmerston North NZ
  Person ID	I226	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2004

  
  

  Father	Alexander, William,   b. 4 Mar 1821, Meikle Wartle ,   d. 17 Apr 1914, North Sunside Wartle  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Brown, Isabella,   b. 2 Nov 1820, Moss Side Mounie Daviot ,   d. 1 Mar 1905, North Sunside Wartle  (Age 84 years)
  Married	9 Jun 1849	Daviot
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  		Census Rayne 1871 William Alexander
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stewart, Isabella,   b. Abt 1853, Perthshire ,   d. 4 Aug 1945, Palmerston North NZ  (Age ~ 92 years)
  Married	27 May 1881	Knox Church Dunedin
  Children	1. Alexander, William,   b. 23 Apr 1882, Invercargill NZ ,   d. 30 Jul 1948, Palmerston North Nz  (Age 66 years)   2. Alexander, Isabella,   b. 22 Oct 1885, Woodlands Invercargill NZ ,   d. 23 Jan 1984, Palmerston North  (Age 98 years)
  Photos		Rin 226 289 GOLDEN_WEDDING
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2014
  Family ID	F77	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Rin 226 William Alexander GOLDEN_WEDDING
  		Golden Wedding William Alexander//Isabella Brown June 1899 Back Row L to R Robert Alexander Jean Alexander Sandy Burr William Alexander James Alexander Front Row L to R Isabel Jaffrey William Alexander Snr. Isabella Brown Isabella Stewart Jeanne L Stephen Jean Alexander and husband are side by side in the back row the other three couples are husband in back wife immediately in front

  
  

  Headstones		Family Grave Old Rayne Kirkyaerd
  		William & Isabelle Alexander Palmerston North Early Settlers Graveyard The round ball on top of the stone was knocked down by vandals and not replaced.

  
  

  Histories

  Family History from Invercargill

  
  

• Notes

  Lynette Wright informs me that on her recent visit to Invercargill (Feb2004) She visited the library to see if they had any material on Woodlands where William Alexander went farming in NZ She located the school records where both his children attended and a brief summary of their progress is attached to their entries William emigrated to NZ in about 1874 Reputedly he met his future wife on the boat Married in Dunedin 27th May 1881age 31 at Knox Church gives his present residence as Dunedin and usual residence Woodlands (near Invercargill) his profession farmer Family legend has it he went into business as a shopkeeper in Winton South Island NZ at some later date Margaret Trotter a Woodlands resident compiled a booklet "Early Woodlands and Today" which gives an insight into the lives and conditions of those we now refer to as early settlers The New Zealand Society of Genealogists in their "Return of the freeholders of New Zealand Oct 1882" list William Alexander of Woodlands Southland as owning 102 acres of land worth £710. Additionally in an index of bankruptcies in NZ 1881 to 1940 the same society mentions" A William Alexander farmer on Waimea plains near Riversdale filed for bankruptcy on 7th Aug 1882" These dates rather clash and we cannot be sure that we have the same William Alexander Moved to Palmerston North in North Island (date unknown ) and continued in business there owning three shops On the occasion of his parents Golden Wedding,(1899) William and Isabella journeyed to Scotland bringing with them a handsome marble clock as a present. In the nature of things the recipients of such a present do not have long to enjoy it. However the clock is still in use having pride of place on the mantle shelf at my sisters place in Cullen some 100 years later I feel that we are indebted to William for the Golden Wedding photogrsphs which were taken on this happy occasion and which have come down through the generations to us Buried in the early settlers grave yard in Palmerston North and also commorated on the family headstone in Rayne kirkyard