Can you access a tree at ancestry.com and pass on information to me?

[Eleesavet]

I don't want to put you to a lot of trouble nor take advantage of your kindness but, if you don't mind, would you access a tree at ancestry.com and post information to me?

The tree is under Public Member Trees, as follows:

Sylvester Alexander, born 1728 Perthshire; parents: William Alexander and Elizabeth Meason.

There are six trees to choose from.  I don't know which one would be best.

I don't know what information to ask you to send me as I don't want to make it awkward and time consuming.  Whatever is most straightforward and simple.

I want to see if William and Elizabeth lead on to a Janet Alexander in my tree who was born towards the late 18th century in Cargill(?), Perthshire.  She married a Donald (Daniel) MacArthur. Possible parents of Janet are Alexander Alexander and his wife Margaret Gellatley(?). 

Also would be interested in going further back on William Alexander and Elizabeth Meason.

Only if you don't mind.

with many thanks,
Liz

[sancti]

I can't see Sylvester on the 1841 census to see if he was with parents.

Had a quick look on public trees and can't see the one you mention.

[aniph]

I can't see him in any tree either

[nigelp]

I don't want to put you to a lot of trouble nor take advantage of your kindness but, if you don't mind, would you access a tree at ancestry.com and post information to me?

The tree is under Public Member Trees, as follows:

Sylvester Alexander, born 1828 Perthshire; parents: William Alexander and Elizabeth Meason.

.............................

with many thanks,
Liz

I'm not sure why you are asking for someone to post this information. Free access to public trees on Ancestry (although registration is required) is available via the following link:

http://www.mundia.com/gb/

I can't see the trees to which you are referring.

Nigel

[aniph]

Ah found the trees under the parents names

He is SILVESTER

No offspring shown for Alexander, sorry

Annie

[Eleesavet]

Sorry folks, I made a mistake in my original posting, should have been birth 1728 for Sylvester not 1828.

Thanks, Annie, for finding tree.  Pity no offspring.  Will just have to keep trying.

Nigel, thanks for posting mundia site.  I'd never heard of it so didn't know you could get free access.  Will check it out.  It should  be helpful with other branches of my family, too.

Liz

[lfm]

Liz,

All 6 trees seem to have exactly the same details. No ancestry further back than William Alexander (1704-1770) and Elizabeth Meason (1708-1780). They seem to have had 6 sons, no daughters:

Silvester b. 1728
James b. 1732 married Margaret Taylor, had 2 sons (James & David) and 3 daus (Catherine, Jean, Margaret)
Alexander b. 1737
William b. 1738
Patrick b. 1739
Stewart b. 1742

David, son of James & Margaret had a dau Janet Alexader b. 10 Jun 1798 in Kinclaven, which is not far from Cargill parish. Date of death for her is Jan 1834, but no spouse/children listed.

edit: actually some other ancestry trees seem to indicate this Janet married John Keay in 1829, and had 3 children with him, b. 1829, 1831 and 1833. Unlikely to be yours then unless Janet's 1st husband died young?

Also got this from Ancestry, was attached to William Alexander:

The ALEXANDERs, farmers in Kinclaven, can be traced through the parish record only as far back as 1726, the beginning of the record. At that time there were three distinct ALEXANDER lines there, each represented by a William of child-bearing age: William at Moneydie, William at East Woodend and William at Muirside. Obviously the three were related but the relationship [not closer than cousin] can't be determined. William of Muirside was the great-grandfather of James ALEXANDER who married Elspeth BRODIE (and David Alexander m.Janet Soutar - EB). Muirside, Nebs, Hilloch and West Woodend farms were adjacent farms inhabited at various times by the Alexanders and related families. Four generations of Alexanders were born at the croft called "Nebs o' the Gate". [G.Buermeyer, Jan 2005]

Hope that helps!

[Eleesavet]

Hi Lauren,

Thank you for looking up family trees and for passing on details.

The Janet in my tree would have been born earlier than the Janet you mention as she was having children around 1800 in the Cargill area, though most likely they are related.

There were so many Alexanders in Perthshire that it can be difficult to separate one lot from the other. 

It was interesting to read your final paragraph about the William Alexanders.  Obviously someone has done a lot of research on the Alexanders to know so much.   

I'll just have to keep plugging away at it!

Thank you again.  It's appreciated.

Liz