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The Family of

 Alexander McGlashon

or Alexander McGlashan -  spelling used sometimes up to 1862

Parents and Family

Thank you to Valerie Gardner for providing the following details:

Val is also investigating other members of her family: McGlashon, Elder, Drummond and Smellie.  (I don't know whether or not this is the same family as the early Edinburgh photographer, D Hermiston Smellie.) 

Val wrote:

Acknowledgements

With acknowledgement for the family details above to Valerie Gardner g-g-g-g-grand-daughter of Alexander McGlashan and g-g-g-granddaughter of John Seton McGlashan, for providing the details above, together with a copy of the Marriage Certificate for the marriage of John Seton McGlashan and Sarah Andrew on 20 February 1874.

Thank you, also to Donna McGlashon, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada who wrote on September 24, 2006:

"I noticed you mentioned a Valerie whose gggg grandfather was Alexander. I have quite a bit of family history documented as well.

 Alexanders father James was my ggggg grandfather as well through William McGlashon.  James had 13 children."

Alexander McGlashon's children

Thank you to Alister Huth, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia,  for providing the following details, taken from his family bible:

Alexander McGlashon was recorded as McGlashan for the first six births below, and as McGlashon for the last two:

With acknowledgement to Alister Huth, g-grandson of Margaret Seton McGlashon

and g-g-grandson of Alexander McGlashon

Censuses

1841  -  at Clyde Street, Edinburgh

1851  -   at 26 and 33 Clyde Street, Edinburgh

1861  -   at 26 and 33 Clyde Street, Edinburgh

1861  -  what address?

1871  -  at 2 Sciennes Place, Edinburgh

With acknowledgement to:

-  Constantia Nicolaides for 1861 census (2nd entry above) and 1871 census (occupation)

-  Alister Huth, g-grandson of Margaret Seton McGlashon, and g-g-grandson of Alexander McGlashon (all other census details above).

 Family

I've now received a question about the McGlashon family from Jean Stanley, New Zealand.  Jean writes:

Question

"What is known of the sisters of John Seton McGlashon?"

Jean is carrying out her research on behalf of a grand-daughter of Jane (Jeannie) Henderson, who was one of the sisters of John Seton McGlashon.

Death of Alexander McGlashon

Question

The death of Alexander McGlashon is recorded at 2 Sciennes Place.

On what date did he die?

Answer

Thank you to Val Gardner, Enfield, Middlesex, England, g-g-g-g-grand-daughter of Alexander McGlashan.  Val has not only told me the date of death  -  2 Dec 1877  -   but also provided me with a copy of Alexander McGlashon's Death Certificate.

Val has also been examining Alexander McGlashan's will and reports that "he died with a moderate sum of money which he left to John, so he must have done quite well in his profession."

With acknowledgement to Alister Huth, g-grandson of Margaret Seton McGlashon
and g-g-grandson of Alexander McGlashon

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