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[ElizabethHerts]

Name
William Alexander

Date and place of birth

Names of parents
William and Ann Alexander

Date and place of baptism
25 July 1756
St James, Avebury, Wiltshire

Details of each of his marriages

1. Ann Clements
18 May 1786
St James, Avebury, Wiltshire
"William Alexander of Berwick Basset, schoolmaster married Ann Clements of this parish on 18 May 1786" in Avebury
Children
William 25 July 1786 Avebury
Ann Clements bapt. 15 April 1787 Berwick Bassett
Charlotte bapt. 2 May 1790 Berwick Bassett
Julia bapt. 22 April 1792 Berwick Bassett
William Clements born. 10 April 1794 but baptised 5 Jan 1798 Marlborough He died in 1801 and is buried with his grandparents and his father William, subject of this thread
Charles Alexander born 7 Jan 1797 but baptised 5 Jan 1798 with brother William above at St Peter's and St Paul's Marlborough
Elizabeth baptised 25 Nov 1798 at Marlborough

2. Martha Titcombe
Children:
Mary
William

3. Elizabeth Box
Children:
Alfred
Montague
Frederick
Eliza Box



Occupation(s)
School master
Bridewell keeper / gaoler

Addresses
Avebury, Wiltshire
Berwick Bassett, Wiltshire (baptisms of children)
Marlborough, Wiltshire (baptism of children)

Date, place and cause of death
14th July 1821
Details from gravestone:
http://www.oodwooc.co.uk/ph_AveburyJ_gA.htm

Date and place of burial
20th 1821 Avebury, Wiltshire
I'm not sure if he is buried with his parents or they are just acknowledging him on their gravestone

Details of will / administration of his estate
https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=gmj4820&_phstart=successSource&useP UBJs=true&indiv=1&qh=qvsapL0G5WJUd0cYg3UnWA%3D%3D& db=WiltshireWills&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsln=Alexander&gsln_x=0&MSAV= 1&uidh=9p3&pcat=36&fh=182&h=123310&recoff=&fsk=BEF pYewIgADvlQAABG4-61-&bsk=&pgoff=&ml_rpos=183
His widow Elizabeth and son Alfred applied for administration 7 years after his death, which was why I didn't think it was the same William Alexander who died in 1821!

Memorial inscription
To the Memory of
WILLIAM ALEXANDER
died June 3 1814 Aged 79
Also ANN his Wife
died Sep. 26 1813 aged 82
Also Wm ALEXANDER the
Son died July 14 1821
Also WILLIAM his Son
died Mar .... 1801 Aged 7

(foilage obliterates the lettering)


His son, my 3x great-grandfather:
http://genealogistsforum.co.uk/forum...rles+Alexander