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Alexander ELDER (1835 - 1925)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Catherine Munro ELDER (1868 - 1948)
Janet ELDER (1870 - )
Ann Paterson ELDER (1872 - 1961)
Alexander ELDER (1873 - 1953)
Jane ELDER (1875 - )
 Alexander ELDER (1835 - 1925)

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Elizabeth PATERSON (1834 - 1923)
 Alexander ELDER (1804 - 1885) Robert ELDER



Jane DUNCAN



Janet BUIST (1803 - 1887) Lawrence BUIST



Anne FERRIER



Alexander ELDER Elizabeth PATERSON
Alexander ELDER
Alexander ELDER Elizabeth PATERSON Alexander ELDER
Pic P1. In Memory Of / ALEXANDER ELDER / Of Newhill / Died 14th Novr. 1885 Aged 83 / His Wife / JANET BUIST / Died 25th June 1887 Aged 83 / Their Son / ALEXANDER / Died 31st July 1925 Aged 89 / His Wife / BETSY PATTERSON / Died 22nd July 1923 Aged 90 / And Their Daughter / CATHERINE MUNRO / Who Died 1st August 1948 / Aged 80 Years / Their Son / ALEXANDER / Died 13th October 1953 / Aged 81 Years / ANN PATTERSON / Died 22nd March 1961 / Aged 89 Years / Last Surviving Member Of The Above Family

Pic S1. In Memory Of / ALEXANDER ELDER / Of Newhill / Died 14th Novr. 1885 Aged 83 / His Wife / JANET BUIST / Died 25th June 1887 Aged 83 / Their Son / ALEXANDER / Died 31st July 1925 Aged 89 / His Wife / BETSY PATTERSON / Died 22nd July 1923 Aged 90 / And Their Daughter / CATHERINE MUNRO / Who Died 1st August 1948 / Aged 80 Years / Their Son / ALEXANDER / Died 13th October 1953 / Aged 81 Years / ANN PATTERSON / Died 22nd March 1961 / Aged 89 Years / Last Surviving Member Of The Above Family

Pic 1. In Memory Of / ALEXANDER ELDER / Of Newhill / Died 14th Novr. 1885 Aged 83 / His Wife / JANET BUIST / Died 25th June 1887 Aged 83 / Their Son / ALEXANDER / Died 31st July 1925 Aged 89 / His Wife / BETSY PATTERSON / Died 22nd July 1923 Aged 90 / And Their Daughter / CATHERINE MUNRO / Who Died 1st August 1948 / Aged 80 Years / Their Son / ALEXANDER / Died 13th October 1953 / Aged 81 Years / ANN PATTERSON / Died 22nd March 1961 / Aged 89 Years / Last Surviving Member Of The Above Family

b. 29 Dec 1835 at Dairsie, Fife, Scotland
m. 1866 Elizabeth PATERSON (1834 - 1923) at Dron, County of Perth, Scotland
d. 1925 at Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland aged 90
Near Relatives of Alexander ELDER (1835 - 1925)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Robert ELDER
Grandmother Jane DUNCAN
Grandfather Lawrence BUIST
Grandmother Anne FERRIER

Father in Law John PATERSON 22 Feb 1799 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 09 Jun 1885 Powmill, Fossoway, Kinross, Scotland 86
Mother in Law Catherine MUNRO 02 Apr 1801 Kettins, Angus, Scotland 16 Jun 1896 Kilknockiebank, Dron, Perthshire, Scotland 95

Father Alexander ELDER 1804 Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland 1885 Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 81
Mother Janet BUIST 1803 1887 Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 84

Self Alexander ELDER 29 Dec 1835 Dairsie, Fife, Scotland 1925 Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 90

Wife Elizabeth PATERSON 23 Sep 1834 Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland 1923 Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 89

Daughter Catherine Munro ELDER 1868 Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 1948 Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 80
Daughter Janet ELDER 1870 Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
Daughter Ann Paterson ELDER 1872 Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 1961 89
Son Alexander ELDER 1873 Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 1953 Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 80
Daughter Jane ELDER 1875 Orwell, Kinross, Scotland

Sister Jane ELDER 1839 Logie, Fife, Scotland 16 Dec 1872 Scoonie, Fifeshire, Scotland 33

Nephew John PATERSON 16 Jun 1867 Scoonie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Niece Janet Buist PATERSON 17 Feb 1869 Scoonie, Fifeshire, Scotland 1918 Easingwold, Yorkshire, England 49
Niece Catherine Munro PATERSON 02 Jan 1871 Scoonie, Fifeshire, Scotland 1954 Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 83
Niece Jane Anne PATERSON 12 Dec 1872 Scoonie, Fifeshire, Scotland 12 Dec 1872 Scoonie, Fifeshire, Scotland 0
Nephew David Bishop Amos WISHART 09 Sep 1853 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 25 Oct 1880 North Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland 27
Nephew John Paterson WISHART 1855 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Nephew Robert Campbell WISHART 1855 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 1897 42
Niece Catherine Munro WISHART 1859 1859 0
Nephew Alexander WISHART 1860 Tulliallan, Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland 1889 29
Niece Jane Anne WISHART 1863 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 1901 North Berwick, Haddington, Scotland 38
Niece Jane Adamson "Ada" PATERSON 14 Oct 1874 Scoonie, Fifeshire, Scotland 1876 Fife, Scotland 2
Nephew Peter Johnstone PATERSON 20 Jul 1876 Scoonie, Fifeshire, Scotland 14 Jul 1879 Scoonie, Fifeshire, Scotland 2
Nephew Alexander Munro PATERSON 25 Apr 1878 Scoonie, Fifeshire, Scotland 24 Mar 1952 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada 73
Nephew Peter Adamson PATERSON 24 Apr 1881 Carnbee, Fifeshire, Scotland 09 Sep 1955 New Westminster, BC, Canada 74
Nephew John PATERSON 1871 Newburn, Fifeshire,Scotland

Sister in Law Janet (Jane) PATERSON 02 Dec 1825 Garvock, Kincardineshire, Scotland 1893 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 68
Brother in Law John PATERSON 11 Oct 1829 Garvock, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Sister in Law Margaret PATERSON 14 Sep 1831 Logie-Pert, Angus, Scotland
Brother in Law Alexander PATERSON 10 Sep 1835 Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland 21 Mar 1908 Glenfarg, Angarsk, Perthshire, Scotland 72
Brother in Law David PATERSON 10 Sep 1835 Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Brother in Law James PATERSON 10 Sep 1835 Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Sister in Law Ann Thow PATERSON 18 Sep 1839 Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland 07 May 1869 St George, Edinburgh, Scotland 29
Brother in Law James PATERSON 04 Mar 1842 Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland 1931 Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 89
Brother in Law John PATERSON 29 Mar 1842 Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Events in Alexander ELDER (1835 - 1925)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
29 Dec 1835 Alexander ELDER was born Dairsie, Fife, Scotland 71
1866 31 Married Elizabeth PATERSON (aged 32) Dron, County of Perth, Scotland Note 1
1868 33 Birth of daughter Catherine Munro ELDER Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 71
1870 35 Birth of daughter Janet ELDER Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 71
1872 37 Birth of daughter Ann Paterson ELDER Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 71
1873 38 Birth of son Alexander ELDER Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 71
1875 40 Birth of daughter Jane ELDER Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 71
1885 50 Death of father Alexander ELDER (aged 81) Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland Note 2
1887 52 Death of mother Janet BUIST (aged 84) Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland Note 3
1923 88 Death of wife Elizabeth PATERSON (aged 89) Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
1925 90 Alexander ELDER died Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
1925 90 Burial Orwell Churchyard, Milnathort Note 4 90
Note 1: Marriage
06 Nov 1866 • Dron, Perthshire, Scotland

At Pottie Mill in the Parish of Dron;
Groom: Alexander Elder, (age 30), son of Alex Elder and Janet Buist;
Bride: Betsy Paterson (Age 31), daughter of John Paterson and Catherine Munro;
Witnesses: Alexander Paterson and Robert Scobie
Note 2: Find A Grave
Alexander Elder
Birth 15 Apr 1804
Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland
Death 14 Nov 1885 (aged 81)
Milnathort, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Burial
Orwell Churchyard
Milnathort, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Memorial ID 135776330 · View Source

Alexander Elder, Proprietor, Married to Janet Buist, died at Newhill, Orwell, 14 Nov 1885 at 5 h. P.M., Age 82 years. Alexander was the son of Robert Elder, Farmer, (Deceased), and Jane Duncan (Deceased). His son, Alexander, was the informant for this death. Source: (Statutory Deaths 463/00 0026) National Records of Scotland.
Note 3: Find A Grave
1887 Buist, Janet (Statutory registers Deaths 416/ 16) National Records of Scotland.
Janet Elder, Widow of Alexander Elder, Farmer, 1887 June Twentyninth, 5 hrs A.M., at Inverleith, Collessie; Age 83 yrs; Daughter of Lawrence Buist, Fisherman (Deceased) and Anne Ferrier (Deceased); Informant: James Scott, Son-in-Law, Present.
Note: the date of death on this death registration differs from the date of death on this gravestone.

Janet Buist Elder
Birth 5 Oct 1803
Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Death 29 Jun 1887 (aged 83)
Collessie, Fife, Scotland
Burial
Orwell Churchyard
Milnathort, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Memorial ID 135776513 · View Source
Note 4: Alexander Elder

Birth
29 Dec 1835
Dairsie, Fife, Scotland
Death
31 Jul 1925 (aged 89)
Milnathort, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Burial
Orwell Churchyard
Milnathort, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Source References:
71. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Ancestry. com - Family Trees, Title: Ancestry.com - Family Trees, Publ: Ancestry.com
- Reference = Fifeshrie Patersons (Birth)
- Reference = Fifeshrie Patersons (Name, Notes)
90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com
- Reference = (Burial)
- Notes: Alexander Elder

Birth
29 Dec 1835
Dairsie, Fife, Scotland
Death
31 Jul 1925 (aged 89)
Milnathort, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Burial
Orwell Churchyard
Milnathort, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
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