Alexander
Craig
Born in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Son of David Craig
and Jane (Connell) Craig
Brother of
Janet Craig, Campbell Munroe (Craig) Kelly, Mary (Craig) Niven, Thomas Anderson Craig and David Craig
Husband of
Sarah (Tait) Craig
— married
about 1845 in Eton, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Father of
David Craig, John Tait Craig, Alexander Craig, Elizabeth (Craig) Leask, James Craig, Sarah Jane Craig and Alexandra (Craig) Pole
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Apr 2020
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Biography
Lived in Portsea Island, Hampshire, England before coming to settle in Hamilton, Ontario. Arrived at Quebec on 24th Jun 1870 on board the vessel Crocodile. Travelling with him is his wife Sarah, children Elizabeth, James, Sarah and Alexandra. He was the gardener for the Hamilton Municipal Cemetery, the first municipal cemetery in Ontario. Family lore says he laid out the gardens there (there is a sunken garden area) and when he died was buried there on a hill. This cemetery is on the escarpment and there is a mound in the cemetery famous for being part of the war of 1812 and also a hilly part, however Alexander is buried on a relatively flat area. His son David who also worked there is buried in the hilly area. His plot was given to his wife by the Cemetery Board as recorded in the papers of the time.
Sources
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 Ancestry.com
- England 1851-1861 Census Ancestry.com
- Census of Canada 1871-1901 Ancestry.com
- Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 Ancestry.com
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
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~3.12%
Sheila Hunter
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A323899 [compare], Ancestry member sheilamassi1
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~3.12%
Richard Hunter :
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