Alexanders of Menstrie

Ancestral arms of Alexander of Menstrie: Per pale argent and sable, a chevron and in base a crescent, all counterchanged. These were first registered in Workman's Manuscript under the name Alschoner, a variant of Alexander.[1] The arms have been adapted by several branches of the family.[2][3]

The Alexanders of Menstrie, also known as the House of Alexander, are a sept of Clan MacAlister of Scotland. The family is said to descend from Somerled, Lord of the Isles.[4] The seat of the clan was at Menstrie Castle in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. Descendants of the Alexanders of Menstrie have become prominent in Ireland, England and the United States.

  1. ^ Stodart, Robert Riddle (1881). Scottish arms, being a collection of armorial bearings A. D. 1370-1678 Vol. I. Edinburgh: W. Paterson. pp. XXIII, 176. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. ^ Burke, John; Burke, Bernard (1851). Encyclopaedia of Heraldry: Or General Armory of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Comprising a Registry of All Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time, Including the Late Grants by the College of Arms. H.G. Bohn. p. 74. Retrieved 21 September 2017. alexander of menstrie arms.
  3. ^ Foster, Joseph (1902). Some Feudal Coats of Arms and Others: Illustrated with 2,000 Zinco Etchings from the Bayear Tapestry, Greek Vases, Seals, Tiles, Effigies, Brasses and Heralcic Rolls. J. Parker & Company. p. 237. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  4. ^ McAndrew 2006: p. 473.