Alexander Menzies b. 25 Feb 1830 Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 8 Apr 1886 Manhattan, New York, New York, USA: Moore Mays Genealogy

Moore Mays Genealogy

1830 - 1886 (56 years)

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Name	Alexander Menzies
Birth	25 Feb 1830	Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]
Baptism	28 Feb 1830	Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]
Baptism		Alexander Menzies - Birth/Baptism Record
Gender	Male
Census	6 Jun 1841	Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]
Census	30 Mar 1851	Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]
Census	1 Jun 1860	New York, New York, New York, USA [4]
Census	1 Jun 1870	New York, New York, New York, USA [5]
Death	8 Apr 1886	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA [6]
		Alexander Menzies - Death Record - Front
		Alexander Menzies - Death Record - Back
Burial	11 Apr 1886	Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA [6]
Person ID	I55	Moore Mays Genealogy
Last Modified	19 Jul 2026

Father	John Menzies
Mother	Jane Farris
Family ID	F15	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Jean Stewart, b. Abt 1833, Scotland d. 24 Jul 1863, New York, New York, New York, USA (Age 30 years)

Children

	1. Alexander Menzies, b. Abt 1859, New York, USA
	2. Jessie Menzies, b. 17 Aug 1860 d. 3 Feb 1861, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age 0 years)
	3. Margaret Jean Menzies, b. 20 Dec 1862, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA d. 21 Nov 1865, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age 2 years)

Family ID F129 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 19 Jul 2026

Family 2	Ruth A. Pike, b. Abt 1833, Maine, USA
Marriage	24 Mar 1871	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA [7]
		Alexander Menzies, Ruth Pike - Marriage Record - Page 01
		Alexander Menzies, Ruth Pike - Marriage Record - Page 02
Family ID	F130	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	19 Jul 2026

Sources

[S129] Morton Parish Registers, (Scotland Government).
Church of Scotland (Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Parish, "OPR Births," Alexander Menzies baptism (1830); digital images, Scotland Government, ScotlandsPeople (http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 31 Mar 2025).
[S131] 1841 England Census - Lancashire, England.
1841 census of England, Lancashire, Liverpool, St. Thomas, District 6, folio 37, page 24, John Menzies household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 Mar 2025); citing PRO HO 107/565/3.
[S132] 1851 England Census - Lancashire, England.
1851 census of England, Lancashire, Liverpool, St. Thomas, District 1J, folio 372, page 25, John Menzies household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 Mar 2025); citing PRO HO 107/2181.
[S133] 1860 US Census - NY - New York Co.
1860 U.S. census, New York County, New York, population schedule, New York City Ward 22, p. 228, dwelling 112, family 1818, Alexander Menzies household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Jul 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 821.
[S134] 1870 US Census - NY - New York County.
1870 U.S. census, New York County, New York, population schedule, New York City, Ward 22, p. 689-A, dwelling 187, family 434, Alexander Menzies household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 Jul 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1011.
[S130] NY - NYC - Manhattan - Death Certificates, 1866-1919, (NYC Municipal Archives).
Manhattan borough, New York, death certificate no. 4130 (1886), Alexander Menzies; digital image, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 12 Jul 2026).
[S136] NY - NYC - Manhattan - Marriage Certificates, 1866-1937.
Manhattan borough, New York, marriage certificate no. 2494 (1871), Menzies-Menzies; digital image, NYC Municipal Archives, Historical Vital Records (https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/ : accessed 12 Jul 2026).