Claud Alexander                               1831-1899
Claud was born on 15 Jan 1831, the son of Boyd Alexander and Sophia Elizabeth Hobhouse, in England. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1849, he joined the Grenadier Guards. He served in the Crimean War including at the Siege of Sevastapol. He was awarded the Crimean Medal and Clasp, the Turkish War Medal and the Order of the Medjidie 5th Class. He reached the rank of Colonel in 1870. He was a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Ayrshire and Refrewshire. In 1868 Alexander stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Ayrshire South. At the 1874 general election he was elected Member of Parliament for Ayrshire South. He passed the "Industrial Schools Acts Amendment Act" in 1880. He held the seat until 1885. He was created a baronet in 1886. Alexander lived at Ballochmyle House, which he extended in 1886. He died at the age of 68.
Eliza Spiers                                           1839-1927
Eliza was born about 1839, the daughter of Alexander Spiers and Eliza Hagart, in Middlesex.
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