BROWNLIE Alexander

1762 - 1843  (80 years)

• Name	BROWNLIE Alexander
  Birth	14 Dec 1762	Bonkle, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1]
  		BROWNLIE Alexander Birth Announcement
  Christening	20 Dec 1762
  Gender	Male
  Married	17 Apr 1795	Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [2]
  Residence	1841	Bonkle Cambusnethen Census   [3]
  	Census document
  	Age: 72
  	Alexander was a blacksmith and contractor in Bonkle. according to Ian Brownlie Research.
  		Census
  Death	20 May 1843	Bonkle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Burial	Y  [4]
  Person ID	I212567148126	Wilson Family
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	BROWNLIE (BROUNLEE) William,   b. 23 Dec 1732, Whitestripes / Bonkle d. 23 Aug 1824, Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland (Age 91 years)
  Mother	FORREST Margaret,   b. 17 May 1740, Baroney, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 18 Jun 1810, Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1760	Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland
  Documents		Detailed Research Brownlies of Bonkle Detailed research of entire branch of family
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	RUSSELL Margaret,   b. Abt 1777   d. 25 Mar 1849, Bonkle, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	17 Apr 1795	Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland   [5]
  	Type: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Ut
  Children	+ 1. BROWNLIE William,   b. 6 Oct 1796, Bonkle, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 10 Feb 1851, Bonkle, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2026

  
  

• Documents

  BROWNLIE Alexander Proof of Burial Detailed information about family burials in the Cambusnethan Churchyard by Ian Brownlie 2003

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] BROWNLIE_Alexander_1762_BirthAnnouncement, 1762 (Reliability: 2). [S7] Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013., RUSSELL_Margaret_1795_Marriage, (Ancestry.com. ), 2013, Ancestry.com (Reliability: 3). Name Alexander Brounlee Gender Male Marriage Date 17 Apr 1795 Marriage Place Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland Spouse Margaret Russel Confirmed by Cambusnethan Old Churchyard Monument Inscriptions by Ian Brownlie. Ancestry.com Family Tree Links [S11] BROWNLIE_Alexander_1841_Census, 1841 (Reliability: 3). [S8] Ian Brownlie, BROWNLIE_Alexander_1843_BurialMonumentTranscript, (Ian Brownlie), 2003 (Reliability: 3). see image upload PRIMARY COUPLE (Likely the original monument holders) William Brownlie • Died 23 August 1824, aged 92 → Born circa 1732 Wife: Margaret Forrest • Died 18 June 1810, aged 72 → Born circa 1738 Children listed: • William • Betsey • Margaret • Alexander –––––––––––––––– SECOND GENERATION – SON: ALEXANDER BROWNLIE Alexander Brownlie • Died 20 May 1843, aged 84 → Born circa 1759 Wife: Margaret Russell • Died 25 March 1849, aged 72 → Born circa 1777 Child mentioned: • Agnes T. Russell, granddaughter, died age 3 This confirms Alexander (son of William and Margaret Forrest) married Margaret Russell. –––––––––––––––– THIRD GENERATION – ALEXANDER’S CHILDREN Alexander Brownlie (their 3rd son) • Died at Bonkle, 30 June 1883, aged 79 → Born circa 1804 William Brownlie • Died 10 February 1851, aged 54 → Born circa 1797 Wife: Agnes Thomson • Died 17 October 1834, aged 25 Child: • Margaret Brownlie, died 22 December 1850, aged 16 Robert Brownlie • Died 22 August 1863 Margaret Brownlie • Died 28 July 1865 Jane Brownlie • Died 28 May 1867 W. Brownlie • Died 6 January 1873, aged 4 years 6 months Alexander John Brownlie MD • Died 10 August 1899, aged 27 Thomas Brownlie • Died 10 June 1914, aged 87 Wife: Agnes Thomson • Died 14 October 1911, aged 79 Elizabeth Russell Brownlie • Died 21 March 1939, aged 77 –––––––––––––––– ADDITIONAL CONNECTION Agnes Thomson Brownlie • Widow of William Gladstone • Died 20 June 1929, aged 69 • Interred at B’ness Cemetery Likely a daughter from one of the Brownlie lines above, married to a William Gladstone. The final line: “Also Alexander, Agnes and William Brownlie.” [S7] Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013., RUSSELL_Margaret_1795_Marriage, (Ancestry.com. ), 2013 (Reliability: 3). Name Alexander Brounlee Gender Male Marriage Date 17 Apr 1795 Marriage Place Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland Spouse Margaret Russel Save