Individual Details
Alexander Chisholm
(Abt 1380 - Abt 1440)
[[Category:Clan Chisholm]]
== Biography ==
}Alexander was born about 1380. He is the second son of [[Chisholm-906|Sir Robert de Chisholm of Chisholm]] and [[Haliburton-53|Margaret Haliburton]].
He succeeded as 8th Chisholm of Chisholm and Chief of Clan Chisholm on the death of his elder brother, Sir John de Chisholm.
:He married Margaret, Lady of Erchless, daughter of Weyland of the Aird. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 780. Through his marriage, Alexander added the Erchless Castle estates near Struy in Inverness-shire belonging to his wife to those he inherited from his brother.
He passed away about 1440.
== Sources ==
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Chisholm* The Peerage: [http://www.thepeerage.com/p21898.htm#i218975 Alexander de Chisholme of Chisholm]
:Note: Dates of birth and death are rough estimates based upon the age of his spouse and children, and are not accurate.
== Biography ==
}Alexander was born about 1380. He is the second son of [[Chisholm-906|Sir Robert de Chisholm of Chisholm]] and [[Haliburton-53|Margaret Haliburton]].
He succeeded as 8th Chisholm of Chisholm and Chief of Clan Chisholm on the death of his elder brother, Sir John de Chisholm.
:He married Margaret, Lady of Erchless, daughter of Weyland of the Aird. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 780. Through his marriage, Alexander added the Erchless Castle estates near Struy in Inverness-shire belonging to his wife to those he inherited from his brother.
He passed away about 1440.
== Sources ==
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Chisholm* The Peerage: [http://www.thepeerage.com/p21898.htm#i218975 Alexander de Chisholme of Chisholm]
:Note: Dates of birth and death are rough estimates based upon the age of his spouse and children, and are not accurate.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1380 | ||||
| Death | Abt 1440 | ||||
| Reference No | 22826935 | ||||
| Reference No | 24921470 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Father | Sir Robert "6th Chisholm of Chisholm" Chisholm (1335 - 1393) |
| Mother | Margaret Haliburton (1350 - ) |
| Sibling | Sir John "7th Chisholm of Chisholm" Chisholm (1375 - 1436) |
| Sibling | Janet Chisholm (1344 - ) |
| Sibling | Robert Chisholm (1390 - ) |