Alexander Napier of Merchiston, 1st Laird of Merchistoun

1364 - Abt 1454  (90 years)

• Name	Alexander Napier of Merchiston
  Title	1st Laird of Merchistoun
  Birth	1364	Midlothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1454	Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
  Person ID	I17754	footsteps
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Napier,   b. 1330, Scotland d. Aft 1401 (Age > 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F8863	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Stewart,   b. 1370, Fifeshire, Scotland d. Sep 1456, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland (Age 86 years)
  Children	+ 1. Alexander Napier, 2nd Lord Provost of Merchiston ,   b. 1390, Sterlingshire, Scotland d. 15 Feb 1474, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F22225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Alexander (Napier) Napier Ist of Merchistoun is a member of Clan Napier. Alexander son of William Napier, was a Burgess of Edinburgh with extensive dealings in wool between 1418 and 1488. He descended from john Napier of Kilmahew. He ws provost of Edinburgh in 1438. He acquired the lands of Nether Merchiston, Edinburghshire, as security for a loan to James I in 1436.