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Alexander McManus — MacManus pedigree, entry 11

Research reference for Alexander McManus in the claimed MacManus pedigree.

Alexander McManus is the principal person in entry 11 of the pedigree transcribed in Philip McManus’s heraldry article.

Research profile — identity and relationships not independently confirmed. This is a reference to a person in a disputed pedigree, with room for further evidence. It does not establish a connection to a modern family.

What the entry says

Alexander McManus Armiger. His wife Margaret, daughter of Hugh Maguire of Croagher, County Fermanagh, armiger.

People connected in this entry

Relationship in the source Person
Claimed wife Margaret
Claimed wife’s father Hugh Maguire

Research still needed

The extract supplies no established birth or death dates for this person. The claim dated 22 February 1774 is not a date for this person’s life. The numbered entries alone do not establish parent–child relationships between successive entries. People with the same first name are kept separate until evidence supports an identification.

Compare the original draft grant with independent records before adding dates, identifying a similarly named person, or accepting the claimed relationship. Philip McManus explicitly questioned the pedigree’s attempt to connect different McManus branches.

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