Dykes Alexander (senior)

Dykes Alexander (1724 – 10 April 1786, Needham Market) was a Suffolk banker active in the Quaker congregation there.[1] He founded the bank Alexander & Co. in Needham Market in 1744.

Family life

Dykes married Martha Biddle on 18 December, 1747 in Kingston upon Thames. She became a Quaker minister in about 1750 and remained active as such until her death in 1775. She was the daughter of John and Abigail Biddle, Quakers in Esher, Surrey.[2] They had nine children:

  • Samuel Alexander: 7 October 1749:
  • Martha
  • 7 February, 1760, Mary[3]
  • Sarah
  • 14 July 1763: Dykes
  • William
  • Abigail
  • 3 January 1768: William
  • Ann

References
  1. "The Descendants of un-named Alexander" (PDF). Pennyghael. Kinloch Hotel. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. Alexander, Mary; Alexander, William (1811). Some Account of the Life and Religious Experience of Mary Alexander, Late of Needham Market. London: C. Peacock.
  3. Alexander, Mary; Alexander, William (1811). Some Account of the Life and Religious Experience of Mary Alexander, Late of Needham Market. London: C. Peacock.
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