March 7th

Today we have the birth of another Peter on the family tree.  Peter McAlpine was born on this day in 1891 in Glasgow, Scotland.  He is your 2nd cousin 2X removed.  The ancestor you share is Peter Fisken who is your 3X great grandfather and Peter McAlpine's great grandfather.

Peter was the fifth child of nine of Hugh McAlpine and Mary Thomson Fisken (his mother being the bloodline as you can probably guess with the Fisken name).  His dad was a sawmill worker.

I can actually tell you a little of what he looked like thanks to Royal Navy records from WWI.

Peter was 5 ft 5 1/2 in. tall.  Chest measurement 35".  His hair was black.  Eyes were grey and he had a fresh complexion.  He had four small brown spots above his left elbow, a small mole on left shoulder blade, a small mole on right side of back over lower rib.

The McAlpine Tartan