Daily AncestorAlexr.
Alexr. is an old abbreviation of the first name Alexander, common in deeds, wills, church registers and census pages.
Alexr. is a clerk's shorthand for the given name Alexander. Writers shortened common first names to save time and ink, usually by keeping the first letters and the last one or two, often with the final letters raised above the line.
The r at the end is often raised above the line. Alex. is the plainer short form of the same name and appears in the same kinds of records.
As seen in a recordVestry book entry
Alexr. Kerr, Gent., one of the vestry
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