Alexander Tureluren (Tireluren, Tireliren)

Alexander was born on September 9th, 1831 in Lummen. Alexander's father was Paulus Jacobus Tierelieren and his mother was Maria Thérèse Vanminsel. His paternal grandparents were Henricus Tierelieren and Maria Elisabeth Theunis; his maternal grandparents were Jan Michel Vanminsel and Marie Agnès Bortels. He had five brothers and two sisters, named Henricus, Daniel, Ferdinandus, Leopold, Josephus, Clara and Maria Rosalia. He was the fourth oldest of the eight children. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Louis (Lodewijk) and Carolina.