Alexander was born on November 7th, 1865 in Broxburn.1
Birth Notes
Name Alexander Paterson Gender Male Christening Place FREE CHURCH, BROXBURN, WEST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND Birth Date 07 Nov 1865 Birthplace Free Church, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland Father's Name James Paterson Mother's Name Elizabeth Mills Citing this Record
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYQP-76P : 8 December 2014), Alexander Paterson, 07 Nov 1865; citing Free Church, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland, reference - 2:18P91S4, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 889,487.