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I am afraid Alexander cannot be the son of one of James Grant's brothers. James 1812-1900 had three brothers, two of whom emigrated to Australia in the 1860s, William 1824-1904 (died in Ashfield NSW) and John Charles 1828-1911 (died in Deniliquin NSW). The third brother Robert was born in 1830 but he has disappeared from all the records from the 1841 census onwards. Most of his older siblings are at the family home on that census so I am assuming that he died. It may be that Alexander's father was a brother in law or a relative but I don't think we will ever know.