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Alexander Cunningham 1540–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Dunfermline Parish, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 Jun 1574

Death Location: Sauchieburn, Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Kilmaurs

Mother:

Spouse(s): Margaret Kemp

Children(s): Jonet Cunynghame

In 1540, Alexander Cunningham entered the world in Dunfermline Parish, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir William Alexander The Good Earl Cunningham Cuninghame 4Th Earl Of Glencairn Amp Kilmaurs And Margaret Campbell. Alexander Cunningham married Margaret Kemp, and had children including Jonet Cunynghame. Alexander Cunningham passed away in 1574 in Sauchieburn, Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Alexander Cunningham entered the world in Dunfermline Parish, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir William Alexander The Good Earl Cunningham Cuninghame 4Th Earl Of Glencairn Amp Kilmaurs And Margaret Campbell.
  • Alexander Cunningham married Margaret Kemp, and had children including Jonet Cunynghame.
  • Alexander Cunningham passed away in 1574 in Sauchieburn, Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Kilmaurs
1510–1574
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Kemp
1542–1599
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
MK

Children(s)

Jonet Cunynghame
1568–1662
Birth Location: Dunfermline Parish, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alexander Cunningham's Ancestors

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Alexander Cunningham
1540–1574
Birth Place: Dunfermline Parish, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham (Cuninghame), 4th Earl of Glencairn & Kilmaurs
1510–1574
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (William The Notorious Intriguer) Cunninghame,
1493–1548
Aberdeen Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Elizabeth) Campbell
1495–1561
Borthwick, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Cunningham's Descendants

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Alexander Cunningham (1540–11 Jun 1574) m. Margaret Kemp (1542–1599)
  1. 1. Jonet Cunynghame 1568–1662

Alexander Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Alexander Cunningham in Dunfermline Parish, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunfermline Parish, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1574
11 Jun 1574
Age 34
Death of Alexander Cunningham in Sauchieburn, Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sauchieburn, Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Dunfermline Parish, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1574
    Event Place: Sauchieburn, Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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