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Alexander Cunningham 1540 – 1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Jun 1574

Death Location: Killed At the Battle of Sauchieburn, Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Kilmaurs

Mother: Lady (Cunningham)

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The story of Alexander Cunningham began in 1540 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Alexander Cunningham passed away in 1574 in Killed At the Battle of Sauchieburn, Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Cunningham began in 1540 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
  • Alexander Cunningham passed away in 1574 in Killed At the Battle of Sauchieburn, Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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Alexander Cunningham's Ancestors

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Alexander Cunningham
1540 – 1574
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham (Cuninghame), 4th Earl of Glencairn & Kilmaurs
1510 – 1579
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Campbell) (Cunningham)
1511 – 1596
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Knight William Cunningham, 4th Lord of Glencairn, 5th Earl of) Kilmaurs
1480 – 1548
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lady (Catherine Borthwick, Countess of) Glencairn
1483 – 1527
Borthwick Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Alexander Cunningham in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1574
11 Jun 1574
Age 34
Death of Alexander Cunningham in Killed At the Battle of Sauchieburn, Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Killed At the Battle of Sauchieburn, Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1574
    Event Place: Killed At the Battle of Sauchieburn, Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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