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Alexander Cunningham 1560 – 1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Sutherland, Scotland

Death Date: 1646

Death Location: Donegal, Ireland

Father: Sir Cunningham,

Mother: Lady Campbell,

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Alexander Cunningham was born in 1560 in Sutherland, Scotland, the child of Sir James Cunyngham Cunningham, and Lady Margaret Campbell,. Alexander Cunningham passed away in 1646 in Donegal, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Cunningham was born in 1560 in Sutherland, Scotland, the child of Sir James Cunyngham Cunningham, and Lady Margaret Campbell,.
  • Alexander Cunningham passed away in 1646 in Donegal, Ireland.

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Alexander Cunningham's Ancestors

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Alexander Cunningham
1560 – 1646
Birth Place: Sutherland, Scotland
Parents
Sir James Cunyngham Cunningham,
1550 – 1630
Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Campbell,
1550 – 1610
Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William Cunningham) Cunyngham,
1532 – 1580
Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Jeanette) Gordon
1528 – 1576
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Cunningham,
1510 – 1574
Janet Hamilton,
1517 – 1574
James Gordon,
1510 – 1547
Lady Crichton
1515 – 1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cunningham,
1493 – 1548
Margaret Campbell,
1512 – 1556
Sir Hamilton,
1500 – 1529
Lady Bethune,
1486 – 1522
Robert Gordon
1475 – 1520
Marion Gordon
1480 – 1538
Robert Crichton,
1472 – 1513
Marion Maxwell
1472 – 1527

Alexander Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of Alexander Cunningham in Sutherland, Scotland
Sutherland, Scotland
1646
1646
Age 86
Death of Alexander Cunningham in Donegal, Ireland
Donegal, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1646
    Event Place: Donegal, Ireland

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