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Archibald Cunningham 1535 – 1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Apr 1579

Death Location: Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Fife, Scotland

Father: William Kilmaurs,

Mother: Lady Arran

Spouse(s):

Children(s): James Glencairn

In 1535, Archibald Cunningham 7th Earl of Glencairn entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to William Cunningham, "The Notorious Intriguer,"Knight of Glencairn, English Courtier, 4th Lord Cunningham of Kilmaurs, and Lady Jean Hamilton of Arran. Archibald Cunningham 7th Earl of Glencairn had children including James Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn. Archibald Cunningham 7th Earl of Glencairn passed away in 1579 in Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1535, Archibald Cunningham 7th Earl of Glencairn entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to William Cunningham, "The Notorious Intriguer,"Knight of Glencairn, English Courtier, 4th Lord Cunningham of Kilmaurs, and Lady Jean Hamilton of Arran.
  • Archibald Cunningham 7th Earl of Glencairn had children including James Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn.
  • Archibald Cunningham 7th Earl of Glencairn passed away in 1579 in Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Kilmaurs,
1510 – 1574
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
WK
Lady Arran
1517 – 1579
Birth Location: Holmstone, Ayrshire, Scotland
LA

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Glencairn
1574 – 1625
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
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Archibald Cunningham's Ancestors

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Archibald Cunningham
1535 – 1579
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
William Cunningham, "The Notorious Intriguer,"Knight of Glencairn, English Courtier, 4th Lord Cunningham of Kilmaurs,
1510 – 1574
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Jean Hamilton of) Arran
1517 – 1579
Holmstone, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Lord William "The Notorious Intriguer" Cunningham, Knight of Glencairn, English Courtier, 4th Lord Cunningham of) Kilmaurs,
1493 – 1548
Glengarnock, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth SINCLAIR
1495 – 1562
Borthwick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Sir (Lord Admiral James Hamilton) III,
1475 – 1529
Brodick Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Beaton (Bethune), Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of) Raploch,
1486 – 1522
Creich Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Cunninghame
1485 –
Janet, Cunningham
HRH Scotland
1473 – 1513
Margaret Hepburn
1456 – 1542
John Orbisto
1468 – 1541
Jean Hamilton
1474 – 1531
James Bethune
1477 – 1522
Helen Drummond
1471 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Hepburn
1450 – 1508
Margaret Gordon
1468 –

Archibald Cunningham's Descendants

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Archibald Cunningham (1535 – 13 Apr 1579)
  1. 1. James (Cunningham, 6th Earl of) Glencairn (12 Jan 1574 – 26 May 1625) m. Isobel Boyd (1580 – 1626)
    1. 1. Andro Cunynghame (22 Jan 1626 – 30 Jun 1676) m. Katherine ((Kid)) McCullough (18 Jun 1643 – 30 Jun 1676)
      1. 1. John (Kerr) (Scotland) (11 Nov 1666 – 11 Nov 1688) m. Margaret Smith (29 Oct 1668 – 14 Jan 1696)
        1. 1. James (Kerr) mt** (01 Feb 1680 – 20 March 1770) m. Sarah (Martha Ball Kerr) mt** (1680 – 11 July 1771)

Archibald Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Archibald Cunningham 7th Earl of Glencairn in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1579
13 Apr 1579
Age 44
Death of Archibald Cunningham 7th Earl of Glencairn in Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Fife, Scotland
Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1579
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Fife, Scotland
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