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Countess Margaret Cunningham 1658 – 1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1658

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scottland

Death Date: 12 May 1742

Death Location: Hawthornden, Mid Lothian, Scotland

Father: Alexander Kilmaurs

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s): Sir Strathnaver

Children(s): Sir Halton

Countess Margaret Cunningham was born in 1658 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scottland, the child of Alexander 10th Earl of Glencairn Cuningham* 10th Earl of Kilmaurs and Lady Nichola Kirkhill Stewart. Countess Margaret Cunningham married Sir John Maitland Laird Ravelrig 5th Earl of Lauderdale Lord Strathnaver, and had children including Sir James Viscount Maitland 7th Earl of Lauderdale Lord Strathnaver Lord Halton. Countess Margaret Cunningham passed away in 1742 in Hawthornden, Mid Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Countess Margaret Cunningham was born in 1658 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scottland, the child of Alexander 10th Earl of Glencairn Cuningham* 10th Earl of Kilmaurs and Lady Nichola Kirkhill Stewart.
  • Countess Margaret Cunningham married Sir John Maitland Laird Ravelrig 5th Earl of Lauderdale Lord Strathnaver, and had children including Sir James Viscount Maitland 7th Earl of Lauderdale Lord Strathnaver Lord Halton.
  • Countess Margaret Cunningham passed away in 1742 in Hawthornden, Mid Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Kilmaurs
1636 – 1670
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Stewart
1645 – 1742
Birth Location: Kirkhill, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LS

Spouses(s)

Sir Strathnaver
1653 – 1709
Birth Location: Thirlstane Castle, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
SS

Children(s)

Sir Halton
1690 – 1769
Birth Location: Thirlstane Castle, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Countess Cunningham's Ancestors

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Countess Cunningham
1658 – 1742
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scottland
Parents
Alexander 10th Earl of Glencairn Cuningham* 10th Earl of Kilmaurs
1636 – 1670
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Nichola Kirkhill) Stewart
1645 – 1742
Kirkhill, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William Stewart 4th Lord Castle, Siegneur du) Oison
1610 – 1646
Kirkhill, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Lady (Frances "Newcombe" Newcomen Comtesse du) Oison
1596 – 1666
Kirkhill, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Stewart
1590 – 1639
Anne Stewart
1593 – 1635
Hon. NEWCOMEN
1560 – 1629
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Ruthven
1562 – 1596
Sir (Newcomyn)
1520 – 1631
Eleaner (Newcomen)
1528 – 1637

Countess Cunningham's Descendants

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Countess (Margaret) Cunningham (23 Nov 1658 – 12 May 1742) m. Sir (John Maitland Laird Ravelrig 5th Earl of Lauderdale Lord) Strathnaver (20 Jun 1653 – 31 May 1709)
  1. 1. Sir (James Viscount Maitland 7th Earl of Lauderdale Lord Strathnaver Lord) Halton (19 Feb 1690 – 17 July 1769) m. Jean Sutherland (1681 – 11 Feb 1746)
    1. 1. Jean Maitland (7 Dec 1703 – 4 Apr 1766) m. Lord (James Fergusson, Lord of) Kilkerran (6 December 1687 – 20 Jan 1759)
      1. 1. John Fergusson (27 Jul 1727 – Aug 1797) m. Charlotte (Catherine COOK) (Ferguson) (5 Jan 1727 – 1777)
        1. 1. Thomas ((Slave Owner)) Ferguson (1 Feb 1753 – 7 July 1842) m. Edith Foster (1764 – 26 Sep 1835)

Countess Cunningham's Timeline

11 Records

1658
23 Nov 1658
Birth of Countess Margaret Cunningham in Dunfermline, Fife, Scottland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scottland
1672
WFT Est. 1672-1700
Age 14
Countess Margaret Cunningham was married in Lauder Scotland
Lauder Scotland
1677
Abt 1677
Age 19
Countess Margaret Cunningham was married in ,,, Scotland
,,, Scotland
1680
1680
Age 22
Countess Margaret Cunningham was married in Lauder, Berwickshire, , Scotland
Lauder, Berwickshire, , Scotland
1680
@@ 1680
Age 22
Countess Margaret Cunningham was married in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
1681
17 May 1681
Age 23
Countess Margaret Cunningham was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1689
26 Feb 1689
Age 31
Countess Margaret Cunningham was married in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
1690
1690
Age 32
Countess Margaret Cunningham was married in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
1698
1698
Age 40
Countess Margaret Cunningham was married in Glencarin, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glencarin, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1698
Abt 1698
Age 40
Countess Margaret Cunningham was married in Glencarin, Dumfries, Scotland
Glencarin, Dumfries, Scotland
1742
12 May 1742
Age 84
Death of Countess Margaret Cunningham in Hawthornden, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Hawthornden, Mid Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1658
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scottland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: WFT Est. 1672-1700
    Event Place: Lauder Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1677
    Event Place: ,,, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Lauder, Berwickshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: @@ 1680
    Event Place: Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 May 1681
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1689
    Event Place: Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Glencarin, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1698
    Event Place: Glencarin, Dumfries, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1742
    Event Place: Hawthornden, Mid Lothian, Scotland
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