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Countess Margaret Cunningham 1658–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1658

Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 May 1742

Death Location: Hawthornden, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Cunninghame

Mother: Nicol Stewart

Spouse(s): John Girdner

Children(s): James Lauderdale

Countess Margaret Cunningham was born in 1658 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Alexander Earl Of Glencairn Cunninghame And Nicol Kirkhill Stewart. Countess Margaret Cunningham married John Goertner Girdner, and had children including James Maitland Lauderdale. Countess Margaret Cunningham passed away in 1742 in Hawthornden, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Countess Margaret Cunningham was born in 1658 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Alexander Earl Of Glencairn Cunninghame And Nicol Kirkhill Stewart.
  • Countess Margaret Cunningham married John Goertner Girdner, and had children including James Maitland Lauderdale.
  • Countess Margaret Cunningham passed away in 1742 in Hawthornden, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Countess Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
Countess Cunningham
1658–1742
Birth Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Alexander Earl of Glencairn Cunninghame
1636–1670
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nicol (Kirkhill) Stewart
1645–1742
Kirkhill, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Earl of Glencairn) Cunningham
1610–1664
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Anne Ogilvy
1615–1661
Inchmartine, Errol, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
William Stewart
1610–1646
Kirkhill, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Frances "Newcombe" Newcomen Comtesse du) Oison
1596–1666
Kirkhill, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Cunningham
1575–1631
Janet Kerr
1575–1632
John Douglas
1560–1629
Lady MOLYNEUX
1572–1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mark Lothian
1558–1609
Margaretha Maxwell
1548–1617

Countess Cunningham's Descendants

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Countess (Margaret) Cunningham (23 Nov 1658–12 May 1742) m. John ((Goertner)) Girdner (1656–30 August 1710)
  1. 1. James (Maitland) Lauderdale 1690–1769 m. Lady (Jean Southerland-Gordon Countess) Lauderdale 1681–1746
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Sarah) Lauderdale 1730–1805 m. Lewis (James 'bear') Green 1726–1784
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Lauderdale) Green 1753–1795 m. Moses Foley 1738–1823
        1. 1. Jinna (Jane) Foley 1772–1852
        2. 2. James Foley 1777–1812
        3. 3. Leah Foley 1789–1861
        4. 4. Miriam (Mary) Foley 1787–1861
        5. 5. Moses Foley 1777–1858
        6. 6. Rachel Foley 1789–1879
        7. 7. Spencer Foley 1785–1850
        8. 8. Thomas Foley 1783–1858
    2. 2. Margaret Lauderdale 1733–1796

Countess Cunningham's Timeline

3 Records

1658
23 Nov 1658
Birth of Countess Margaret Cunningham in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1662
15 Aug 1662
Age 4
Countess Margaret Cunningham was baptized in , Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland
, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland
1742
12 May 1742
Age 84
Death of Countess Margaret Cunningham in Hawthornden, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hawthornden, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1658
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1662
    Event Place: , Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1742
    Event Place: Hawthornden, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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