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James "Earl of Glencairn" Cunningham 1555 – 1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 Nov 1630

Death Location: Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Willem Glencairn

Mother: Janet, Gordon

Spouse(s): Margaret Campbell

Children(s): Willem Glencairn

The story of James "Earl of Glencairn" Cunningham began in 1555 in Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland. James "Earl of Glencairn" Cunningham married Margaret Campbell, and had children including Willem Cunningham Earl van Glencairn. James "Earl of Glencairn" Cunningham passed away in 1630 in Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James "Earl of Glencairn" Cunningham began in 1555 in Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • James "Earl of Glencairn" Cunningham married Margaret Campbell, and had children including Willem Cunningham Earl van Glencairn.
  • James "Earl of Glencairn" Cunningham passed away in 1630 in Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willem Glencairn
1530 – 1575
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Janet, Gordon
1535 – 1596
Birth Location: Barony of Lochinvar, Kirkcudbright, co Galloway, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Campbell
1560 – 1610
Birth Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland
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Children(s)

Willem Glencairn
1585 – 1631
Birth Location: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland
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James Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
James Cunningham
1555 – 1630
Birth Place: Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Willem Cunningham Earl van Glencairn
1530 – 1575
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Janet, (Lady Huntly, of Lochnivar) Gordon
1535 – 1596
Barony of Lochinvar, Kirkcudbright, co Galloway, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Gordon Liard van) Lochinvar
1501 – 1547
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Margaretha (Crichton, of) Kirkpatrick
1502 – 1547
Sanquhar Castle, Kirkpatrick, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William\Willem, Gordon
1455 – 1513
Lady Stewart
1461 – 1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cunningham's Descendants

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James ("Earl of Glencairn") Cunningham (1555 – 4 Nov 1630) m. Margaret Campbell (1560 – 1 June 1610)
  1. 1. Willem (Cunningham Earl van) Glencairn (1585 – 1 October 1631) m. Lady (Jean Johanna Kerr, Countess of) Crawford (1577 – 17 Aug 1632)

James Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of James "Earl of Glencairn" Cunningham in Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland
1630
4 Nov 1630
Age 75
Death of James "Earl of Glencairn" Cunningham in Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1630
    Event Place: Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland
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