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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 birth of James "Earl of Glencairn" Cunningham took place in 1555 in Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland, to Willem Cunningham Earl van Glencairn and Janet, Lady Huntly, of Lochnivar Gordon. James "Earl of Glencairn" Cunningham married Margaret Campbell, and together they had Willem Cunningham Earl van Glencairn. James "Earl of Glencairn" Cunningham's death occurred in 1630 in Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Parents

Willem Glencairn
1530 – 1575
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
WG
Janet, Gordon
1535 – 1596
Birth Location: Barony of Lochinvar, Kirkcudbright, co Galloway, Scotland
JG

Spouses(s)

Margaret Campbell
1560 – 1610
Birth Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland
MC

Children(s)

Willem Glencairn
1585 – 1631
Birth Location: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland
WG

Sources

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

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