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James Cunningham 1754–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 AUG 1754

Birth Location: Jockeys Burn, St Marys Parish, St mary's, Jamaica

Death Date: 30 AUG 1830

Death Location: Kelso

Father: Robert Cuninghame

Mother: Helen Smail

Spouse(s): Barbara Hall, Helen Margaret

Children(s): James Cunningham, Robert Cunningham, Barbara Cunningham, Isabella Cunningham, Agnes Cunningham, Andrew Cunningham, Janet Cunningham, Elisabeth Cunningham

James Cunningham was born in 1754 in Jockeys Burn, St Marys Parish, St mary's, Jamaica, the child of Robert Cuninghame And Helen Smail. James Cunningham married Barbara Hall, Helen Margaret, and had children including Agnes Cunningham, Andrew Cunningham, Barbara Hall Cunningham, Elisabeth Cunningham, Isabella Colvill Cunningham, James John Cunningham, Janet Cunningham, Robert Cunningham. James Cunningham passed away in 1830 in Kelso.

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Biography

  • James Cunningham was born in 1754 in Jockeys Burn, St Marys Parish, St mary's, Jamaica, the child of Robert Cuninghame And Helen Smail.
  • James Cunningham married Barbara Hall, Helen Margaret, and had children including Agnes Cunningham, Andrew Cunningham, Barbara Hall Cunningham, Elisabeth Cunningham, Isabella Colvill Cunningham, James John Cunningham, Janet Cunningham, Robert Cunningham.
  • James Cunningham passed away in 1830 in Kelso.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Cuninghame
1720–
Birth Location: Melrose, Roxburgh, Scotland
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Helen Smail
1722–1780
Birth Location: Melrose, Roxburgh, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Hall
1777–1870
Birth Location: Scotland
BH
Helen Margaret
1803–
Birth Location: –
HM

Children(s)

James Cunningham
1809–
Birth Location: Kelso, Scotland
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Robert Cunningham
1801–
Birth Location: –
RC
Barbara Cunningham
1821–1885
Birth Location: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
BC
Isabella Cunningham
1812–1898
Birth Location: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
IC
Agnes Cunningham
1816–1881
Birth Location: Roxburghshire, Scotland
AC
Andrew Cunningham
1811–
Birth Location: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
AC
Janet Cunningham
1818–
Birth Location: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
JC
Elisabeth Cunningham
1814–
Birth Location: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
EC

James Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
James Cunningham
1754–1830
Birth Place: Jockeys Burn, St Marys Parish, St mary's, Jamaica
Parents
Robert Cuninghame
1720–
Melrose, Roxburgh, Scotland
Helen Smail
1722–1780
Melrose, Roxburgh, Scotland
Grandparents
James SMAIL
–1730
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth ELLIES
1691–1751
Melrose Roxburghshire Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Smaill
1650–
Bessie Fyffe
1653–1713
James ELLIS
1663–1723
Isobel USHER
1663–1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cunningham's Descendants

1.
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James Cunningham (3 AUG 1754–30 AUG 1830) m. Barbara Hall (abt 1777–21 Jun 1870) m. Helen Margaret (JUN 1803–)
  1. 1. James (John) Cunningham 1809– m. Jane (Mason) Lee 1810–
    1. 1. Lucy (Martin) Cunningham 1837–1888 m. Edward (Maudsley) Hockly 1821–
      1. 1. Arthur (Minett) Hockly 1866–1946 m. Edith (Annie) Pearson 1867–1954
        1. 1. Frances (Edith) Hockly 1893–1969 m. Albert Lassen 1888–1940
        2. 2. Lucy (Cunningham) Hockly 1890–1983 m. Howard Humphries 1898–1982
        3. 3. Reginald (Robert) Hockly 1895–1968 m. Mary (Ethel Dunlop) Currie 1896–1979 m. Annie (Emma Dunlop Dunlop) Currie 1900–1991
        4. 4. Frank (John) Hockly 1898–1985 m. Bertha (Naomi) Grover 1902–1988
        5. 5. Agnes (Bessie) Hockly 1900–1994 m. Albert (Philip) Hart 1905–1981
        6. 6. Leslie (Anderson) Hockly 1907–1916
        7. 7. Mary (Ruth) Hockly 1908–1993
        8. 8. David (Norman) Hockly 1902–1992 m. Alfreda (Alexandra Mabel) Stenberg 1910–1943
        9. 9. Barbera (Elizabeth) Hockly 1904–1990 m. Eric (Hector) Gilding 1896–1970
        10. 10. Carrie (Lee) Hockly 1911–1997 m. William (Henry Bell) Benson 1911–2002
        11. 11. Edward (Arthur) Hockly 1892–1953 m. Elsa (May) Gibb 1895–1937
      2. 2. Frank (Franklin) Hockly 1865–1936 m. Catherine (Helen) McGregor 1875–1951
        1. 1. James (Cunningham) Hockly 1898–1980
        2. 2. Catherine (Leslie) Hockly 1899–1971
        3. 3. Malcolm (John) Hockly 1901–1989
        4. 4. Frank (Lee) Hockly 1904–1995
        5. 5. Arthur (Leslie) Hockly 1905–1968
      3. 3. Carrie (Lee) Hockly 1867–1948 m. Malcolm McGregor 1853–
        1. 1. Lucy (Martin) McGregor 1888–1945
        2. 2. Malcolm (David) MCGREGOR 1907–1981
        3. 3. Isabella MCGREGOR 1893–1935
        4. 4. Carrie (Bessie) MCGREGOR 1902–1998
        5. 5. Barbara (Cunningham) MCGREGOR 1895–1968
    2. 2. Barbara (Hall) Cunningham 1838–
    3. 3. Harry (Lee) Cunningham 1843–
  2. 2. Robert Cunningham 1801–
  3. 3. Barbara (Hall) Cunningham 1821–1885 m. Duncan (Campbell) Macdonald 1816–1864
    1. 1. John (James) Macdonald 1848–1922
    2. 2. Alexander (C.) Macdonald 1853–
    3. 3. Anne Macdonald 1854–1933
      1. 1. Jessie ((Jetta)) Lethbridge 1895–1973 m. J (Corsar) Key 1890–1938
        1. 1. Janet (Isabel) Cocker 1923–2001 m. Homer (Schultz) Elmquist 1907–2000 m. Athol (Joseph) Cocker 1920–2009
    4. 4. Helen (B.) Macdonald 1850–
  4. 4. Isabella (Colvill) Cunningham 1812–1898
  5. 5. Agnes Cunningham 1816–1881
  6. 6. Andrew Cunningham 1811–
  7. 7. Janet Cunningham 1818–
  8. 8. Elisabeth Cunningham 1814–

James Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1754
3 AUG 1754
Birth of James Cunningham in Jockeys Burn, St Marys Parish, St mary's, Jamaica
Jockeys Burn, St Marys Parish, St mary's, Jamaica
1830
30 AUG 1830
Age 76
Death of James Cunningham in Kelso, Scotland
Kelso, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 AUG 1754
    Event Place: Jockeys Burn, St Marys Parish, St mary's, Jamaica
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 AUG 1830
    Event Place: Kelso, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kelso
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