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James Cunningham 1784 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31/5/1784

Birth Location: Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 9 October 1868

Death Location: Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Father: George Cunningham

Mother: *Mary Denholm

Spouse(s): Margaret Henderson

Children(s): Margaret CUNNINGHAM

In 1784, James Cunningham entered the world in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland, born to George Cunningham and *Mary Denholm. James Cunningham married Margaret Henderson, and had children including Margaret Durrie CUNNINGHAM. James Cunningham passed away in 1868 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1784, James Cunningham entered the world in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland, born to George Cunningham and *Mary Denholm.
  • James Cunningham married Margaret Henderson, and had children including Margaret Durrie CUNNINGHAM.
  • James Cunningham passed away in 1868 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Cunningham
1746 – 1826
Birth Location: Currie Midlothian Scotland
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*Mary Denholm
1752 – 1837
Birth Location: Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Henderson
1791 – 1845
Birth Location: Currie, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret CUNNINGHAM
1824 – 1880
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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James Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
James Cunningham
1784 – 1868
Birth Place: Currie, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
George Cunningham
1746 – 1826
Currie Midlothian Scotland
*Mary Denholm
1752 – 1837
Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cunningham's Descendants

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James Cunningham (31/5/1784 – 9 October 1868) m. Margaret Henderson (15 November 1791 – 12 April 1845)
  1. 1. Margaret (Durrie) CUNNINGHAM (6 Nov 1824 – 31 Dec 1880) m. DAVID Cunningham (1 January 1823 – 20 April 1917)
    1. 1. Mary (Denholm Sanderson) Cunnigham (13 June 1851 – 17 Nov 1922) m. Charles (Joseph) Cooze (26 June 1846 – 1 FEB 1944)
      1. 1. Eveline (Frances) Cooze (19 JAN 1871 – 16 OCT 1945)
      2. 2. Charles (Arthur) Cooze (19 May 1872 – 11 May 1948) m. Doris (Venita) Lawson (27 Aug 1889 – 3 Apr 1956)
        1. 1. Arthur (Leonard Joseph) Cooze (11 Aug 1911 – 30 Oct 1982) m. Joan Howchow
        2. 2. Edna (Florence Denholm) Cooze (24 Apr 1913 – 27 June 1985)
        3. 3. Doris (Eveline) Cooze (1915 – )
        4. 4. Phyllis (May) Cooze (04 Feb 1917 – 26 Jan 1993)
        5. 5. Francis (Everard) Cooze (5 Mar 1927 – 18 Dec 1992)
        6. 6. Lilian ("Lily") Cooze
      3. 3. William (Joseph) Cooze (1875 – 14 Sep 1942)
      4. 4. Caroline (Adelaide) Cooze (1876 – 08 Jun 1959)
      5. 5. Ada (Blanche) COOZE (9 Jan 1879 – 12 JUL 1960)
      6. 6. Percy (Edgar) Cooze (09 Jan 1881 – 22 Nov 1951) m. Ethel (Jane (Eva)) Payne (23 Feb 1885 – 19 Nov 1929) m. Evelyn (Sarah) Proctor (5 Jul 1891 – 18 Nov 1964)
        1. 1. Edgar (Leslie Latrobe (Leslie)) Cooze (5 September 1905 – 13 Aug 1981)
        2. 2. Frank (Francis Ivan) Cooze (26 May 1907 – 8 Feb 1995)
        3. 3. Frederick (Russell) Cooze (Jan 1909 – Jun 1909)
        4. 4. William (Ronald) Cooze (20 Oct 1910 – 25 Oct 1990) m. Doris (Irene) Hiscock (14 Feb 1907 – 6 Dec 1942) m. isabella banks (14 February 1908 – 13 May 1983)
        5. 5. Vera (Maude) Cooze (July 1912 – 2003)
        6. 6. Rita (Ethel) Cooze (24 Jul 1913 – 20 Jun 2002) m. Leo (Reginald George) GORNALL (13 Feb 1914 – 28 May 1960) m. Arthur (John) Chalk (09 Mar 1906 – 20 April 1994)
        7. 7. Ian Cooze (16 May 1921 – 28 Mar 1995) m. Thelma (Mary) Moore
        8. 8. Cyril (Wakelin) Cooze (1932 – 2016) m. Elspeth (Margaret) Martin (3 Jan 1938 – 5 Dec 2020)
        9. 9. Zena (Marie) Cooze (8 Mar 1934 – 14 Apr 2017) m. John (Andrew) Dear
      7. 7. Florence (May) Cooze (9 MAR 1883 – 1 Mar 1970)
      8. 8. Frank (Spencer) Cooze (30 Jun 1885 – 11 Jul 1959) m. Eliza
      9. 9. Leonard (Victor McGeorge) Cooze (12 Jan 1891 – 31 Mar 1978) m. Ellen (Louise Cooze) (Fairlie) (8 Aug 1897 – 8 Jul 1989)
        1. 1. KEITH (COLIN) COOZE (24 Jan 1925 – 3 Sep 1999)
        2. 2. Reeve (Francis) Cooze (14 April 1926 – 11 Oct 2010) m. Nola
        3. 3. Carlyle (Leigh) Cooze (1930 – 13 Aug 2016)
        4. 4. LEONARD (VICTOR) COOZE (27 December 1932 – 27 December 1932)
    2. 2. Margaret Cunningham (21 September 1854 – 26 September 1936)
    3. 3. John Cunningham (1855 – )
    4. 4. Andrew Cunningham (1857 – )

James Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1784
31/5/1784
Birth of James Cunningham in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland
Currie, Midlothian, Scotland
1868
9 October 1868
Age 84
Death of James Cunningham in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31/5/1784
    Event Place: Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 October 1868
    Event Place: Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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