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John Rankin Cunningham 1514 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1514

Birth Location: Cunninghamhead (Ayrshire) Scotland

Death Date: 23 Nov 1596

Death Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Leslie

Mother: lady Sinclair

Spouse(s): Margaret Fleming

Children(s): William CUNNINGHAM, William CUNNINGHAM, Andrew Cunningham, Andrew Cunningham, Isabelle CUNNINGHAM, Isabelle Cunningham, Isabelle CUNNINGHAM, Jean Cunningham, Mary CUNNINGHAME, William Cuningham, Lady CUNNINGHAM, Lady CUNNINGHAM, John Cunningham, Mauld Cuninghame, Mauld Cuninghame, Isabell Cunningham, Elizabeth Cuninghame, Margaret Cunningham, Mary Cunningham, Archibald CUNNINGHAME, Adam Cunningham, Archibald Cunningham, Adam Cunningham, Hew CUNNINGHAM, Hew CUNNINGHAM, Sir Cunningham, Sir Cunningham, Elizabeth Cunningham, Mary CUNNINGHAM, Mary Crawford, Mary Cunningham, Alexander CUNNINGHAM, Alexander CUNNINGHAM, Barbara Cunningham, Robert CUNNINGHAM, John CUNNINGHAM, John CUNNINGHAM, James Cuningham, Joseph CUNNINGHAM, Joseph CUNNINGHAM, Margaret CUNNINGHAM, Margaret Cunningham, Margaret CUNNINGHAM, William CUNNINGHAM, Katherine Cunyngham, Robert Cunninghame, Margaret Cunningham

Early life: John Rankin Cunningham of Glengarnock arrived in Cunninghamhead (Ayrshire) Scotland in 1514, born to Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie and lady Elizabeth Helen Sinclair. Over time, John Rankin Cunningham of Glengarnock formed a family with Margaret Fleming, which included William CUNNINGHAM, William CUNNINGHAM, Andrew Cunningham, Andrew Cunningham, Isabelle CUNNINGHAM, Isabelle Cunningham, Isabelle CUNNINGHAM, Jean Cunningham, Mary CUNNINGHAME, William Cuningham, Lady Janet CUNNINGHAM, Lady Janet CUNNINGHAM, John Cunningham, Mauld Cuninghame, Mauld Cuninghame, Isabell Cunningham, Elizabeth Cuninghame, Margaret Cunningham, Mary Cunningham, Archibald CUNNINGHAME, Adam Cunningham, Archibald Cunningham, Adam Cunningham, Hew Ralston CUNNINGHAM, Hew Ralston CUNNINGHAM, Sir James, 7th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish Peer &amp, Member of the Privy Council Cunningham, Sir James, 7th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish Peer &amp, Member of the Privy Council Cunningham, Elizabeth Cunningham, Mary Margaret CUNNINGHAM, Mary Margaret CUNNINGHAM Crawford, Mary Margaret Cunningham, Alexander Laird Montgreen Commandator of Kilwinning CUNNINGHAM, Alexander Laird Montgreen Commandator of Kilwinning CUNNINGHAM, Barbara Cunningham, Robert Hunter CUNNINGHAM, John Hunter CUNNINGHAM, John Hunter CUNNINGHAM, James Cuningham, Joseph CUNNINGHAM, Joseph CUNNINGHAM, Margaret CUNNINGHAM, Margaret Cunningham, Margaret CUNNINGHAM, William CUNNINGHAM, Katherine Cunyngham, Robert Cunninghame and Margaret Cunningham. John Rankin Cunningham of Glengarnock concluded life in Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1596.

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Parents

Sir Leslie
1476 – 1558
Birth Location: Rothes , Moray, Scotland
SL
lady Sinclair
1490 – 1549
Birth Location: Dunnotar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
lS

Spouses(s)

Margaret Fleming
1515 – 1550
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
MF

Children(s)

William CUNNINGHAM
1532 – 1580
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
WC
William CUNNINGHAM
1532 – 1580
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
WC
Andrew Cunningham
1534 –
Birth Location: Scotland, UK
AC
Andrew Cunningham
1534 –
Birth Location: Scotland, UK
AC
Isabelle CUNNINGHAM
1539 – 1565
Birth Location: 1684096, Ayrshire, Scotland
IC
Isabelle Cunningham
1539 – 1565
Birth Location: 1684096, Ayrshire, Scotland
IC
Isabelle CUNNINGHAM
1539 – 1565
Birth Location: 1684096, Ayrshire, Scotland
IC
Jean Cunningham
1540 – 1585
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mary CUNNINGHAME
1540 – 1582
Birth Location: Scotland, UK
MC
William Cuningham
1541 – 1589
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
WC
Lady CUNNINGHAM
1542 – 1584
Birth Location: Scotland, UK
LC
Lady CUNNINGHAM
1542 – 1584
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
LC
John Cunningham
1543 –
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JC
Mauld Cuninghame
1545 – 1577
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
MC
Mauld Cuninghame
1545 – 1577
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
MC
Isabell Cunningham
1545 – 1628
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Aryshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
IC
Elizabeth Cuninghame
1545 – 1585
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
EC
Margaret Cunningham
1546 – 1616
Birth Location: Glebgamock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
MC
Mary Cunningham
1548 –
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
MC
Archibald CUNNINGHAME
1550 – 1630
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
AC
Adam Cunningham
1550 –
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
AC
Archibald Cunningham
1550 – 1635
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
AC
Adam Cunningham
1551 –
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
AC
Hew CUNNINGHAM
1554 –
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
HC
Hew CUNNINGHAM
1554 –
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
HC
Sir Cunningham
1555 – 1630
Birth Location: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland
SC
Sir Cunningham
1555 – 1630
Birth Location: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland
SC
Elizabeth Cunningham
1555 – 1640
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
EC
Mary CUNNINGHAM
1556 – 1582
Birth Location: Kibirnie, Ayershire, Scotland
MC
Mary Crawford
1556 – 1604
Birth Location: Glenorchy, Lom, Argylshire, Scotland
MC
Mary Cunningham
1556 – 1582
Birth Location: Kibirnie, Ayershire, Scotland
MC
Alexander CUNNINGHAM
1560 –
Birth Location: Sutherland, Scotland
AC
Alexander CUNNINGHAM
1560 – 1646
Birth Location: Sutherland, Scotland
AC
Barbara Cunningham
1560 –
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
BC
Robert CUNNINGHAM
1561 – 1580
Birth Location: Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland
RC
John CUNNINGHAM
1563 – 1602
Birth Location: Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland
JC
John CUNNINGHAM
1563 – 1602
Birth Location: Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland
JC
James Cuningham
1566 – 1616
Birth Location: Ashenyard, Ayr., Scot., Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JC
Joseph CUNNINGHAM
1568 – 1637
Birth Location: Leinster, Dublin, , Ireland
JC
Joseph CUNNINGHAM
1568 – 1637
Birth Location: Leinster, Dublin, , Ireland
JC
Margaret CUNNINGHAM
1570 – 1603
Birth Location: Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
MC
Margaret Cunningham
1570 – 1603
Birth Location: Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
MC
Margaret CUNNINGHAM
1570 – 1603
Birth Location: Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
MC
William CUNNINGHAM
1579 –
Birth Location: Scotland, UK
WC
Katherine Cunyngham
Birth Location: –
KC
Robert Cunninghame
Birth Location: –
RC
Margaret Cunningham
Birth Location: –
MC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Dec 1514
    Event Place: Cunninghamhead (Ayrshire) Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 17 Nov 1845
    Event Place: Toxteth, St James, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 Nov 1596
    Event Place: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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