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John Cunningham 1514 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1514

Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Nov 1596

Death Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: William Sinclair,

Mother: lady Sinclair

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In 1514, John Cunningham entered the world in Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to William Sinclair, 4th Lord Sinclair, and lady Elizabeth Helen Sinclair. John Cunningham passed away in 1596 in Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1514, John Cunningham entered the world in Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to William Sinclair, 4th Lord Sinclair, and lady Elizabeth Helen Sinclair.
  • John Cunningham passed away in 1596 in Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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John Cunningham's Ancestors

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John Cunningham
1514 – 1596
Birth Place: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
William Sinclair, 4th Lord Sinclair,
1485 – 1549
Dunross, Shetland, Scotland
lady (Elizabeth Helen) Sinclair
1490 – 1549
Dunnotar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Keith 3rd Earl) Marischal
1451 – 1527
Dunottar (Kincardineshire) Scotland
Lady (*Elizabeth Seton) Gordon,
1462 – 1525
Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1514
Dec 1514
Birth of John Cunningham in Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1596
23 Nov 1596
Age 82
Death of John Cunningham in Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1514
    Event Place: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1596
    Event Place: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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