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Lord Sir, William, Alexander, "The, Good, Earl" Cunningham 1510 – 1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1510

Birth Location: Glencarin Dumfries-shire, Skottland, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Death Date: 30 May 1579

Death Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: Sir Cunningham

Mother: Margaret Campbell

Spouse(s): Mary Robinson

Children(s): John Cunningham

Early life: Lord Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham , , 5th Earl of Glencairn arrived in Glencarin Dumfries-shire, Skottland, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland in 1510, born to Sir Robert "Cuthbert" Cunningham and Margaret Campbell. Over time, Lord Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham , , 5th Earl of Glencairn formed a family with Mary Ada Robinson, which included John Percy Cunningham. Lord Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham , , 5th Earl of Glencairn concluded life in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland in 1579.

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Parents

Sir Cunningham
1476 – 1541
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
SC
Margaret Campbell
1469 – 1542
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
MC

Spouses(s)

Mary Robinson
1504 – 1579
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
MR

Children(s)

John Cunningham
1529 – 1602
Birth Location: Leinster, Dublin, Ireland
JC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1498
    Event Place: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 Jul 1510
    Event Place: Glencarin Dumfries-shire, Skottland, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 05 Jan 1547

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Aicket, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 May 1579
    Event Place: Dublin, Fingal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 May 1579
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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