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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

In 1510, Lord Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham , , 5th Earl of Glencairn entered the world in Glencarin Dumfries-shire, Skottland, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, born to Sir Robert "Cuthbert" Cunningham and Margaret Campbell. Lord Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham , , 5th Earl of Glencairn married Mary Ada Robinson, and had children including John Percy Cunningham. Lord Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham , , 5th Earl of Glencairn passed away in 1579 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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  • In 1510, Lord Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham , , 5th Earl of Glencairn entered the world in Glencarin Dumfries-shire, Skottland, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, born to Sir Robert "Cuthbert" Cunningham and Margaret Campbell.
  • Lord Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham , , 5th Earl of Glencairn married Mary Ada Robinson, and had children including John Percy Cunningham.
  • Lord Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham , , 5th Earl of Glencairn passed away in 1579 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Lord Cunningham's Ancestors

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Lord Cunningham
1510 – 1579
Birth Place: Glencarin Dumfries-shire, Skottland, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Parents
Sir Robert "Cuthbert" Cunningham
1476 – 1541
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Margaret Campbell
1469 – 1542
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Cunningham's Descendants

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Lord (Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl") Cunningham (10 Jul 1510 – 30 May 1579) m. Mary (Ada) Robinson (1504 – May 30 1579)
  1. 1. John (Percy) Cunningham (1529 – 1602) m. Sarah Gordon (1531 – 1631)
    1. 1. JOSEPH Cunningham (1568 – 1637) m. Nancy (Mary) Blessington (1568 – 1640)
      1. 1. Lord (David) Cunningham (1607 – 1691) m. Rachel Hamilton (1 Feb 1625 – 7 Aug 1665)
        1. 1. James (William) Cunningham (1695 – 19 Mar 1765) m. Margaret (Ann "Mattie") Graves (10 Aug 1708 – 17 Jul 1763)
    2. 2. Nancy (Mary) Blessington (1568 – 1640) m. JOSEPH Cunningham (1568 – 1637)

Lord Cunningham's Timeline

5 Records

1498
1498
Birth of Lord Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham , , 5th Earl of Glencairn in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
1510
10 Jul 1510
Birth of Lord Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham , , 5th Earl of Glencairn in Glencarin Dumfries-shire, Skottland, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Glencarin Dumfries-shire, Skottland, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1547
05 Jan 1547
Age 37
Lord Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham , , 5th Earl of Glencairn was married
None
1579
30 May 1579
Age 69
Death of Lord Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham , , 5th Earl of Glencairn in Dublin, Fingal, Ireland
Dublin, Fingal, Ireland
1579
30 May 1579
Age 69
Death of Lord Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham , , 5th Earl of Glencairn in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 30 May 1579
    Event Place: Dublin, Fingal, Ireland

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

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