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Sir Alexander Cunningham 1510–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Nov 1574

Death Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: Sir MacDowall

Mother: Margaret Campbell

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Sir Alexander Cunningham was born in 1510 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir John 9Th Laird Of Garthland Macdowall And Margaret Campbell. Sir Alexander Cunningham passed away in 1574 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Alexander Cunningham was born in 1510 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir John 9Th Laird Of Garthland Macdowall And Margaret Campbell.
  • Sir Alexander Cunningham passed away in 1574 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Sir Cunningham's Ancestors

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Sir Cunningham
1510–1574
Birth Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John (9th Laird of Garthland) MacDowall
1506–1547
Galloway, , , Scotland
Margaret Campbell
1530–1547
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Uchtred (Laird Garthland) Macdowall
1482–1513
Garthland, Machermore, Scotland
Marion Stewart
1484–1531
Corswall, Scotland
John Campbell
1889–1963
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Annie Mitchell
1887–
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas MacDowall
1460–1513
Isabella Stewart
1466–1516
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Uchtred MacDowall
1434–1513
Isobell Gordon
1434–1454

Sir Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Sir Alexander Cunningham in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1574
23 Nov 1574
Age 64
Death of Sir Alexander Cunningham in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1574
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

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