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Sir Alexander 5th Earl of Glencairn "the good earl" Cunningham 1510–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1510

Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 30 May 1579

Death Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: Sir Kilmaurs

Mother: Lady Glencairn

Spouse(s): Janet Cuningham

Children(s): William Glencairn, James Ogilvy, John Cunningham, Lady Cunningham, Elizabeth Cunningham, Dame Cunningham, Catherine Cunningham, William Lord, Jean Cunningham

The story of Sir Alexander 5th Earl of Glencairn "the good earl" Cunningham began in 1510 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Sir Alexander 5th Earl of Glencairn "the good earl" Cunningham married Janet Cuningham, and had children including Catherine Cunningham, Dame Margaret Cunningham, Elizabeth Cunningham, James Ogilvy, Jean Cunningham, John Of Aitel Cunningham, Lady Janet Cunningham, William Craigends Cunningham Lord, William Cunningham 4Th Earl Of Glencairn. Sir Alexander 5th Earl of Glencairn "the good earl" Cunningham passed away in 1579 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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  • The story of Sir Alexander 5th Earl of Glencairn "the good earl" Cunningham began in 1510 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • Sir Alexander 5th Earl of Glencairn "the good earl" Cunningham married Janet Cuningham, and had children including Catherine Cunningham, Dame Margaret Cunningham, Elizabeth Cunningham, James Ogilvy, Jean Cunningham, John Of Aitel Cunningham, Lady Janet Cunningham, William Craigends Cunningham Lord, William Cunningham 4Th Earl Of Glencairn.
  • Sir Alexander 5th Earl of Glencairn "the good earl" Cunningham passed away in 1579 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Cunningham's Ancestors

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Sir Cunningham
1510–1579
Birth Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Knight William Cunningham, 4th Lord of Glencairn, 5th Earl of Kilmaurs
1480–1548
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lady (Catherine Borthwick, Countess of) Glencairn
1483–1527
Borthwick Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Cunninghame 2nd of) Craigends
1478–1533
Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
GILES (Geillis Egidia) Campbell
1482–1552
Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Cuninghame
1475–
Lady Lennox
1481–1516
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John 😃
1437–1512
Lady Atholl
1457–1519

Sir Cunningham's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander 5th Earl of Glencairn "the good earl") Cunningham (10 Jul 1510–30 May 1579) m. Janet Cuningham (1449–18 Dec 1544)
  1. 1. William (Cunningham, 4th Earl of) Glencairn 1494–1548 m. Katherine Borthwick 1494–1527
    1. 1. John ("6th Earl of Glencairn") CUNNINGHAM 1510–1600 m. Catherine WALWOOD 1514–1600
      1. 1. James ("7th Earl of Glencairn") CUNNINGHAM 1550–1630 m. Lady (Margaret) CAMPBELL 1560–1618
        1. 1. Margaret (Winifred) CRAWFORD 1597–1631 m. John CRAWFORD 1600–1634
  2. 2. James Ogilvy 1485–1845
  3. 3. John (of Aitel) Cunningham 1491–1544
  4. 4. Lady (Janet) Cunningham 1481–1550
  5. 5. Elizabeth Cunningham 1496–
  6. 6. Dame (Margaret) Cunningham 1480–1540
  7. 7. Catherine Cunningham 1482–
  8. 8. William (Craigends CUNNINGHAM) Lord 1479–1512
  9. 9. Jean Cunningham 1484–

Sir Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1510
10 Jul 1510
Birth of Sir Alexander 5th Earl of Glencairn "the good earl" Cunningham in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1579
30 May 1579
Age 69
Death of Sir Alexander 5th Earl of Glencairn "the good earl" Cunningham in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1510
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Manchester NH
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 529

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1579
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

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