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Sir Alexander Cunningham 1513 – 1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Glencairn, Nithersdale, Dumfries, Scotland

Death Date: 23 NOV 1574

Death Location: Glencairn, Nithersdale, Dumfries, Scotland

Father: John Cunningham

Mother: Elizabeth Cunningham

Spouse(s): Catherine Walwood

Children(s): James Cunningham

In 1513, Sir Alexander Cunningham entered the world in Glencairn, Nithersdale, Dumfries, Scotland, born to John Cunningham and Elizabeth Cunningham. Sir Alexander Cunningham married Catherine Walwood, and had children including James Master Glencairn Cunningham. Sir Alexander Cunningham passed away in 1574 in Glencairn, Nithersdale, Dumfries, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1513, Sir Alexander Cunningham entered the world in Glencairn, Nithersdale, Dumfries, Scotland, born to John Cunningham and Elizabeth Cunningham.
  • Sir Alexander Cunningham married Catherine Walwood, and had children including James Master Glencairn Cunningham.
  • Sir Alexander Cunningham passed away in 1574 in Glencairn, Nithersdale, Dumfries, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cunningham
1490 – 1564
Birth Location: Caprington Castle, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Cunningham
1501 – 1575
Birth Location: Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Walwood
1514 – 1600
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Cunningham
1554 – 1630
Birth Location: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland
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Sir Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
Sir Cunningham
1513 – 1574
Birth Place: Glencairn, Nithersdale, Dumfries, Scotland
Parents
John Cunningham
1490 – 1564
Caprington Castle, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Cunningham
1501 – 1575
Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cunningham's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander) Cunningham (1513 – 23 NOV 1574) m. Catherine Walwood (1514 – 1600)
  1. 1. James (Master Glencairn) Cunningham (Abt. 1554 – 4 Nov 1630) m. Lady (Margaret) Campbell (11 Dec 1550 – 1 June 1610)
    1. 1. Lady (Anna Marione , Countess of Aran, Queensberry, Cambridge, 2nd Marchioness of Hamilton) Cunningham (1586 – 16 Sep 1647) m. Sir (Knight Lord James Hamilton, Knight of the Garter, Member of the Scottish) Parliament, (19 Jun 1589 – 2 Mar 1625)
      1. 1. Lady (Mary) Hamilton (1600 – 20 Feb 1677) m. Sir (Robert) Alexander (1610 – 17 Nov 1704)
        1. 1. Rev (James Andrew) Alexander (1634 – 17 Nov 1704) m. Mary ("Lady of Ulster, Ireland") Maxwell (1634 – 1680)

Sir Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1513
1513
Birth of Sir Alexander Cunningham in Glencairn, Nithersdale, Dumfries, Scotland
Glencairn, Nithersdale, Dumfries, Scotland
1574
23 NOV 1574
Age 61
Death of Sir Alexander Cunningham in Glencairn, Nithersdale, Dumfries, Scotland
Glencairn, Nithersdale, Dumfries, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Glencairn, Nithersdale, Dumfries, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 NOV 1574
    Event Place: Glencairn, Nithersdale, Dumfries, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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