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Sir William Cunningham 1530–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1575

Death Location: Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland

Father: Sir Kilmaurs)

Mother: Lady Glencairn)

Spouse(s): Lady Gordon

Children(s): Sir Cunningham, Lady Cunningham, Archibald Cunningham, Isabell Cunningham, Margaretha Cunningham, Lady Cunningham, John Cunningham, Patrick Cunningham

In 1530, Sir William Cunningham entered the world in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Sir William Alexander The Good Earl Cunningham Cuninghame 5Th Earl Of Glencairn Kilmaurs And Lady Janet Jean Hamilton Lady Of Arran Countess Of Glencairn. Sir William Cunningham married Lady Janet Gordon, and had children including Alexander Cunningham, Archibald Cunningham, Isabell Cunningham, John Cunningham, Lady Katherine Elizabeth Cunningham, Lady Margaret Cunningham, Margaretha Cunningham, Patrick Cunningham, Sir James Cunningham. Sir William Cunningham passed away in 1575 in Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1530, Sir William Cunningham entered the world in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Sir William Alexander The Good Earl Cunningham Cuninghame 5Th Earl Of Glencairn Kilmaurs And Lady Janet Jean Hamilton Lady Of Arran Countess Of Glencairn.
  • Sir William Cunningham married Lady Janet Gordon, and had children including Alexander Cunningham, Archibald Cunningham, Isabell Cunningham, John Cunningham, Lady Katherine Elizabeth Cunningham, Lady Margaret Cunningham, Margaretha Cunningham, Patrick Cunningham, Sir James Cunningham.
  • Sir William Cunningham passed away in 1575 in Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Kilmaurs)
1510–1579
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Lady Glencairn)
1517–1579
Birth Location: Holmstone, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
LG

Spouses(s)

Lady Gordon
1535–1596
Birth Location: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
LG

Children(s)

Sir Cunningham
1550–1630
Birth Location: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyllshire, Scotland
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Lady Cunningham
1560–1598
Birth Location: Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland
LC
Archibald Cunningham
1554–1580
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
AC
Isabell Cunningham
1554–1579
Birth Location: Glenorchy, Lorn, Scotland
IC
Margaretha Cunningham
1565–1604
Birth Location: Glencairn, Ayrshire, Scotland
MC
Lady Cunningham
1555–1611
Birth Location: Helington, Elderslie Scotland, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
LC
John Cunningham
1553–1610
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
JC
Patrick Cunningham
1556–1644
Birth Location: Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland
PC

Sir Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
Sir Cunningham
1530–1575
Birth Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham (Cuninghame) (5th Earl of Glencairn & Kilmaurs)
1510–1579
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Janet (Jean) Hamilton (Lady of Arran, Countess of) Glencairn)
1517–1579
Holmstone, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Cunningham (4th Earl of) Glencairn)
1493–1548
Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret) Campbell
1500–1555
Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Wedderburn
1465–1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cunningham's Descendants

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Sir (William) Cunningham (1530–1575) m. Lady (Janet) Gordon (1535–18 November 1596)
  1. 1. Sir (James) Cunningham 1550–1630 m. Agnes Hay 1552–1630
    1. 1. Lady (Anne) Cunningham 1583–1647
    2. 2. William Cunningham 1575–1631 m. Janet Kerr 1580–1635
      1. 1. Marion Cuninghame –1661
      2. 2. Margaret Cunninghame 1642–1678
      3. 3. Alexander Cuninghame 1613–1647
      4. 4. Elizabeth Cuninghame 1611–
      5. 5. William Cunningham 1610–1664
      6. 6. Martha Cunningham 1605–1664
      7. 7. Jean Cunningham 1590–1670
    3. 3. Catherine Cunningham 1583–
    4. 4. John Cunningham 1580–1629
    5. 5. James Cunningham 1574–1612
    6. 6. Anna Cunningham 1583–1647
    7. 7. Willem (Cunningham (Earl van) Glencairn) 1585–1631
  2. 2. Lady (Margaret) Cunningham 1560–1598 m. Sir (Malcolm) Crawford 1551–1592 m. Sir (Lachlan Mor McLean Of) Dowart 1558–1598
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret) MacLean 1579–1665
    2. 2. Lauchlan (Og Barrach) MacLean 1590–1651
    3. 3. Charles MacLean 1583–1648
    4. 4. Gillean MacLean 1581–1606
    5. 5. Margaret Crawford 1570–1596 m. Thomas Gibson 1580–1650
      1. 1. Thomas Gibson 1624–1663 m. Agnes Wilson 1615–1646 m. Jean Gilmour 1641–1701 m. Margaret Hill 1625–1663
        1. 1. Anna Gibson 1649–
        2. 2. Archibald Gibson 1652–1754
        3. 3. Margaret Gibson 1655–
        4. 4. Catherine Gibson 1658–
        5. 5. Thomas Gibson 1647–
        6. 6. Hugh Gibson 1657–
        7. 7. John (Davis) Gibson 1656–1680
      2. 2. David Gibson 1603–1635
      3. 3. John (Edward) Gibson 1619–
      4. 4. Hew Gibson 1617–
      5. 5. Anna Gibson 1627–
      6. 6. Janet Gibson 1611–1633
      7. 7. James (Thomas William) Gibson 1607–1657 m. Ellen Gibson 1600–
        1. 1. Jonathan (Edmund) Gibson 1633–1703 m. Jane Langhorne 1633–
    6. 6. Isabel Crawford 1585–1610
    7. 7. Alexander Crawford 1582–1650
    8. 8. Anne Crawford 1580–
    9. 9. James Crawford 1589–1676
    10. 10. Earl Crawford 1574–1590
    11. 11. Earl (John Crawford Of) Kilbirney 1578–1622
  3. 3. Archibald Cunningham 1554–1580
  4. 4. Isabell Cunningham 1554–1579
  5. 5. Margaretha Cunningham 1565–1604
  6. 6. Lady (Katherine Elizabeth) Cunningham 1555–1611 m. Sir (William Wallace) III 1555–1611
    1. 1. John Wallace 1581–1640
  7. 7. John Cunningham 1553–1610
  8. 8. Patrick Cunningham 1556–1644

Sir Cunningham's Timeline

8 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Sir William Cunningham
None
1532
1532
Age 2
Birth of Sir William Cunningham in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1532
1532
Age 2
Birth of Sir William Cunningham in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1532
1532
Age 2
Birth of Sir William Cunningham in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1575
1575
Age 45
Death of Sir William Cunningham
None
1580
18 Oct 1580
Age 50
Death of Sir William Cunningham in Lochinver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland
Lochinver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland
1580
18 Oct 1580
Age 50
Death of Sir William Cunningham in Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland
Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland
1630
March 1630
Age 100
Death of Sir William Cunningham in Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1580
    Event Place: Lochinver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] Age:
    49-50

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1630
    Event Place: Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1580
    Event Place: Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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