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Sir William, VI Earl of Glencairn, Cunningham 1531–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1531

Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Oct 1580

Death Location: Cunynghameheid, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: William Cunningham

Mother: Lady Campbell

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In 1531, Sir William, VI Earl of Glencairn, Cunningham entered the world in Glencairn, Dumfries, Scotland, born to William Earl Glencairn Cunningham And Lady Margaret Elizabeth Campbell. Sir William, VI Earl of Glencairn, Cunningham passed away in 1580 in Cunynghameheid, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1531, Sir William, VI Earl of Glencairn, Cunningham entered the world in Glencairn, Dumfries, Scotland, born to William Earl Glencairn Cunningham And Lady Margaret Elizabeth Campbell.
  • Sir William, VI Earl of Glencairn, Cunningham passed away in 1580 in Cunynghameheid, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Sir Cunningham's Ancestors

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Sir Cunningham
1531–1580
Birth Place: Glencairn, Dumfries, Scotland
Parents
William Earl Glencairn Cunningham
1493–1548
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Elizabeth) Campbell
1495–1535
Wester Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Cunyngham
1434–1500
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes Montgomery
1438–1510
Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Laird (Duncan II of Glenorchy) Campbell
1455–1513
Glenorchy (Argyllshire) Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Douglas
1456–1495
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1531
Jan 1531
Birth of Sir William, VI Earl of Glencairn, Cunningham in Glencairn, Dumfries, Scotland
Glencairn, Dumfries, Scotland
1580
18 Oct 1580
Age 49
Death of Sir William, VI Earl of Glencairn, Cunningham in Cunynghameheid, West Lothian, Scotland
Cunynghameheid, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1531
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1580
    Event Place: Cunynghameheid, West Lothian, Scotland

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