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Sir James, 7th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish Peer & Member of the Privy Council Cunningham 1550–1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyllshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 Nov 1630

Death Location: Dunferline, Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: John Glencairn

Mother: Catherine Walwood

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In 1550, Sir James, 7th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish Peer & Member of the Privy Council Cunningham entered the world in Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyllshire, Scotland, born to John Cunningham 5Th Earl Glencairn And Catherine Katherine Walwood. Sir James, 7th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish Peer & Member of the Privy Council Cunningham passed away in 1630 in Dunferline, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1550, Sir James, 7th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish Peer & Member of the Privy Council Cunningham entered the world in Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyllshire, Scotland, born to John Cunningham 5Th Earl Glencairn And Catherine Katherine Walwood.
  • Sir James, 7th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish Peer & Member of the Privy Council Cunningham passed away in 1630 in Dunferline, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Sir Cunningham's Ancestors

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Sir Cunningham
1550–1630
Birth Place: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyllshire, Scotland
Parents
John Cunningham - 5th Earl Glencairn
1510–1579
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Catherine ((Katherine)) Walwood
1514–1600
Dunfermine, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
William, (knight of Glencairn, 4th Earl of Glencairn, Privy Councillor of Scotland, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland,) Cunningham
1493–1548
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Catherine (Borthwick) Cunningham
1493–1528
Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (James Gordon) Walwood
1490–1547
Dumfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Erskine Crichton, of) Kirkpatrick
1502–1558
Sanquhar Castle, Kirkpatrick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Borthwick
1458–1503
Margaret DelaHay
1463–1556
Sir Lochinvar
1475–1525
Lady Accarson
1478–1538
John Erskine
1487–1555
Lady Campbell
1485–1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Borthwick
–1483
Alexander Rattray
1450–1513
Lady Rattray
1454–1573
3Rd (Sir
1466–1513
Lady Argyll
1465–1529

Sir Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Sir James, 7th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish Peer & Member of the Privy Council Cunningham in Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyllshire, Scotland
Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyllshire, Scotland
1630
4 Nov 1630
Age 80
Death of Sir James, 7th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish Peer & Member of the Privy Council Cunningham in Dunferline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Dunferline, Fifeshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyllshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1630
    Event Place: Dunferline, Fifeshire, Scotland

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