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William Robertson Cunningham 1918 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 April 1918

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: Nov 23 1944

Death Location: Holland (WWII)

Father: Robert Cunningham

Mother: Margaret Robertson

Spouse(s): Mary Fisher

Children(s):

In 1918, William Robertson Cunningham entered the world in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, born to Robert Blair Cunningham and Margaret Taylor Robertson. In 1938, William Robertson Cunningham resided in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. William Robertson Cunningham married Mary Winnifred Fisher. William Robertson Cunningham passed away in 1944 in Holland (WWII).

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Biography

  • In 1918, William Robertson Cunningham entered the world in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, born to Robert Blair Cunningham and Margaret Taylor Robertson.
  • In 1938, William Robertson Cunningham resided in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • William Robertson Cunningham married Mary Winnifred Fisher.
  • William Robertson Cunningham passed away in 1944 in Holland (WWII).

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
William Cunningham
1918 – 1944
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Robert Blair Cunningham
1881 – 1928
Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret (Taylor) Robertson
1884 – 1951
Linlithgow, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cunningham's Timeline

4 Records

1918
16 April 1918
Birth of William Robertson Cunningham in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
1938
1938
Age 20
William Robertson Cunningham resided here in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1940
1940
Age 22
William Robertson Cunningham resided here in Essex, Ontario, Canada
Essex, Ontario, Canada
1944
Nov 23 1944
Age 26
Death of William Robertson Cunningham in Holland (WWII)
Holland (WWII)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 April 1918
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1925
    Event Place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-14717

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: British Phone Books, 1880-1984, BT Archives; London, England; British Phone Books 1880-1984

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Essex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Glasgow, Scotland
    Record Source: Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-14717

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, World War II Records and Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947; Series: RG 24; Volume: 25683

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 23 1944
    Event Place: Holland (WWII)

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Groesbeek, Berg en Dal Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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