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William Cunningham, 4th Lord of Glencairn, 5th Earl of Kilmaurs, Scotland 1480–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1480

Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 MAR 1548

Death Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Glencairn

Mother: Lady Lindsay

Spouse(s): Marion Douglas

Children(s): Alexander Glencairn

In 1480, William Cunningham, 4th Lord of Glencairn, 5th Earl of Kilmaurs, Scotland entered the world in Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to Lord Robert Cunningham 2Nd Lord Kilmaurs 2Nd Earl Of Glencairn And Lady Christian Elizabeth Countess Of Haddington 2Nd Baroness Cunningham Of Kilmaurs 2Nd Countess Of Glencairn Lindsay. William Cunningham, 4th Lord of Glencairn, 5th Earl of Kilmaurs, Scotland married Marion Mariotta Douglas, and had children including Alexander Cunningham 5Th Earl Of Glencairn. William Cunningham, 4th Lord of Glencairn, 5th Earl of Kilmaurs, Scotland passed away in 1548 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1480, William Cunningham, 4th Lord of Glencairn, 5th Earl of Kilmaurs, Scotland entered the world in Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to Lord Robert Cunningham 2Nd Lord Kilmaurs 2Nd Earl Of Glencairn And Lady Christian Elizabeth Countess Of Haddington 2Nd Baroness Cunningham Of Kilmaurs 2Nd Countess Of Glencairn Lindsay.
  • William Cunningham, 4th Lord of Glencairn, 5th Earl of Kilmaurs, Scotland married Marion Mariotta Douglas, and had children including Alexander Cunningham 5Th Earl Of Glencairn.
  • William Cunningham, 4th Lord of Glencairn, 5th Earl of Kilmaurs, Scotland passed away in 1548 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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William Scotland's Ancestors

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William Scotland
1480–1548
Birth Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord Robert Cunningham, 2nd Lord Kilmaurs, 2nd Earl of Glencairn
1451–1520
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Christian Elizabeth, Countess of Haddington, 2nd Baroness Cunningham of Kilmaurs, 2nd Countess of Glencairn,) Lindsay
1435–1496
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
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William Scotland's Descendants

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William (Cunningham, 4th Lord of Glencairn, 5th Earl of Kilmaurs,) Scotland (24 Mar 1480–11 MAR 1548) m. Marion (Mariotta) Douglas (8 March 1469–)
  1. 1. Alexander (Cunningham, 5th Earl of) Glencairn 1510–1574 m. Johanna Hamilton 1515–1574 m. Lady (Margaret) Campbell 1511–1596
    1. 1. William Cunningham 1532–1579 m. Lady (Janet (Jeanette) Gordon of) Lochinver 1528–1577
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Cunningham, Countess of) Lochinver 1557–1614
      2. 2. Lady (Jean Katherine) Cunningham 1558–1604
      3. 3. Archibald Cunningham 1554–1580
      4. 4. Lady (Margaret) Cunningham 1553–1632
      5. 5. Margaret Cunningham 1544–
      6. 6. Sir (James Cunningham , 7th Earl of) Glencairn 1555–1630 m. Lady (Margaret) Campbell 1552–1618
        1. 1. John Cunningham 1580–1628 m. Mary Knox 1580–1661
        2. 2. William (Mackie) Cunningham 1585–1631 m. Janet Kerr 1580–1632
        3. 3. Elizabeth Cunningham 1573–1660
        4. 4. Ellen Cuningham 1576–
      7. 7. Patrick Cunningham 1559–1646
      8. 8. John Cunningham –1684
      9. 9. Marian Cunningham 1549–1571

William Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1480
24 Mar 1480
Birth of William Cunningham, 4th Lord of Glencairn, 5th Earl of Kilmaurs, Scotland in Renfrewshire, Scotland
Renfrewshire, Scotland
1548
11 MAR 1548
Age 68
Death of William Cunningham, 4th Lord of Glencairn, 5th Earl of Kilmaurs, Scotland in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1480
    Event Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Achavulline, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 MAR 1548
    Event Place: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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