6th Earl of Glencairn William Cunningham

1535 - 1580  (45 years)

• Name	William Cunningham  [1, 2]
  Title	6th Earl of Glencairn
  Birth	1535	Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Feb 1580	Lochinvar, Sutherland, Scotland   [2]
  Person ID	I1897	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	5th Earl of Glencairn Alexander Cunningham,   b. 1515, Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. 23 Nov 1574, Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jean Hamilton,   b. 1512, Holmston, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Nov 1526	Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland   [1]
  Divorce	1545	Scotland   [1]
  Family ID	F832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet Gordon,   b. 1530, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland d. 18 Nov 1596, Scotland (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	24 Aug 1549  [2]
  Children	+ 1. 7th Earl of Glencairn James Cunningham,   b. 1550, Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland d. Mar 1630 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F834	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1535 - Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S323] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Cunningham Alexander #022089 http://thepeerage.com/p2209.htm#i22089. [S323] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Cunningham William #150565 http://thepeerage.com/p15057.htm#i150565.