4th Earl of Glencairn William Cunningham
1493 - 1548 (54 years)-
Name William Cunningham [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Title 4th Earl of Glencairn Birth 24 Mar 1493 Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 
[3] Gender Male Occupation 1526 [3] Lord High Treasurer of Scotland Occupation 1538 Colleville, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France [3] Envoy to France Military 1542 [3] Battle of Solway Moss Reference Number 16-03973-01 Title 4th Lord Kimaurs Death Mar 1548 Renfrewshire, Scotland [3, 8] - Finlaystone Castle
Person ID I3122 MontyHistNotes_II Last Modified 22 Nov 2025
Father 3rd Earl of Glencairn Cuthbert Cunningham, b. 1467, Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. 1541, Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland (Age 74 years) Relationship natural Mother Marjory Douglas, b. 1469, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 6 Mar 1542, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 73 years) Relationship natural Marriage 24 Jun 1492 Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Family ID F1237 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Catherine Borthwick, b. 1493, Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1528, Scotland (Age 35 years) Marriage Bef 10 Feb 1509 Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland [3, 7] Children 1. Robert Cunningham [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 2. 5th Earl of Glencairn Alexander Cunningham, b. 1515, Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. 23 Nov 1574, Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland (Age 59 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 3. Elizabeth Cunningham, b. 1515, Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. Hugh Cunningham, b. 1517, Ayrshire, Scotland [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. 1st of Corsehill Andrew Cunningham, b. 1522, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1544, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 22 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 6. William Cunningham, b. 1539, Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. 18 Oct 1580, Argyll, Scotland (Age 41 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1338 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Nov 2025
Family 2 Elizabeth Campbell Marriage Aft Jan 1535 [3] Family ID F1408 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Nov 2025
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Birth - 24 Mar 1493 - Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 
Marriage - Bef 10 Feb 1509 - Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland 
Death - Mar 1548 - Renfrewshire, Scotland = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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