4th Earl of Glencairn William Cunningham

Male 1493 - 1548  (54 years)


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  • Name William Cunningham  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Title 4th Earl of Glencairn 
    Birth 24 Mar 1493  Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1526  [3
    Lord High Treasurer of Scotland 
    Occupation 1538  France Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8
    • Finlaystone Castle
    Person ID I3122  MontyHistNotes_II
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2024 

    Father 3rd Earl of Glencairn Cuthbert Cunningham,   b. 1467, Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1541, Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Marjory Douglas,   b. 1469, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1542, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 24 Jun 1492  Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F1237  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catherine Borthwick,   b. 1493, Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1528, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage Bef 10 Feb 1509  Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7
    Children 
     1. Robert Cunningham  [Father: natural]
    +2. 5th Earl of Glencairn Alexander Cunningham,   b. 1515, Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1574, Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]
    +3. Elizabeth Cunningham,   b. 1515, Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     4. Hugh Cunningham,   b. 1517, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     5. 1st of Corsehill Andrew Cunningham,   b. 1522, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1544, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)  [Father: natural]
    +6. William Cunningham,   b. 1539, Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1580, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F1338  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Elizabeth Campbell 
    Marriage Aft Jan 1535  [3
    Family ID F1408  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Mar 1493 - Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Bef 10 Feb 1509 - Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Envoy to France - 1538 - France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Mar 1548 - Renfrewshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3486] Courthope, William, Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdon of Great Britain andIreland, (Name: Name: J G F Rivington; Location: London, England; Date: 1838;;), 22nd Edition Debrett's_Complete_Peerage_of_the_United.pdf.

    2. [S323] thePeerage.com, Cunningham Cuthbert #109737 http://thepeerage.com/p10974.htm#i109737.

    3. [S323] thePeerage.com, Cunningham William #028523 http://thepeerage.com/p2853.htm#i28523.

    4. [S323] thePeerage.com, Cunningham Elizabeth #326537 http://thepeerage.com/p32654.htm#i326537.

    5. [S323] thePeerage.com, Cunningham John #326538 http://thepeerage.com/p32654.htm#i326538.

    6. [S323] thePeerage.com, Cunningham Alexander #022089 http://thepeerage.com/p2209.htm#i22089.

    7. [S323] thePeerage.com, Borthwick Catherine #145414 http://thepeerage.com/p14542.htm#i145414.

    8. [S516] Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. London, England: Oxf;).