Alexander Cumming Snr (1837 - 1888)

Born 1837 in Camaend, Nr Carnwath, SHOTTS, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Sophia Charlotta (Weyermans) Cumming — married 28 Jan 1863 (to 1888) in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

Descendants

Died 18 May 1888 at about age 51 in 's-Gravenhage, South Holland, Netherlands

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Lex Cumming Snr is a member of Clan Cumming.

Clan Cumming/Comyn Tartan and motto.

Biography

Alexander was born in 1837. ^[1]He was then listed on the 1851 and 1861 Scotland Census, Ratho, Scotland. He is the son of Matthew Cumming Snr and Agnes Kirk. He was a groom(horses). **He passed away 1888. ^[2]

• • It is a family legend that whilst on holiday in The Netherlands, Alexander (Lex) Cumming (Cumming_Snr-2) rescued Queen Sophie of Württemberg. The wife of King Willem III of The Netherlands (1817-90) when the lead horse of her carriage bolted. It is reported that Alexander (Lex) was offered the job of Royal coachman by His Majesty King Willem III after sacking the previous holder of the title. Alexander (my second great uncle) accepted the post. He moved to The Hague and later married Sophia Charlotta Weyermans (28 Jan 1863) and raised a family in The Hague

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Census, 1841", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYZT-6N5 : Sat Mar 09 14:58:10 UTC 2024), Entry for John Graham and Helen Graham, 1841.
2. ↑ Death: "Nederland, Indexen van de Archieven, Primaire Archiefstukken (BS en DTB), 1600-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLNZ-Z7WK : 30 August 2017), Alexander Cumming, Death 18 May 1888, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland; from database, openarchives (https://www.openarch.nl : 2016); citing Burgerlijke Stand Overlijden 1888, archive , inventory number , record number 1417; Burgerlijke Stand Overlijden 1888; Haags Gemeentearchief.

• 1841/51/61 Census Scotland's People

• Birth:1837, Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Residence:1841, Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland

• Residence:1851/61, Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

• https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/genealogie-post-oost/I203912.php

• https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/184497776/person/162405636785/facts

• https://gw.geneanet.org/pap2?n=cumming&oc=&p=alexander

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