Maj Gen
William
Cunningham Thirteenth Earl Of Glencairn
Jr.
formerly Cunningham
Born about in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of William Cunningham
and Henrietta (Stewart) Cunningham
Brother of
John Cunningham, Margaret (Cuninghame) Graham, James Cunningham, Mary Cunningham, Henrietta (Cunningham) Campbell, James Cunningham, Catherine (Cunningham) Campbell, John Cunningham, Malcolm Fleming Cunningham, Alexander Cunningham and Charles Cunningham
Husband of
Elizabeth Macguire
— married
6 Aug 1744 in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Father of
Elizabeth Cunningham, William Cunningham, James (Cunningham) Cunningham Fourteenth Earl of Glencairn, John Cuninghame, Henrietta Cunningham and Alexander Cunningham
Died
at about age 55
in Finlaystoun, Scotland
Profile last modified
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| Preceded by William Cunningham |
13th Earl of Glencairn 1733 - 1775 |
Succeeded by James Cunningham |
Biography
William (Cunningham) Cunningham Thirteenth Earl Of Glencairn Jr. is a member of Clan Cunningham.
Maj Gen William Cunningham was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
Maj. Gen. William Cuninghame, 13th Earl of Glencairn was the son of William Cuninghame, 12th Earl of Glencairn and Lady Henrietta Stewart. [1]
He married Elizabeth Maguire, daughter of Hugh Maguire, on 6 August 1744.
He died at Finlaystoun, Scotland, on 9 September 1775.
He held the office of Governor of Dumbarton Castle in 1734. He succeeded as the 13th Lord Kilmaurs on 14 March 1733/34. He succeeded as the 13th Earl of Glencairn on 14 March 1733/34. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1747 in the 9th Foot. He gained the rank of Major-General in 1770.
Children of Maj. Gen. William Cuninghame, 13th Earl of Glencairn and Elizabeth Maguire:
- Lady Henrietta Cuninghame d. 12 Mar 1801
- unknown daughter Cuninghame
- William Cuninghame, Lord Kilmaur b. 1749, d. 1768
- James Cuninghame, 14th Earl of Glencairn b. 6 Jun 1749, d. 30 Jan 1791
- Reverend John Cuninghame, 15th Earl of Glencairn b. May 1750, d. 24 Sep 1796
- Alexander Cuninghame b. Jun 1754
Sources
- ↑ Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1907, Vol. IV, Archive.org, p. 251
See also:
- Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
- Townend, Peter. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 18th edition. 3 volumes. London, England: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1965-1972.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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There appear to be differences in Peerage and Geneology records in the spelling of the surname Cunningham, Cuninghame, Cunninghame in reference to the same individuals.
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Cuninghame-68 and Cunningham-8747 appear to represent the same person because: they appear to be the same person
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