Swartz/Rand Family Tree » William CUNNINGHAM (1493-1547)
Personal data William CUNNINGHAM
Source 1- He was born on March 24, 1493 in Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 1
- (FamilySearch ID) : LVYF-WPB.
- He died on September 10, 1547 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, he was 54 years old.Source 1
- He is buried in the year 1547 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.Source 1
- A child of William CUNNINGHAM
- A child of William CUNNINGHAM and Isabell Mary EDMONSTONE
- A child of Isabella CUNNINGHAM
- This information was last updated on September 28, 2019.
Household of William CUNNINGHAM
(1) He is married to Elizabeth SINCLAIR.
They got married in the year 1514 at Scotland, he was 20 years old.
Child(ren):
- Johanna CUNNINGHAM ± 1529-????
- Marion CUNNINGHAM 1517-1591
- William CUNNINGHAM ± 1518-± 1548
- Janet CUNNINGHAM 1524-????
- Agnes CUNNINGHAM 1539-1597
- Alexander CUNNINGHAM ± 1522-????
- Cuthbert CUNNINGHAM ± 1520-????
(2) He is married to Elizabeth CAMPBELL.
They got married.
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Sources
- "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch , FamilySearch Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, accessed 3 Jun 2019), entry for William Cunningham, person ID LVYF-WPB.
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Birthday March 24, 1493
- Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1482 till 1494 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1493: Source: Wikipedia
- February 15 » While on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World.
- March 15 » Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas.
- May 4 » Pope Alexander VI divides the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation.
- July 12 » Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.
- September 26 » Pope Alexander VI issues the papal bull Dudum siquidem to the Spanish, extending the grant of new lands he made them in Inter caetera.
- November 3 » Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.
Day of death September 10, 1547
- Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1547: Source: Wikipedia
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- January 16 » Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia, replacing the 264-year-old Grand Duchy of Moscow with the Tsardom of Russia.
- January 28 » Edward VI, the nine-year-old son of Henry VIII, becomes King of England on his father's death.
- February 20 » Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
- September 10 » The Battle of Pinkie, the last full-scale military confrontation between England and Scotland, resulting in a decisive victory for the forces of Edward VI.
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