'Cunningham06'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Cuninghame of Bandalloch, Cuninghame of Drumbeg, Cuninghame of Drumquhassil, Cuninghame of Polmaise

                               
Sir Andrew de Cunynghame of Polmaise and Drumquhassil
TSP (Glencairn) reports that Andrew (d 1388) had 2 sons, Sir Humphrey and Archibald.
1. _ de Cuninghame of Polmaise had issue
  A. ?? Cuninghame
  i. ?? Cuninghame
Uncertain on number of intervening generations.
  a. ?? Cuninghame
  (1) James Cuninghame of Polmaise (dspms) possibly the James who married ...
  m. Elizabeth Colquhoun (dau of Humphrey Colquhoun of Luss) possibly the mother of ...
  (A) Janet Cuninghame
  m. John Cuninghame of Drumquhassil (d 1584) @@ below
  (B) Agnes Cuninghame probably of this generation
  m. William Murray of Touchadam (and Polmaise) (d 04.1569)
  (2) Margaret Cunninghame possibly of this generation
  m. Andrew Cuninghame, 1st of Corsehill (d 1544)
b. Margaret Cunninghame possibly of this generation (father was Alexander)
  m. James Edmonstone
  ii. Jean Cunninghame possibly of this generation --
  m. Sir Henry Elphinstone of Pippendreich (d by 1496) --
2. Alexander de Cuninghame of Drumquhassil
  m. ?? Home (dau of John Home of Inellan)
A. Andrew de Cuninghame of Drumquhassil
  m. ?? Stewart (dau of Sir Walter Stewart of Morphy)
  i. Alexander de Cuninghame of Drumquhassil
  m. Margaret Park (dau of William Park of that ilk)
  a. Andrew de Cuninghame of Drumquhassil
  m. Mary Erskine (dau of Robert Erskine, 4th Lord)
(1) John Cuninghame of Drumquhassil (d 1584)
  m. Janet Cuninghame (dau of James Cuninghame of Polmaise) @@ above
  (A) John Cuninghame of Drumquhassil
  m. (31.12.1587) Margaret Elphinstone (b 30.12.1568, dau of Robert Elphinstone, 3rd Lord)
  (i) John Cuninghame of Drumquhassil (dsp)
  (ii) James Cuninghame (dsp, WS)
  (iii) daughter possibly of this generation
  m. John Buchanan, 2nd of Ross (d 02.1688)
  (B) James Cuninghame (dsp)
(C) Robert Cuninghame of Drumbeg (d 1630)
  m. Elspeth Buchanan (dau of William Buchanan of Partnellan and Ross)
  (i) John Cuninghame of Drumbeg (dsp 1644)
  (ii) William Cuninghame of Trinbeg and Drumbeg
  m. Alice Buchanan (dau of John Buchanan of Arnprior)
  (a) William or John Cuninghame of Bandalloch
m. Jean Weir (dau of William Weir of Blackwood)
  ((1)) William Cuninghame of Bandalloch
  m. Martha Suttie (dau of Sir George Suttie, 1st Bart of Balgone)
  ((A)) George Cuninghame of Bandalloch
  m. (06.11.1752) Esther Jolly (dau of Alexander Jolly)
  ((i)) William Cuninghame of Bandalloch (b 1753, d 1825, Lt. Colonel)
  m. (1791) Christian Taubman (dau of John Taubman of the Isle of Man)
  ((a)) Robert Cuninghame of Ballanorris (b 1793, d 13.06.1832) had issue
  m. (02.1822) Margaret MacDougall (d 10.07.1834, dau of Patrick MacDougall of Gallanach)
((ii)) John Cuninghame (dsp, Major General)
  ((iii)) Martha Cuninghame
  m. Andrew Coventry of Shanwell (professor in Edinburgh)
  ((a)) Andrew Coventry (dsp 1877)
  ((b)) Esther Coventry (b c1800, d 19.10.1892)
  m. (02.12.1834) David Maitland-Makgill-Crichton of Rankeillour (b 04.03.1801, d 11.07.1851)
  ((2)) David Cuninghame of Seabegs (a 1745, Colonel, 6th son)
  m. Margaret Callander (dau of J. Callander of Craigforth)
  ((A)) Robert Cuninghame of Mount Kennedy, 1st Lord Rossmore of Monaghan (b 18.04.1726, dsp 06.08.1801, General, 4th son)
  m. (29.05.1794) Elizabeth Murray (b c1733, d 23/5.12.1824, dau of Col. John Murray by Mary Cairnes)
  One of Elizabeth's nephews became 2nd Baron Rossmore.
  ((B)) Jean Cuninghame (dsp)
  m. _ Munro
((C)) Elizabeth or Katharine Cuninghame (b 27.01.1730)
  m. Robert Campbell of Ardkinglass
  ((D)) Anne Cuninghame (b 13.09.1721, d 18.04.1786)
  m. Robert Gordon of New Grove (d 1784, General, son of John of Kevenborough by Anne, dau of Sir Nicholas Loftus)
  ((i)) Elizabeth Gordon
  m. _ Crooke of co. Cork
  ((ii)) Margaret Gordon
  m. William Warren (son of Sir Robert, Bart)
  ((iii)) Harriet Gordon
  m1. _ Norcott (Lt.)
  m2. James N. Taylor of Norton
  ((iv)) Jean Gordon (d 30.11.1831)
  m. George Gun, later Gun-Cuninghame of Mount Kennedy
((E))+ other issue - John (b 24.09.1722), Blackater (b 18.12.1723), James (b 01.03.1725,d 04.08.1725), James (d unm 1788, General, Governor of Barbados), Isabel (b 09.07.1728)
  ((3)) John Cunningham of Balbugy (WS)
  ((A)) ? Cunningham presumed intermediary generation
  ((i)) James Cunninghame of Balbougie (Lt. Colonel) presumed to fit here
  m. Jean Ogilvie
  ((a)) Janet Mary Cunninghame (b 1770, d 07.03.1848)
m. Sir Whitelaw Ainslie (b 1767, d 1837)
  ((b)) Jane Cunninghame (b 1781, d 14.01.1817)
  m. (03.01.1799) Robert Ainslie of Darnchester & Edinburgh (b 1767, d 1838)
  ((4))+ 3 sons
  (b) Dorothy Cunningham possibly of this generation
  m. John Buchanan, 2nd of Craigievarn
  (D) Janet Cuninghame
  m. (1562) Malcolm Douglas, 8th of Mains (a 1584)
  (E) Margaret or Elizabeth Cuninghame
  m. Peter (sb Patrick) Napier of Kilmahew
  ii. Giles Cunningham possibly of this generation
  m. Thomas Buchanan of Drummikill and Moss

Main source(s): 'Historic Memorials of the Stewarts of Forthergill' by Charles Poyntz Stewart (printed by W.& A.K.Johnston in 1879) with some support and input from BLG1886 (Cuninghame of Bandalloch), BLG1886 (Cuninghame of Mount Kennedy), BIFR1976 (Gun Cuninghame) and TCP (Rossmore of Monaghan)
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