1690 - 1742
Eldest son of William Cunninghame, 8th of Craigends, and his second wife Christian, daughter of Sir John Colquhoun of Luss. Married Anne, daughter of Sir John Houstoun. They had five children: William (later 10th of Craigends), Christian, Margaret, Lilias and Joanna. His second wife was Katherine, daughter of Sir John Campbell of Houston. They had no children. Katherine was an heiress of her brother Sir James Campbell of Grandvale (d. 1731) and through this marriage William inherited a share in Grandvale estate in Jamaica.
Whig MP for Renfrewshire, 1734-1742.
'Cuninghame, Alexander (c. 1689-1742), of Craigends, Renfrew' in History of Parliament Online, http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/cuninghame-alexander-1689-1742 [accessed 08/12/2016].
Will of Sir James Campbell of Houstoun, PROB 11/674/380 . Extensive Cunninghame family genealogy at http://www.ourlocalhistory.co.uk/geneology3.html and http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I37507&tree=CC [both accessed 08/12/2016].
We are grateful to Sara Broadbent for her assistance with this entry.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
[1] Anne Houstoun [2] Katherine Campbell
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Children
With [1] William, Christian, Margaret, Lilias, Joanna
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1735 [SY] - 1742 [EY] → Joint owner
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Renfrewshire Renfrewshire
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Grandfather → Grandson
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Grandfather → Grandson
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Grandfather → Grandson
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Brother-in-law → Sister-in-law
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Craigends, Renfrewshire, Central Scotland, Scotland
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Alexander Cunninghame 9th of Craigends', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650407 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
