Cuninghame Genealogy 1479-1917
Table of Lairds of Craigends.
And their families.
15th Century - Last laird's death in 1917.
For more Cuninghame Genealogy see Suzanne Doigs website.
| Laird From | End Date | First Name | Surname | Rel to head | Sex | Note 1 | Note 2 | |
| M | F | |||||||
| 1547 | 1568 | William | CUNINGHAME | Head | Y | Fourth Laird of Craigends | Signed bond to recognise Sovereigns. Died 1568. | |
| Margaret | CUNINGHAME | Wife | Y | Daughter of Sir William Cuninghame of Cuninghamhead. | Married [2] Laird of Inchmartin and [3] Paul Dog of Dunrobin | |||
| Alexander | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | Succeeded as Fifth Laird of Craigends born in 1562 | Profited from overthrow of old church | |||
| William | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | Writer to the signet | Signed bond to recognise Sovereigns. | |||
| John | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | John of Rawis who was presented to Vicarage of Kilbarchan in 1585 | ||||
| Gabriel | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | Not much recorded | ||||
| Grisel | CUNINGHAME | Dau | Y | Married Lord Lamington of Inch. | ||||
| Elizabeth | CUNINGHAME | Dau | Y | Married the goodman of Grange. | ||||
| Janet | CUNINGHAME | Dau | Y | |||||
| Dorothy | CUNINGHAME | Dau | Y | Per grant of Paul Dog her step father. | Suzanne Doig is descendant from her. | |||
| Laird From | End Date | First Name | Surname | Rel to head | Sex | Note 1 | Note 2 | |
| M | F | |||||||
| 1568 | 1615 | Alexander | CUNINGHAME | Head | Y | Fifth Laird of Craigends. Married twice. | No fewer than 52 people were bound over noit to harm him in the year 1594 | |
| Grisel | DUNBAR | Wife | Y | Lady Mochrum. Married in 1583. | Died without issue before 11th August 1586. | |||
| Elizabeth | CUNINGHAME | 2nd Wife | Y | Daughter of William Cuninghame, 6th Earl of Glencairn. | Widow of James Crawford of Auchinames. | |||
| William | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | Succeeded as Sixth Laird of Craigends | Born Circa 1585 per Rev JD Mackenzie | |||
| Alexander | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | |||||
| John | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | |||||
| Laird From | End Date | First Name | Surname | Rel to head | Sex | Note 1 | Note 2 | |
| M | F | |||||||
| 1615 | 1647 | William | CUNINGHAME | Head | Y | Sixth Laird of Craigends. Married twice. | Died July 1647. | |
| Elizabeth | STEWART | Wife | Y | Daughter of Sir Archibald of Castlemilk. | A second cousin to her husband. | |||
| William | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | His death preceded that of his father. | Born 1603. Married | |||
| Archibald | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | Acquired lands of Craigbet,Torr & Threipy. | Married Isobel Crawford of Kilbirnie. | |||
| Gabriel | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | Educated at St Andrews University. | Married Jean Blair of Blair. | |||
| James | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | Of Bridgeend, Calder & Langyards. | ||||
| Janet | CUNINGHAME | Dau | Y | Married John Crawford of Crawfurdland.. | Married in 1630. | |||
| Agnes | CUNINGHAME | Dau | Y | Married [1] John Hamilton | Married [2] Wallace of Ferguslie. | |||
| Jeane | CUNINGHAME | Dau | Y | Married James Roberton, commissiary of Hamilton | ||||
| Elizabeth | CUNINGHAME | Dau | Y | Married [1] Sir John Cunningham of Gilbertfield | ||||