Catherine Cunninghame (née Campbell)

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Biography

Sister of Sir James Campbell of Houstoun, owner of Grandvale estate in Jamaica. Katherine and her sisters Margaret and Agnes inherited Grandvale in Jamaica and land in Renfrewshire, Scotland, from their brother James due to the deaths of their other brothers Hugh, Robert and Andrew. Katherine was the second wife of Alexander, 9th of Craigends. Her sister Agnes was the second wife of Alexander's brother William Cunninghame.

Sources

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].

"William Cunnyngham of Craigends Esquire in [?] & Miss Margaret Cunnyngham D[aughter] of the D[eceased] Willm Cunnungham Mect. in Glasgow" married in Edinburgh, 02/02/1755 (GROS OPR Marriages 685/1 480 262).

We are grateful to Sara Broadbent for her assistance with this entry.

Further Information

Maiden Name

Campbell

Spouse

Alexander Cunninghame, 9th of Craigends

Children

d.s.p.

Associated Estates (1)

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