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 | |||||||
| 1479 | 1520 | William | CUNINGHAME | Head | Y | First Laird of Craigends | Second Son Earl of Glencairn | |
| Elizabeth | STEWART | 1st Wife | Y | Elizabeth Stewart of Arthurlie. Co heir to Sir Walter Stewart | Married 29th Jan 1484 | |||
| William | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | Succeeded as Second Laird of Craigends | ||||
| Janet | CUNINGHAME | daug | Y | Married [1]Sir Patrick Houston | Married[2] Laird of Newark | |||
| Not Known | CUNINGHAME | daug | Y | Married laird of Boquhannan | ||||
| Marion | AUCHINLECK | 2nd Wife | Y | Co heir of Sir John Auchinleck. Married William Cuninghame 31st Aug 1496 | Widow of Sir George Campbell of Loudon | |||
| David | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | David Cuninghame of Bartenholm | Ancestor of Cuninghame of Robertland | |||
| Laird From | End Date | First Name | Surname | Rel to head | Sex | Note 1 | Note 2 | |
| M | F | |||||||
| 1520 | 1533 | William | CUNINGHAME | Head | Y | Second Laird of Craigends. Married prior to 1514. | Assasinated 11th Aug 1533 in feud with Montgomerie family | |
| Giles | CAMPBELL | Wife | Y | Mother married first Laird above Marion of Auchinleck | Per contract of 1st lairds 2nd marriage. | |||
| Gabriel | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | Succeeded as Third Laird of Craigends | Died at Battle of Pinkie 10 Sept 1547 | |||
| William | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | Acquired Lands of Carncuren in 1544. | Ancestor of Cuninghame of Carncuren | |||
| Robert | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | Married Christian Park. | Ancestor of Cuninghame of Bedland,Achinharvie & Southbrook | |||
| Not Known | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | Nothing recorded of this sibling. | ||||
| Janet | CUNINGHAME | Daug | Y | Married David Stewart of Castlemilk | Married by charter dated 24th November 1550. | |||
| Beatrix | CUNINGHAME | Daug | Y | Married John Porterfield, 1st Laird of Duchil. | ||||
| Catherine | CUNINGHAME | Daug | Y | Married [1] Laird of Bavine | Married [2] John Wallace of Elderslie | |||
| Geillis | CUNINGHAME | Daug | Y | Married John Crawford of Auchinames. | Crawford the Elder | |||
| Marion | CUNINGHAME | Daug | Y | Married George Maxwell of Newark. | ||||
| Laird From | End Date | First Name | Surname | Rel to head | Sex | Note 1 | Note 2 | |
| M | F | |||||||
| 1533 | 1547 | Gabriel | CUNINGHAME | Head | Y | Third Laird of Craigends | Died at Battle of Pinkie 10/9/1547 | |
| Elizabeth | LIVINGSTON | Wife | Y | Of William Livingston of Kilsyth. | Granddaughter of Sir Duncan Forrester of Garden | |||
| William | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | Succeeded as Fourth Laird of Craigends | ||||
| James | CUNINGHAME | Son | Y | Ancestor of the Cuninghames of Auchinyards | Married Margaret Fleming,daughter of Laird of Barrochan. | |||
| Janet | CUNINGHAME | Daug | Y | Married Sir Patrick Houstoun of Houstoun. | Married [2] The Laird of Fordoun | |||
| Elizabeth | CUNINGHAME | Daug | Y | Married Andrew Stirling of Portnallan and Law. | Married [2] The Laird of Crogarnock | |||