| ![Show Contents]() Cunninghame History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland Ireland Cunninghame is a Dalriadan-Scottish name, no doubt originally for a person who lived at Cunningham in Ayrshire. However, numerous branches of the Cunningham family spread all over Scotland. Two of the most prominent branches of the Cunningham Clan, the Cunninghams of Corsehill and the Cunninghams of Caprington, trace their ancestry back to the medieval era. Early Origins of the Cunninghame familyThe surname Cunninghame was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire. About the year 1050, it is said that Warnebald Cunningham saved King Malcolm Canmore by hiding him in the barn and covering him with hay concealing him from his pursuer the Pretender King, MacBeth. The grateful King Malcolm later bestowed on Warnebald the lands of Cunningham and the motto "Over Fork Over." 1 Early History of the Cunninghame familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cunninghame research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1490, 1520, 1548, 1574, 1575, 1578, 1610, 1630, 1664, 1670, 1716 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Cunninghame History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cunninghame Spelling VariationsSpelling variations were extremely common in medieval names, since scribes from that era recorded names according to sound rather than a standard set of rules. Cunninghame has appeared in various documents spelled Cunningham, Cunninghame, Cunyngham, Cunnyngham, Cunnynghame, Cummingham and many more. Early Notables of the Cunninghame familyNotable amongst the Clan at this time was Cuthbert Cunningham, 3rd Earl of Glencairn; William Cunningham, 4th Earl of Glencairn (c. 1490-1548), a Scottish nobleman; Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn (died 1574), Scottish nobleman and Protestant reformer; William Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn (ca. 1520-1578); James Cunningham, 7th Earl of...
Another 51 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Cunninghame Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Cunninghame family to Ireland
Some of the Cunninghame family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 49 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Cunninghame migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Cunninghame Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Alex Cunninghame, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Bussorah Merchant" in 1848 2
- Agnes Cunninghame, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Bussorah Merchant" in 1848 2
- Miss Mary Cunninghame, Scottish convict who was convicted in Glasgow, Scotland for 10 years, transported aboard the "Elizabeth and Henry" on 11th February 1848, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Cunninghame (post 1700) | + |
- Cunninghame Borthwick (1813-1885), 19th Lord Borthwick, Scottish peer
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Cunninghame migration to Australia 
