Alistair Howard Cunningham
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Alistair Howard Cunningham (son of St. Clair Usher Cunningham, M.C. and Edith Melville Paterson).
2. St. Clair Usher Cunningham, M.C. was born on 4 Jun 1892 (son of St Clair Cunningham and Elizabeth Stewart Usher); died on 4 Jul 1977; was buried in Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh. Notes:
Lived at Hallmanor, Peebles, Peebles-shire, Scotland
Captain Royal Field ArtillerySt. + Edith Melville Paterson. Edith died on 18 Mar 2001. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Edith Melville Paterson died on 18 Mar 2001. Children:
- Patrick Alan Cunningham
- Anne Katherine Cunningham
- 1. Alistair Howard Cunningham
- Kinnaird St. Clair Cunningham was born on 24 Sep 1930; died on 11 Feb 2018 in Hall Manor, Peebleshire, Scotland.
Generation: 3
4. St Clair Cunningham was born on 10 Aug 1857 (son of James Cuthbertson Cunningham and Jane Maclachlan); died on 19 Apr 1906; was buried in Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh. Notes:
Chemical Manure Manufacturer, 13 Apr 1885
(Research):Children:
Norman Usher CUNNINGHAM+
Hugh Usher CUNNINGHAM+
St Clair Usher CUNNINGHAM M.C.+
Iris Muriel Usher CUNNINGHAM+
Howard Usher CUNNINGHAM C.B.E., M.C.+
Elizabeth Usher CUNNINGHAM+
Cuthbert Allan Usher CUNNINGHAM M.F.H.+St married Elizabeth Stewart Usher on 30 Apr 1885 in Newington, Edinburgh. Elizabeth (daughter of Andrew Usher and Elizabeth Langmuir Miller) was born on 12 Nov 1862 in Edinburgh; died on 30 Mar 1951; was buried in Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elizabeth Stewart Usher was born on 12 Nov 1862 in Edinburgh (daughter of Andrew Usher and Elizabeth Langmuir Miller); died on 30 Mar 1951; was buried in Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh. Notes:
She inherited Bielside (West Barns) and Hallmanor (Peebles)
Children:
- 2. St. Clair Usher Cunningham, M.C. was born on 4 Jun 1892; died on 4 Jul 1977; was buried in Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh.
Generation: 4
8. James Cuthbertson Cunningham was born about 1821 in Edinburgh; died after 1885. Notes:
A chemical manure manufacturer of Edinburgh
He worked as a Cattlefood & Manure Merchant on 3 Apr 1881
Possibly the son of Peter Cunningham, Stockbroker, 5 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, who was dead by 18 Dec 1894.
This may be Peter Cunningham, b. 2 Feb 1822, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland married Janet "Jessie" Elder Rowe, son of William Cunningham, b. 10 Dec 1778, Scotland d. 31 Aug 1848, and his wife Barbara Sinclair, b. 1789, Scotland d. 1847, Scotland, himself the son of Patrick Cunningham, b. 19 Jul 1747, Scotland d. 2 Apr 1812, Scotland who married Isabella Brown, b. 10 Nov 1750, Scotland d. 2 Apr 1810, Scotland. Patrick was the son of Patrick Cunningham, b. 7 Jun 1713, Corstorphine, Midlothian Scotland d. 30 Nov 1783, Scotland and his wife Agnes Coutts, b. 21 Jun 1716, Scotland d. 22 Jul 1797, himself the son of John Cunningham, b. Jun 1666, and his wife Margaret Davie.
In July of 1871, one Richard Trotter granted a "feu charter" (an indefinite lease held for a fixed amount of rent) of over two acres of land to James Cuthbertson Cunningham, linseed manufacturer of Leith, on ,condition that the house erected thereon, would have a value of not less than ?3,000 (about ?130,000 by today's rates).
(Research):http://www.horrocksgenealogy.com/ourfamily/getperson.php?personID=I2877&tree=ourfamilyJames + Jane Maclachlan. Jane (daughter of Maclachlan) was born about 1821; died before 1881. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Jane Maclachlan was born about 1821 (daughter of Maclachlan); died before 1881. Notes:
(Research):Walter MACLACHLAN Born 1822 Edinburgh, Jeweller married Isabella Russell WILSON in 8 Nov 1853
Children:
- 4. St Clair Cunningham was born on 10 Aug 1857; died on 19 Apr 1906; was buried in Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh.
10. Andrew Usher was born on 5 Jan 1826 in St. Cuthbert's Parish, Edinburgh (son of Andrew Usher and Margaret Balmer); died on 1 Nov 1898 in Edinburgh; was buried on 4 Nov 1898 in Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh. Notes:
Andrew and John carried on their fathers business, and with the assistance and advice of Sir A. Oliver Riddel of Craiglockhart, the business increased and prospered. For upwards of fifty years the firm have been sole purchasing agents of the Glenlivet Distillery. They have their own distillery at Sciennes, Edinburgh, and a large and world-embracing blending business.
Andrew married Elizabeth Langmuir Miller on 14 Aug 1850 in James St., Greenhead, Glasgow. Elizabeth (daughter of George Miller and Agnes Langmuir) was born on 9 Jun 1826; was christened on 23 Jul 1826 in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 14 Jun 1876 in Queensferry, Edinburgh; was buried in Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Elizabeth Langmuir Miller was born on 9 Jun 1826; was christened on 23 Jul 1826 in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland (daughter of George Miller and Agnes Langmuir); died on 14 Jun 1876 in Queensferry, Edinburgh; was buried in Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh. Children:
- 5. Elizabeth Stewart Usher was born on 12 Nov 1862 in Edinburgh; died on 30 Mar 1951; was buried in Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh.