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Cuninghame, John (1835 -1879)

John Cuninghame the 13th Laird of Balgownie was the eldest son of Alexander Cuninghame and Helen Dunmore, daughter of Robert Brown of Newhall. A Captain in the 12th Lancers and a Justice of the Peace, he married, 7 August 1866, Helen Rebecca, daughter and heir of Æneas Ranaldson Macdonnell, 16th Laird of Glengarry.

Seat / Residence(s): Balgownie, Aberdeenshire
Stamp(s) Stamp Information
Cuninghame, John (1835 - 1879) (Stamp 1) Title: Cuninghame, John (1835 - 1879) (Stamp 1)
Arms: Quarterly I & IV. Argent a shakefork azure in chief a mullet a bordure engrailed gules (Cuninghame of Balgownie) II &III. 1 & 4. Azure a bend between six cross crosslets fitchy (Mar) 2 & 3. Argent a pale and bordure sable (Erskine)
Crest: An oak tree
Motto: Tandem
Helmet: Esquire
Dimensions (height x width): 41mm x 33mm
Quarterings: I & IV. Argent a shakefork azure in chief a mullet a bordure engrailed gules (Cuninghame of Balgownie) II &III. 1 & 4. Azure a bend between six cross crosslets fitchy (Mar) 2 & 3. Argent a pale and bordure sable (Erskine)
Heraldic Charges: bend between, Heraldic Charges: bordure, Heraldic Charges: bordure engrailed, Heraldic Charges: crosses crosslet (6), Heraldic Charges: mullet, Heraldic Charges: pale, Heraldic Charges: shakefork, Heraldic Charges: tree (oak)