Boyd Alexander Cuninghame

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The 2nd Viscount Portman of Bryanston married 2nd 2 June 1908 Frances Maxwell Buchanan (died 13 Nov 1939), daughter of Boyd Alexander Cuninghame, RN, and widow of Andrew James Livingstone Learmonth, and died 16 Oct 1919
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[Roseneath Run] was first registered by Boyd Alexander Cunninghame in August 1845. It then passed into the hands of John Pinney Bear and his son on September 25, 1849.
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The Roseneath site of 10000 acres was selected by Boyd Alexander Cunninghame and registered in August of 1845 to carry 300 cattle. The Cunninghames built a delightful homestead on a high bank overlooking the lake. The orchard, stables and men's quarters were further to the west, below the bank. The house was built around a garden courtyard and had double glass doors opening on to veranda. Leading down from the house to the lake was a stairway.

The Cunninghames had five daughters, all renowned for their beauty, and Roseneath was always full of visitors, with beds on the floor and in every corner including the veranda.

The ownership of Roseneath was take over from Boyd Cunninghame by Isaac Buchanan in June, 1850 [...]

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The Cunninghames remained close neighbours to Roseneath after they sold, with Robert Cunninghame, Boyd's brother, being a part owner of the Clydebank run situated on the western shore of Lake Wellington.
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[...] Boyd Cunninghame had his own decked cutter, the Wave, for his use around the lakes.
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To
His Honor C. J. La trobe Esquire
Superintendent &c &c &c

We the undersigned Residents and
Stockholders in the District of Gipps Land
feeling the great inconvenience and
loss arising from the absence of the
Native Police from this District -
respectfully beg leave to draw your
Honors attention to the fact that our
Herds are daily exposed to the aggressions
of the wild blacks which are most
frequent at this Season of the year.

We also beg to state that they have
already committed serious depredations
upon the flocks of Messrs Loughnan
Taylor and McLeod at the Mitchell
and that it is their invariable practice
to do so on the removal of the
Native Police-

We have therefore to request that
Your Honor will be pleased to take
such steps as will afford protection
to our property

We have the Honor
to be
Sir
Your Honors Most obdt. Servants

Lewis. J. Desailly,
W Odell Raymond J.P.
D. P. Okellen JP
B A Cuninghame
J. N. Wilkinson
James Macfarlane
Ern P Desailly
A E Brodribb
William Montgomery
W. F Buchanan
A B. McLeod
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He is a native of Scotland, born near Glasgow, February 23, 1859, a son of Boyd Alexander Cuninghame who was a captain in the British navy and died in 1860, while his ship was cruising in the Red Sea. The family is of ancient Scottish origin and is of the Craigends Cuninghames, the grandfather of our subject having been the Laird of Craigends. Mrs Cuninghame survived her husband for forty years and died in 1900. She is buried at Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.
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RETURN of DEPASTURING LICENSES issued (up to the 26th May 1846) ... with the Amount paid for each License.

GIPPSLAND
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Boyd, A. Cunningham £10 0
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