 Six generations of this family (descending from Amfred de Cunningesholme) are recorded in the records of Alvingham Priory.It is notable that Clan Cunningham only appear in English records after the events surrounding King Macbeth.This is argued by the fact that the region called Cunningesholme in Lincolnshire was originally called Holme (see Alvingham Priory Records), and Holme only took the name Cunningesholme between 1150 and 1185.