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Countess Janet Kennedy 1537–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: Sep 1598

Death Location: Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland

Father: John Stewart

Mother: Margaret Erskine

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In 1537, Countess Janet Kennedy entered the world in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to John Of Atholl Stewart And Margaret Erskine. Countess Janet Kennedy passed away in 1598 in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1537, Countess Janet Kennedy entered the world in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to John Of Atholl Stewart And Margaret Erskine.
  • Countess Janet Kennedy passed away in 1598 in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland.

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Countess Kennedy's Ancestors

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Countess Kennedy
1537–1598
Birth Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John of Atholl Stewart
1533–1579
Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret Erskine
1530–1586
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland,) Stewart
1533–1579
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Duchess of Albany) Fleming
1536–1586
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Countess Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Countess Janet Kennedy in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
1598
Sep 1598
Age 61
Death of Countess Janet Kennedy in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland
Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1598
    Event Place: Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland

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