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Dame Jean (Countess of Orkney) Kennedy 1537–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: Sep 1598

Death Location: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Father: Gilbert LC3H-1RQ

Mother: Lady Kennedy

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The story of Dame Jean (Countess of Orkney) Kennedy began in 1537 in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland. Dame Jean (Countess of Orkney) Kennedy passed away in 1598 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Dame Jean (Countess of Orkney) Kennedy began in 1537 in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Dame Jean (Countess of Orkney) Kennedy passed away in 1598 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

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Dame Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
Dame Kennedy
1537–1598
Birth Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Gilbert "3rd Earl of Cassillis" Kennedy.. LC3H-1RQ
1515–1558
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Margery Sophia) Kennedy
1517–1597
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Hugh Girvanmains) Kennedy
1510–1565
Girvanmains, Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Stewart Dowager Countess of Sutherland) LJLL-LF2
1505–1566
Athol Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Alexander Kennedy
1491–1551
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mariot Dunbar
1495–1595
Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
LORD 12th
1484–1559
Lady CAMPBELL
1475–1543
John Atholl
1478–1513
Lady Atholl
1480–1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
SIR Wallace
1463–1507
Lady Rutheford
1465–1500
John 😃
1437–1512

Dame Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Dame Jean (Countess of Orkney) Kennedy in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
1598
Sep 1598
Age 61
Death of Dame Jean (Countess of Orkney) Kennedy in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, 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: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

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