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Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis 1515–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1515

Birth Location: Harbottle, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 8 December 1558

Death Location: Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Cassillis

Mother: maria kennedy

Spouse(s): Lady Gordon

Children(s): Lady Hamilton

Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis was born in 1515 in Harbottle, Northumberland, England, the child of Lord Gilbert Kennedy 3Rd Earl Of Cassillis And Maria Sophia Kennedy. Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis married Lady Elizabeth Gordon, and had children including Lady Jonet Kennedy Duchess Of Hamilton. Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis passed away in 1558 in Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

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  • Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis was born in 1515 in Harbottle, Northumberland, England, the child of Lord Gilbert Kennedy 3Rd Earl Of Cassillis And Maria Sophia Kennedy.
  • Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis married Lady Elizabeth Gordon, and had children including Lady Jonet Kennedy Duchess Of Hamilton.
  • Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis passed away in 1558 in Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Gilbert Cassilis's Ancestors

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Gilbert Cassilis
1515–1558
Birth Place: Harbottle, Northumberland, England
Parents
Lord Gilbert Kennedy 3rd Earl of Cassillis
1515–1558
Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
maria (sophia) kennedy
1520–1595
Grandparents
Gilbert (Kennedy 2nd Earl of) Cassillis
1485–1527
Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabel Campbell
1489–1553
Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Gilbert Cassilis's Descendants

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Gilbert (Kennedy, 3rd Earl of) Cassilis (12 May 1515–8 December 1558) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Gordon (1513–7 Mar 1578)
  1. 1. Lady (Jonet Kennedy, Duchess of) Hamilton 1540–1596 m. Sir (Robert Hamilton Sherriff of) Lanarkshire 1539–
    1. 1. Lady (Mary (Somerville) Hamilton of) Avondale 1575–1637 m. John (Somerville, 5th Baron Of) Cambusnethan’ 1568–1635
      1. 1. Elspet Summervaill 1606–1660 m. David Miller 1606–1670
        1. 1. Heleine Miller 1636–1700 m. William Yorkstone 1635–1700

Gilbert Cassilis's Timeline

2 Records

1515
12 May 1515
Birth of Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis in Harbottle, Northumberland, England
Harbottle, Northumberland, England
1558
8 December 1558
Age 43
Death of Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis in Dieppe, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Dieppe, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1515
    Event Place: Harbottle, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 December 1558
    Event Place: Dieppe, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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