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

Birth Date: 12 May 1515

Birth Location: Girvan, Maybole Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 December 1558

Death Location: Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland

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Spouse(s): Margery Kennedy

Children(s): Lady Kennedy, Gilbert Cassillis

Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis was born in 1515 in Girvan, Maybole Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Gilbert Kennedy 2Nd Earl Of Cassilis And Isabel Campbell. Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis married Margery Sophia Riccarton Kennedy, and had children including David Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy Earl Van Cassillis, Lady Catherine Kate Kennedy. 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 Girvan, Maybole Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Gilbert Kennedy 2Nd Earl Of Cassilis And Isabel Campbell.
  • Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis married Margery Sophia Riccarton Kennedy, and had children including David Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy Earl Van Cassillis, Lady Catherine Kate Kennedy.
  • Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis passed away in 1558 in Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Gilbert Cassilis
1515–1558
Birth Place: Girvan, Maybole Ayrshire, 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. Margery (Sophia Riccarton) Kennedy (1517–12 Jan 1596)
  1. 1. Lady (Catherine "Kate") Kennedy 1537–1593 m. Patrick (Vans) (Vaux,Vaus) 1529–1597 m. Robert Stewart 1533–1593
    1. 1. Catherine Vaus 1557–1614 m. William Houston 1550–1613
      1. 1. Sir (William II) Houston 1590–1631 m. Marianne Adair 1593–1630
        1. 1. Sir (William) Houston 1608–1685 m. Lady (Sarah Jane Todd Houston of) Primrose 1599–1700
    2. 2. Eupheme (Vance) (Vans) 1571–
    3. 3. Jean (Vance) (Vans) 1585–1730
    4. 4. Alexander Vance 1565–1642
    5. 5. Patrick Vance 1561–1617
    6. 6. Sir (John) Vance 1580–1662
    7. 7. Sir (John) Vans 1559–1642
  2. 2. Gilbert (Kennedy Earl van) Cassillis 1541–1576 m. Margaret Kennedy 1547–1626

Gilbert Cassilis's Timeline

2 Records

1515
12 May 1515
Birth of Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis in Girvan, Maybole Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Girvan, Maybole Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1515
    Event Place: Girvan, Maybole Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Scottish Covenanters Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 December 1558
    Event Place: Dieppe, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    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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