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Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis 1565–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Cassilis, Bargany, South Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 December 1601

Death Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Gilbert Cassilis

Mother: Margaret Lyon

Spouse(s): Janet (Kennedy), Margaret Garthland

Children(s): GILBERT III, Margaret Kennedy, John Cassilis, Mary Kennedy

Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis was born in 1565 in Cassilis, Bargany, South Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Gilbert Kennedy 4Th Earl Of Cassilis And Margaret Lyon. Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis married Janet Stuart Stewart Kennedy, Margaret Macdowall Of Garthland, and had children including Gilbert Col 2Nd Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy Iii, John Kennedy 6Th Earl Of Cassilis, Margaret Kennedy, Mary Kennedy. Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis passed away in 1601 in South Ayrshire, Scotland.

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  • Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis was born in 1565 in Cassilis, Bargany, South Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Gilbert Kennedy 4Th Earl Of Cassilis And Margaret Lyon.
  • Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis married Janet Stuart Stewart Kennedy, Margaret Macdowall Of Garthland, and had children including Gilbert Col 2Nd Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy Iii, John Kennedy 6Th Earl Of Cassilis, Margaret Kennedy, Mary Kennedy.
  • Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis passed away in 1601 in South Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Gilbert Cassillis's Ancestors

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Gilbert Cassillis
1565–1601
Birth Place: Cassilis, Bargany, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl of Cassilis
1541–1576
Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
Margaret Lyon
1547–1626
Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gilbert Cassillis's Descendants

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Gilbert (Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of) Cassillis (1565–11 December 1601) m. Janet (Stuart\Stewart) (Kennedy) (1566–29 March 1627) m. Margaret (MacDowall of) Garthland (1569–2 Sep 1659)
  1. 1. GILBERT ((COL, 2ND EARL OF CASSILLIS) KENNEDY) III 1593–1627 m. Lady (Margaret) Glames 1590–1630 m. Isabel Campbell 1603–1663
    1. 1. Hugh (Thomas Kennedy) Sr 1620–1685 m. Mary Kennedy 1620–1676
      1. 1. Priscilla (Christian Kennedy of Ireland (Scottish) -) Dickson 1634–1700 m. Robert Dixon 1630–1700
        1. 1. Janet Dixon 1683–1761 m. John Dixson 1678–1759
        2. 2. Robert Dixon 1675–1755
        3. 3. David Dixon 1673–
        4. 4. Archibald Dixon 1677–
        5. 5. John Dixon 1679–1759
        6. 6. Alexander Dixon 1693–1785
        7. 7. James Dixon 1701–1787
        8. 8. Margaret Dixon 1677–1729
      2. 2. William Kennedy 1657–1727
    2. 2. Rev (Thomas) Kennedy 1626–1694
    3. 3. Anthony Kennedy 1614–1697
  2. 2. Margaret Kennedy 1595–
  3. 3. John (Kennedy, 6th Earl of) Cassilis 1595–1668
  4. 4. Mary Kennedy 1615–1866

Gilbert Cassillis's Timeline

2 Records

1565
1565
Birth of Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis in Cassilis, Bargany, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Cassilis, Bargany, South Ayrshire, Scotland
1601
11 December 1601
Age 36
Death of Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis in Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Cassilis, Bargany, South Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 December 1601
    Event Place: Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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