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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 Dec 1601

Death Location: Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: King Kennedy

Mother: Margaretha Lyon

Spouse(s): Janet Kennedy

Children(s): Col III, John Cassillis

Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis was born in 1565 in Cassilis, Bargany, South Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of King Of Carrick Lord Gilbert Kennedy 4Th Earl Of Cassillis 6Th Lord Kennedy And Margaretha Lyon. Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis married Janet Stuart Stewart Kennedy, and had children including Col Gilbert Kennedy Iii, John Kennedy 6Th Earl Cassillis. Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis passed away in 1601 in Maybole, 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 King Of Carrick Lord Gilbert Kennedy 4Th Earl Of Cassillis 6Th Lord Kennedy And Margaretha Lyon.
  • Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis married Janet Stuart Stewart Kennedy, and had children including Col Gilbert Kennedy Iii, John Kennedy 6Th Earl Cassillis.
  • Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis passed away in 1601 in Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

King Kennedy
1541–1576
Birth Location: Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Margaretha Lyon
1547–1626
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
ML

Spouses(s)

Janet Kennedy
1566–1627
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
JK

Children(s)

Col III
1593–1627
Birth Location: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
CI
John Cassillis
1602–1668
Birth Location: Cassillis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
JC

Gilbert Cassillis's Ancestors

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Gilbert Cassillis
1565–1601
Birth Place: Cassilis, Bargany, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
King of Carrick Lord Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Of Cassillis & 6th Lord Kennedy
1541–1576
Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaretha Lyon
1547–1626
Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Gilbert Kennedy Earl of) Cassillis
1515–1558
Cassilis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret (Margery Sophia) Kennedy
1517–1597
Bargany, Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
John Lyon
1521–1592
Middlesex, , England
Johanna Keith
1510–1560
Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Cassillis
1485–1527
Isabelle Campbell
1490–1530
Mary Campbell
1495–
Edmund Olney
1500–1550
Robert Keith
1483–1528
Elizabeth Douglas
1490–1527
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cassillius
1463–1513
Margaret Kennedy
1465–
Janet Stewart
1460–1535

Gilbert Cassillis's Descendants

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Gilbert (Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of) Cassillis (1565–11 Dec 1601) m. Janet (Stuart Stewart) Kennedy (1566–29 Mar 1627)
  1. 1. Col (Gilbert Kennedy) III 1593–1627 m. Isabell Campbell 1603–1663
    1. 1. Hugh Kennedy 1620–1685 m. Mary Upton 1620–1676
      1. 1. Janet (Kennedy Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1703–1761 m. James Dixson 1701–1787
        1. 1. Agnes (" Nancy" Dixon,) Dixson 1722–1812
        2. 2. John (Dixon,) Dixson 1726–1752
        3. 3. Sarah (E) Dickson 1729–1819
        4. 4. Sgt (Thomas) Dixon 1732–1802
        5. 5. Margaret Dixon 1734–1811
        6. 6. Mary Dixon 1738–1738
        7. 7. Mary Dixon 1740–1761
        8. 8. Isabell Dixon 1742–
        9. 9. James Dixson 1738–1754
      2. 2. Priscilla Kennedy 1634–1700 m. Robert Dickson 1630–1700
        1. 1. John (William Dixon Dixson) Dickson 1679–1759 m. Janet (Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1682–1761 m. Anna (Lester Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1693–1741 m. Agnes (1679 Dixson) @@ire 1679–1709 m. Jenet (Janet Jane) Kennedy 1683–1738
        2. 2. Janet (Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1682–1761 m. John (William Dixon Dixson) Dickson 1679–1759
        3. 3. David Dixson 1673–1766
        4. 4. Alexander Dixon 1675–1755
        5. 5. Robert Dickson 1675–1766 m. Agnes Cunningham 1675–1710
        6. 6. Margaret (Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1679–1729 m. Alexander Stewart 1675–1742
        7. 7. Archibald Dickson 1677–1759
        8. 8. James Dixon 1701–1787
      3. 3. William Kennedy 1657–1727 m. Mary Henderson –1777
        1. 1. James Kennedy 1730–1799
      4. 4. David Kennedy 1650–1697
      5. 5. John Kennedy 1684–1722
      6. 6. Jenet (Janet Jane) Kennedy 1683–1738 m. John (William Dixon Dixson) Dickson 1679–1759
        1. 1. Sarah Dixon 1720–1760
      7. 7. Robert Kennedy 1665–1741
      8. 8. Rev. (John Gilbert) Kennedy 1640–1703
      9. 9. Arthur Kennedy 1652–1697
      10. 10. Ella (M) Kennedy 1640–1712
      11. 11. Hugh Kennedy 1664–1763
    2. 2. Jane Kennedy 1628–1689
    3. 3. Katherine Kennedy 1630–
    4. 4. Mary Kennedy 1634–1689
    5. 5. Anthony (K) Kennedy 1614–1697
    6. 6. Jean (Kennedy) Agnew 1625–1700
    7. 7. John Kennedy 1617–1668
    8. 8. Gilbert Kennedy 1620–1687
      1. 1. Rev. (Thomas) Kennedy 1665–1716
    9. 9. Margaret Kennedy 1624–1689
    10. 10. David Kennedy 1622–1699
    11. 11. Thomas Kennedy 1624–1714
  2. 2. John (Kennedy 6th Earl) Cassillis 1602–1668 m. Margaret Hay 1615–1657
    1. 1. John (Kennedy 3rd Earl of) Cassillis 1653–1701 m. Susannah (Susan Hamilton) Kennedy 1648–1700

Gilbert Cassillis's Timeline

3 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 Dec 1601
Age 36
Death of Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis in Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
1694
Jun 1694
Age 129
Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis was baptized in Leyton, Essex, England
Leyton, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Cassilis, Bargany, South Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: Jun 1694
    Event Place: Leyton, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: St. Marys, Leyton, Essex, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1601
    Event Place: Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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