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Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis 1570–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 February 1653

Death Location: South Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Gilbert Cassilis

Mother: Lady (MacGill)

Spouse(s): Margaret Garthland

Children(s): John Kennedy, Catherine Kennedy

The story of Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis began in 1570 in Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom. Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis married Margaret Macdowall Of Garthland, and had children including Catherine Kennedy, John 6Th Earl Of Cassilus Kennedy. Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis passed away in 1653 in South Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis began in 1570 in Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis married Margaret Macdowall Of Garthland, and had children including Catherine Kennedy, John 6Th Earl Of Cassilus Kennedy.
  • Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis passed away in 1653 in South Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gilbert Cassilis
1541–1603
Birth Location: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
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Lady (MacGill)
1559–1622
Birth Location: Cranston Riddell, Dalkeith (Edinburghshire) Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Garthland
1569–1659
Birth Location: Garthland, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Kennedy
1602–1668
Birth Location: Cassilus, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Catherine Kennedy
–1753
Birth Location: –
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Gilbert Cassillis's Ancestors

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Gilbert Cassillis
1570–1653
Birth Place: Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl of Cassilis
1541–1603
Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Makgill) (MacGill)
1559–1622
Cranston Riddell, Dalkeith (Edinburghshire) Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gilbert Cassillis's Descendants

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Gilbert (Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of) Cassillis (1570–2 February 1653) m. Margaret (MacDowall of) Garthland (1569–1659)
  1. 1. John (6th Earl of Cassilus) Kennedy 1602–1668 m. Lady (Margaret of Erroll) Hay 1601–1695 m. Jean (Haddington of Hamilton Lady of) Hamilton 1607–1642
    1. 1. John (7th Earl of Cassilus) Kennedy 1646–1701 m. Susannah ("Susan") Hamilton 1648–1700 m. Mary Fox 1683–1746 m. Lady (Margaret) Graham 1656–1704 m. Anna Marshall 1677–
      1. 1. Lord (John Kennedy, Master of) Cassillis 1671–1715 m. Elizabeth (Isabella) Hutchinson 1670–1733
        1. 1. REV. (MAJ. WILLIAM KENNEDY) II 1695–1753 m. Mary (Anne) Henderson 1699–1773
      2. 2. Hon. (James) Kennedy 1701–1759
      3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth Mary) Kennedy 1701–1787
      4. 4. Mary Kennedy 1701–
      5. 5. Alexander Kennedy 1698–1701
      6. 6. ANNE (KENNEDY "OF) CASSILLIS" 1669–1720
      7. 7. John (9th Earl of Cassillis) Kennedy 1672–1715
      8. 8. Charles (Kennedy) Colonel 1675–1739
      9. 9. William Kennedy 1672–1700
      10. 10. Thomas Kennedy 1672–1715
      11. 11. William (of Dalgarrock) Kennedy 1668–1728
    2. 2. Anne (Roxburghe) Kennedy 1638–1673
    3. 3. Mary (Kennedy(6th Earl of) Cassilis) 1642–1700
    4. 4. Elizabeth Kennedy 1648–1672
    5. 5. Mary (Kennedy) Lady 1645–1700
    6. 6. Robert Kennedy 1655–
    7. 7. Gilbert Kennedy 1630–1699
    8. 8. James Kennedy 1623–1663
    9. 9. James Kennedy 1624–1663
    10. 10. Lady (Margaret Kennedy md Gilbert Burnett, Bishop of) Sarum 1630–1685
    11. 11. Lady (Catherine of Cassius) Kennedy 1637–1700
    12. 12. John (Cannady) Kennedy 1638–1711
    13. 13. Catherine Kennedy 1635–1700
    14. 14. Elizabeth Kennedy 1635–1695
    15. 15. James Kennedy 1642–1643
    16. 16. Jeane Kennedy 1630–1675
    17. 17. Jean Kerr 1633–
    18. 18. Lady (Katherine) Kennedy 1637–1698
  2. 2. Catherine Kennedy –1753

Gilbert Cassillis's Timeline

5 Records

1570
1570
Birth of Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis in Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1585
1585
Age 15
Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis was married in Dunfermline, Perth, Scotland
Dunfermline, Perth, Scotland
1594
c.1594
Age 24
Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis was married in Scotland
Scotland
1616
22 Aug 1616 15 Jan 1620
Age 46
Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis was married
None
1653
2 February 1653
Age 83
Death of Gilbert Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of Cassillis in South Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
South Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1616 15 Jan 1620

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: c.1594
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Colzeane Kirkoswall, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 February 1653
    Event Place: South Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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