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Gilbert Kennedy I 1541–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 October 1541

Birth Location: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland

Death Date: 14 December 1576

Death Location: Edinburg, Scotland

Father: Gilbert Cassillis

Mother: Margery Cassillis

Spouse(s): Margaret Lyon

Children(s): Thomas Kennedy, Gilbert II, Hew Kennedy, Meg Kennedy, Charles Kennedy

The story of Gilbert Kennedy I began in 1541 in Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland. Gilbert Kennedy I married Margaret Lyon, and had children including Charles Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy Ii, Hew Kennedy, Meg Willisone Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy. Gilbert Kennedy I passed away in 1576 in Edinburg, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Gilbert Kennedy I began in 1541 in Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland.
  • Gilbert Kennedy I married Margaret Lyon, and had children including Charles Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy Ii, Hew Kennedy, Meg Willisone Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy.
  • Gilbert Kennedy I passed away in 1576 in Edinburg, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gilbert Cassillis
1515–1558
Birth Location: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
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Margery Cassillis
1517–1597
Birth Location: Bargany, Dailly (Ayrshire) Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Lyon
1547–1626
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
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Children(s)

Thomas Kennedy
1569–1602
Birth Location: Culzean, Ayrshire, Scotland
TK
Gilbert II
1623–1699
Birth Location: of Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Hew Kennedy
1567–1607
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
HK
Meg Kennedy
1568–1628
Birth Location: Dunfemline, Fife, Scotland
MK
Charles Kennedy
1565–1625
Birth Location: Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland
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Gilbert I's Ancestors

Self
Gilbert I
1541–1576
Birth Place: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
Parents
Gilbert Kennedy Sir., Lord, 3rd Earl of Cassillis
1515–1558
Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
Margery (Margaret Sophia Kennedy Lady of) Cassillis
1517–1597
Bargany, Dailly (Ayrshire) Scotland
Grandparents
Gilbert (Kennedy 2nd Earl of) Cassillis
1485–1527
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabel (Campbell) Lady
1489–1553
Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
Lord (Alexander "Lord of Bargany" Kennedy (4th Earl of) Bargany)
1491–1551
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Mariot Dunbar) Kennedy
1495–1595
Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gilbert I's Descendants

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Gilbert (Kennedy) I (15 October 1541–14 December 1576) m. Margaret Lyon (30 December 1547–December 1626)
  1. 1. Thomas Kennedy 1569–1602
  2. 2. Gilbert (Kennedy) II 1623–1699
    1. 1. Gilbert (Kennedy) III 1651–1688
    2. 2. Lord (John) Kennedy 1665–1744
    3. 3. James Kennedy 1691–1752
    4. 4. Anne Kennedy 1688–1730
    5. 5. Sarah Kennedy 1692–1772
    6. 6. David Kennedy 1697–1773
    7. 7. William Kennedy 1695–1753
    8. 8. Isabella Kennedy 1675–1790
    9. 9. Catherine Kennedy 1689–1753
    10. 10. Robert Kennedy 1693–1747
    11. 11. Elizabeth Kennedy 1672–1735
    12. 12. Rev (Thomas) Kennedy 1655–1716
  3. 3. Hew Kennedy 1567–1607
  4. 4. Meg (Willisone) Kennedy 1568–1628
  5. 5. Charles Kennedy 1565–1625

Gilbert I's Timeline

2 Records

1541
15 October 1541
Birth of Gilbert Kennedy I in Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
1576
14 December 1576
Age 35
Death of Gilbert Kennedy I in Edinburg, Scotland
Edinburg, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 October 1541
    Event Place: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1576
    Event Place: Edinburg, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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