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Gilbert Kennedy 1515–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Nov 1558

Death Location: Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Father: Gilbert Kennedy

Mother: Isabel Campbell

Spouse(s): Margery Kennedy

Children(s): Jean Kennedy, GILBERT Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy, John Kennedy, Isobel Kennedy, Katherine Kennedy, Lady Kennedy, David Kennedy

In 1515, Gilbert Kennedy entered the world in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Gilbert 2Nd Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy And Isabel Lady Campbell. Gilbert Kennedy married Margery Margaret Sophia Kennedy, and had children including David Kennedy, Gilbert Cassilis Kennedy, Isobel Kennedy, Jean Janet Baroness Campbell Kennedy, John Wallace Kennedy, Katherine Kennedy, Lady Catherine Kennedy, Thomas Sir Master Cassillis Kennedy. Gilbert Kennedy passed away in 1558 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

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  • In 1515, Gilbert Kennedy entered the world in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Gilbert 2Nd Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy And Isabel Lady Campbell.
  • Gilbert Kennedy married Margery Margaret Sophia Kennedy, and had children including David Kennedy, Gilbert Cassilis Kennedy, Isobel Kennedy, Jean Janet Baroness Campbell Kennedy, John Wallace Kennedy, Katherine Kennedy, Lady Catherine Kennedy, Thomas Sir Master Cassillis Kennedy.
  • Gilbert Kennedy passed away in 1558 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

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Gilbert Kennedy's Ancestors

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Gilbert Kennedy
1515–1558
Birth Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Gilbert 2nd Earl of Cassillis Kennedy
1485–1527
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabel (Lady) Campbell
1489–1529
Glenorchy, Lorn, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Archibald Gillispe Campbell Argyll Lord) High
1466–1513
Argyll, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Lennox Stewart Countess) Argyll
1465–1529
Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gilbert Kennedy's Descendants

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Gilbert Kennedy (1515–28 Nov 1558) m. Margery (Margaret Sophia) Kennedy (1517–12 Jan 1597)
  1. 1. Jean (Janet Baroness Campbell) Kennedy 1542–1598 m. Robert, (1st Earl of Orkney Stuart) Stewart 1533–1591
    1. 1. Patrick (2nd Earl Orkney) Stuart 1562–1614 m. Margaret Livingston 1565–1619
      1. 1. James Stuart 1599–1707 m. Mrs. (JAMES) STUART 1600–1691
        1. 1. Eleanor Stuart 1630–1699 m. John Upton 1622–1699
      2. 2. Robert Stuart 1585–1614
    2. 2. Mary Stewart 1563–1644
    3. 3. Henry Stewart 1565–1590
    4. 4. Katherine Stewart 1550–1609
    5. 5. Sir (James Graemsay Stuart) Stewart 1567–1629
    6. 6. Robert (Stuart) Stewart 1574–1643
    7. 7. James Stewart 1576–1591
    8. 8. John Stewart 1578–1643
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Stewart) 1 1572–
    10. 10. Jean Stewart 1564–1642
    11. 11. William (Stewart) 1 1570–
  2. 2. GILBERT (CASSILIS) Kennedy 1541–1576
  3. 3. Thomas ((Sir) Master Cassillis) Kennedy 1543–1602
  4. 4. John (Wallace) Kennedy 1540–1570
  5. 5. Isobel Kennedy 1535–1590
  6. 6. Katherine Kennedy 1539–
  7. 7. Lady (Catherine) Kennedy 1550–
  8. 8. David Kennedy 1543–1543

Gilbert Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Gilbert Kennedy in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
1558
28 Nov 1558
Age 43
Death of Gilbert Kennedy in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1558
    Event Place: Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

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