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Gilbert Kennedy 1541–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 October 1541

Birth Location: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire), Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 December 1576

Death Location: Edinburg, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Gilbert Kennedy

Mother: Margery Kennedy

Spouse(s): Margaretha Lyon

Children(s): Gilbert Kennedy

Gilbert Kennedy was born in 1541 in Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire), Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Gilbert Kennedy And Margery Sophia Kennedy. Gilbert Kennedy married Margaretha Lyon, and had children including Gilbert Kennedy. Gilbert Kennedy passed away in 1576 in Edinburg, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Gilbert Kennedy was born in 1541 in Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire), Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Gilbert Kennedy And Margery Sophia Kennedy.
  • Gilbert Kennedy married Margaretha Lyon, and had children including Gilbert Kennedy.
  • Gilbert Kennedy passed away in 1576 in Edinburg, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Gilbert Kennedy's Ancestors

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Gilbert Kennedy
1541–1576
Birth Place: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire), Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Gilbert Kennedy
1515–1558
Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margery (Sophia) Kennedy
1520–1596
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Kennedy
1491–1551
Dailly, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mariot Dunbar
1495–1595
Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Gilbert Kennedy's Descendants

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Gilbert Kennedy (15 October 1541–12 December 1576) m. Margaretha Lyon (1555–1626)
  1. 1. Gilbert Kennedy 1570–1605

Gilbert Kennedy's Timeline

3 Records

1541
15 October 1541
Birth of Gilbert Kennedy in Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire), Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire), Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1576
12 December 1576
Age 35
Death of Gilbert Kennedy in Edinburg, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburg, Scotland, United Kingdom
1694
Jun 1694
Age 153
Gilbert Kennedy was baptized in Leyton, Essex, England
Leyton, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 October 1541
    Event Place: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire), Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: Jun 1694
    Event Place: Leyton, Essex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 December 1576
    Event Place: Edinburg, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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