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Hugh Kennedy 1535 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1535

Birth Location: Ardstinchar Castle, Carrick, Ayrshire

Death Date: Abt. 1559

Death Location: Benane

Father: Thomas Kennedy,

Mother: Lady Kennedy

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Children(s):

Hugh Kennedy of Benane was born in 1535 in Ardstinchar Castle, Carrick, Ayrshire, the child of Thomas Kennedy, and Lady Marion Kennedy. Hugh Kennedy of Benane passed away in 1559 in Benane.

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Biography

  • Hugh Kennedy of Benane was born in 1535 in Ardstinchar Castle, Carrick, Ayrshire, the child of Thomas Kennedy, and Lady Marion Kennedy.
  • Hugh Kennedy of Benane passed away in 1559 in Benane.

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Hugh Kennedy's Ancestors

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Hugh Kennedy
1535 – 1559
Birth Place: Ardstinchar Castle, Carrick, Ayrshire
Parents
Thomas Kennedy,
1515 – 1560
Ardstinchar Castle, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Marion) Kennedy
1517 – 1547
Cassillis House, Ayshire
Grandparents
Lord (Alexander) Kennedy,
1491 – 1551
Bargany Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mariëtte ((Mariot\Marion)) Dunbar
1495 – 1562
Mochrum Castle, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kennedy,
1462 – 1520
Hon. Kennedy
1462 – 1488
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Kennedy,
1440 – 1509
Lady Ogilvy,
1442 – 1491

Hugh Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1535
Abt. 1535
Birth of Hugh Kennedy of Benane in Ardstinchar Castle, Carrick, Ayrshire
Ardstinchar Castle, Carrick, Ayrshire
1559
Abt. 1559
Age 24
Death of Hugh Kennedy of Benane in Benane
Benane

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1535
    Event Place: Ardstinchar Castle, Carrick, Ayrshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1559
    Event Place: Benane

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