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James Kennedy 1520 – 1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Cassillis House, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Aug 1572

Death Location: Uchtrelure, Scotland

Father: Gilbert Kennedy

Mother: Isabel Campbell

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Children(s):

The story of James Kennedy began in 1520 in Cassillis House, Ayrshire, Scotland. James Kennedy passed away in 1572 in Uchtrelure, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Kennedy began in 1520 in Cassillis House, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • James Kennedy passed away in 1572 in Uchtrelure, Scotland.

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James Kennedy's Ancestors

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James Kennedy
1520 – 1572
Birth Place: Cassillis House, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Gilbert Kennedy
1485 – 1527
Cassillis House, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabel Campbell
1489 – 1529
Glenorchy, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (Colin Cailen Malloch Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argylll, 3rd Laird of) Argyll
1486 – 1529
Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of James Kennedy in Cassillis House, Ayrshire, Scotland
Cassillis House, Ayrshire, Scotland
1572
17 Aug 1572
Age 52
Death of James Kennedy in Uchtrelure, Scotland
Uchtrelure, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Cassillis House, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1572
    Event Place: Uchtrelure, Scotland

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