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Janet Kennedy 1480 – 1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 08 Jun 1566

Death Location: Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Kennedy,

Mother: Agnes Borthwick

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Children(s):

Janet Kennedy was born in 1480 in Caithness, Scotland, the child of Sir David Kennedy, and Agnes de Borthwick. Janet Kennedy passed away in 1566 in Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Janet Kennedy was born in 1480 in Caithness, Scotland, the child of Sir David Kennedy, and Agnes de Borthwick.
  • Janet Kennedy passed away in 1566 in Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Janet Kennedy's Ancestors

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Janet Kennedy
1480 – 1566
Birth Place: Caithness, Scotland
Parents
Sir David Kennedy,
1462 – 1513
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes (de) Borthwick
1465 – 1512
Nenthorn, Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John Kennedy,
1436 – 1500
Denure
Lady (Elizabeth Gordon () Kennedy),
1444 – 1500
Scotland
Sir (William) Borthwick,
1433 – 1483
Borthwick Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Kennedy,
1406 – 1479
Lady Maxwell,
1409 – 1484
Sir Gordon,
1410 – 1470
Lady Crichton,
1410 – 1479
William Borthwick,
1409 – 1458
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Kennedy
1378 – 1408
Mary Stewart,
1380 – 1458
Herbert Maxwell
1388 – 1454
Janet Herries
1400 – 1439
Sir Seton,
1382 – 1441
Lady Seton,
1384 – 1438
Sir Crichton,
1382 – 1454
Janet Borthwick
1388 – 1464
Sir Borthwick,
1355 – 1450
Bethoc Sinclair

Janet Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Janet Kennedy in Caithness, Scotland
Caithness, Scotland
1566
08 Jun 1566
Age 86
Death of Janet Kennedy in Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Jun 1566
    Event Place: Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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