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Janet Kennedy 1537–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: September 1598

Death Location: Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Riccarton

Mother: Margaret Cassilis

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Janet Kennedy was born in 1537 in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Wallace 12Th Lord Of Craige 17Th Of Riccarton And Margaret Sophia Kennedy Countess Of Cassilis. Janet Kennedy passed away in 1598 in Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Janet Kennedy was born in 1537 in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Wallace 12Th Lord Of Craige 17Th Of Riccarton And Margaret Sophia Kennedy Countess Of Cassilis.
  • Janet Kennedy passed away in 1598 in Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Janet Kennedy's Ancestors

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Janet Kennedy
1537–1598
Birth Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Wallace 12th Lord Of Craige 17th Of Riccarton
1513–1538
Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret (Sophia Kennedy Countess Of) Cassilis
1517–1597
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William Wallace Tutor of Craigie, 11th Lord Of Craige And 16th) Riccarton
1487–1530
Craigie, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Campbell
1489–1529
Lawers, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Craigie
1464–1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Riccarton
1453–1499

Janet Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Janet Kennedy in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1598
September 1598
Age 61
Death of Janet Kennedy in Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1598
    Event Place: Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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