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Lady Janet Stewart Countess Sutherland 1505–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Athol, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1566

Death Location: Athol, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Stewart

Mother: Lady Campbell

Spouse(s): Sir Kennedy

Children(s): Lady Kennedy

The story of Lady Janet Stewart Countess Sutherland began in 1505 in Athol, Perthshire, Scotland. Lady Janet Stewart Countess Sutherland married Sir Hugh Girvanmains Kennedy, and had children including Lady Margaret Stewart Girvanmains Kennedy. Lady Janet Stewart Countess Sutherland passed away in 1566 in Athol, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Janet Stewart Countess Sutherland began in 1505 in Athol, Perthshire, Scotland.
  • Lady Janet Stewart Countess Sutherland married Sir Hugh Girvanmains Kennedy, and had children including Lady Margaret Stewart Girvanmains Kennedy.
  • Lady Janet Stewart Countess Sutherland passed away in 1566 in Athol, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Stewart
1478–1513
Birth Location: Balveny Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland
SS
Lady Campbell
1468–1546
Birth Location: Castle Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland
LC

Spouses(s)

Sir Kennedy
1498–1565
Birth Location: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Kennedy
1560–1578
Birth Location: Galloway, Scotland
LK

Lady Sutherland's Ancestors

Self
Lady Sutherland
1505–1566
Birth Place: Athol, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John II Stewart
1478–1513
Balveny Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet, "Countess of Atholl",) Campbell
1468–1546
Castle Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John, 1st Earl of Atholl,) Stewart
1440–1512
Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland
Lady (Eleanor, Countess of Atholl,) Sinclair
1457–1518
Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland
Sir (Archibald Gillispe Campbell Argyll Lord) High
–1513
Argyll, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Lennox Stewart Countess) Argyll
1459–1510
Darnley Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Lennox
1428–1495
Lady Lennox
1436–1493
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Sutherland's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Janet Stewart Countess) Sutherland (1505–1566) m. Sir (Hugh Girvanmains) Kennedy (1498–1565)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Stewart Girvanmains) Kennedy 1560–1578 m. Uchtred (10th Laird of Garthland) Macdowall 1546–1600
    1. 1. Sir (John Laird Garthland) MacDowell 1575–1635 m. Mary Wylie 1590–1631
      1. 1. Thomas McDowell 1635–1692 m. Anne Locke 1640–1685
        1. 1. William McDowell 1682–1759 m. Mary Irvine 1684–1782

Lady Sutherland's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Lady Janet Stewart Countess Sutherland in Athol, Perthshire, Scotland
Athol, Perthshire, Scotland
1566
1566
Age 61
Death of Lady Janet Stewart Countess Sutherland in Athol, Perthshire, Scotland
Athol, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Athol, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Athol, Perthshire, Scotland
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