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Lord Gilbert Drummellane Kennedy 4th Earl of Cassillis Kennedy 1541–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 October 1541

Birth Location: Cassilis House, Dunure, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 Dec 1576

Death Location: Edinburg, Scotland

Father: Sir II

Mother: Dame Cassillis

Spouse(s): Margaret Lyon

Children(s): Gilbert Cassillis, Nans Kennedie, Barbara Kennedy, Catherine Kennedy, Charles Kennedy, Hugh Kennedy, John Kennedy, Margaret Kennedy, Meg Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy

The story of Lord Gilbert Drummellane Kennedy 4th Earl of Cassillis Kennedy began in 1541 in Cassilis House, Dunure, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom. Lord Gilbert Drummellane Kennedy 4th Earl of Cassillis Kennedy married Margaret Lyon, and had children including Barbara Kennedy, Catherine Kennedy, Charles Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy Laird Drumurchie 5Th Earl Of Cassillis, Hugh Kennedy, John Kennedy, Margaret Hamilton Kennedy, Meg Willisone Kennedy, Nans Kennedie, Thomas Kennedy. Lord Gilbert Drummellane Kennedy 4th Earl of Cassillis Kennedy passed away in 1576 in Edinburg, Scotland.

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  • The story of Lord Gilbert Drummellane Kennedy 4th Earl of Cassillis Kennedy began in 1541 in Cassilis House, Dunure, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Lord Gilbert Drummellane Kennedy 4th Earl of Cassillis Kennedy married Margaret Lyon, and had children including Barbara Kennedy, Catherine Kennedy, Charles Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy Laird Drumurchie 5Th Earl Of Cassillis, Hugh Kennedy, John Kennedy, Margaret Hamilton Kennedy, Meg Willisone Kennedy, Nans Kennedie, Thomas Kennedy.
  • Lord Gilbert Drummellane Kennedy 4th Earl of Cassillis Kennedy passed away in 1576 in Edinburg, Scotland.

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Lord Kennedy's Ancestors

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Lord Kennedy
1541–1576
Birth Place: Cassilis House, Dunure, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Gilbert 5th Lord And 3rd Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy II
1515–1558
Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dame (MARGARET Margery SOPHIA KENNEDY, Lady of Glencairn, Countess of) Cassillis
1517–1597
Bargany, Dailly, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Gilbert (Kennedy 2nd Earl of) Cassilis
1485–1527
Casillis House, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabel (Ann) Campbell
1483–1530
Castle Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
James (Lord Kennedy van) Brunston
1491–1551
Bargany, Dailly (Ayrshire) Scotland
Lady (Marion 'Mary' Dunbar) Kennedy
1495–1595
Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
David ggf
1462–1513
Agnes Borthwick
1465–1512
Gillespie Argyll
1460–1513
Elisabeth Stewart
1465–
David Cassillis
1463–1513
👑Agnes Borthwick
1465–1516
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John ^{j}
1436–1509
Colin Campbell
1433–1493
John ^{j}
1435–1508
Elisabeth Montgomery
1440–1465

Lord Kennedy's Descendants

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Lord (Gilbert Drummellane Kennedy 4th Earl of Cassillis) Kennedy (15 October 1541–14 Dec 1576) m. Margaret Lyon (30 December 1547–23 November 1626)
  1. 1. Gilbert (Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of) Cassillis 1565–1601 m. Janet (Stuart) (Stewart) 1566–1627
    1. 1. Patrick Canady 1580–1640 m. Margaret (Blair Dame) pccM10thGGM 1581–1624
      1. 1. Cornelius Cannaday 1600–1652 m. Susannah Byard 1619–1661
        1. 1. William (H) Canaday 1642–1681 m. Anne Fisher 1650–1676
        2. 2. Charles Cannaday 1622–
        3. 3. John Cannaday 1638–1702
        4. 4. Susannah Cannaday 1645–1663
        5. 5. James Cannaday 1648–
  2. 2. Nans Kennedie 1567–
  3. 3. Barbara Kennedy 1565–
  4. 4. Catherine Kennedy 1565–
  5. 5. Charles Kennedy 1565–1625
  6. 6. Hugh Kennedy 1568–
  7. 7. John Kennedy 1567–1615
  8. 8. Margaret (Hamilton) Kennedy 1563–1613
  9. 9. Meg (Willisone) Kennedy 1568–
  10. 10. Thomas Kennedy 1565–1601

Lord Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1541
15 October 1541
Birth of Lord Gilbert Drummellane Kennedy 4th Earl of Cassillis Kennedy in Cassilis House, Dunure, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cassilis House, Dunure, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1576
14 Dec 1576
Age 35
Death of Lord Gilbert Drummellane Kennedy 4th Earl of Cassillis Kennedy in Edinburg, Scotland
Edinburg, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 October 1541
    Event Place: Cassilis House, Dunure, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1576
    Event Place: Edinburg, Scotland

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