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Lord Col Gilbert Kennedy 1541 – 1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1541

Birth Location: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland

Death Date: 14 December 1576

Death Location: Culzean Castle, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland

Father: Lord Kennedy

Mother: Lady Bredie

Spouse(s): Lady Lyon

Children(s): Lord Kennedy

The story of Lord Col Gilbert Kennedy , III, 5th Lord Kennedy , 4th Earl of Cassilis began in 1541 in Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland. Lord Col Gilbert Kennedy , III, 5th Lord Kennedy , 4th Earl of Cassilis married Lady Margaret Lyon, and had children including Lord Hugh Kennedy. Lord Col Gilbert Kennedy , III, 5th Lord Kennedy , 4th Earl of Cassilis passed away in 1576 in Culzean Castle, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord Col Gilbert Kennedy , III, 5th Lord Kennedy , 4th Earl of Cassilis began in 1541 in Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland.
  • Lord Col Gilbert Kennedy , III, 5th Lord Kennedy , 4th Earl of Cassilis married Lady Margaret Lyon, and had children including Lord Hugh Kennedy.
  • Lord Col Gilbert Kennedy , III, 5th Lord Kennedy , 4th Earl of Cassilis passed away in 1576 in Culzean Castle, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Kennedy
1515 – 1558
Birth Location: Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Lady Bredie
1517 – 1597
Birth Location: Bargany, Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Lyon
1547 – 1626
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Forfar, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lord Kennedy
1577 – 1627
Birth Location: Glamis
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Lord Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
Lord Kennedy
1541 – 1576
Birth Place: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
Parents
Lord Gilbert Kennedy
1515 – 1558
Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Margery Sophia) Bredie
1517 – 1597
Bargany, Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Hew) Kennedy
1509 – 1565
Girvan, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Janet) Stewart
1505 – 1580
Blair Castle, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Kennedy
1485 – 1527
Lady Campbell
1489 – 1529
Lord Stewart
1494 – 1571
Lady Campbell
1488 – 1547
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Kennedy's Descendants

1.
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Lord (Col Gilbert) Kennedy (15 Oct 1541 – 14 December 1576) m. Lady (Margaret) Lyon (30 Dec 1547 – 23 Nov 1626)
  1. 1. Lord (Hugh) Kennedy (Bef. September 1577 – 5 Mar 1627) m. Lady (Katherine) McDowall (1570 – 1659)
    1. 1. Lady (Grace Margaret) Kennedy (1586 – 1665) m. Andrew Alexander (1560 – 23 Oct 1647)
      1. 1. Janet McAlexander (1605 – Abt 1679) m. Sir (William Mungo) Macklemore (17 Jun 1600 – 19 May 1679)
        1. 1. William ('Mungo') Macklemore (1640 – 19 May 1679) m. Mary Aitken (1635 – 20 March 1728)

Lord Kennedy's Timeline

7 Records

1541
15 Oct 1541
Birth of Lord Col Gilbert Kennedy , III, 5th Lord Kennedy , 4th Earl of Cassilis in Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
1576
14 December 1576
Age 35
Death of Lord Col Gilbert Kennedy , III, 5th Lord Kennedy , 4th Earl of Cassilis in Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
1576
14 December 1576
Age 35
Death of Lord Col Gilbert Kennedy , III, 5th Lord Kennedy , 4th Earl of Cassilis in West, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
West, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1576
12 Dec 1576
Age 35
Death of Lord Col Gilbert Kennedy , III, 5th Lord Kennedy , 4th Earl of Cassilis in West Ayrshire, Scotland
West Ayrshire, Scotland
1576
12 Dec 1576
Age 35
Death of Lord Col Gilbert Kennedy , III, 5th Lord Kennedy , 4th Earl of Cassilis in Culzean Castle, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
Culzean Castle, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
1576
14 December 1576
Age 35
Death of Lord Col Gilbert Kennedy , III, 5th Lord Kennedy , 4th Earl of Cassilis in Culzean Castle, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
Culzean Castle, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
1694
9 Jun 1694
Age 153
Lord Col Gilbert Kennedy , III, 5th Lord Kennedy , 4th Earl of Cassilis was baptized in Essex, England
Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1541
    Event Place: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1694
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1576
    Event Place: Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1576
    Event Place: West, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1576
    Event Place: West Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1576
    Event Place: Culzean Castle, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1576
    Event Place: Culzean Castle, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 1307
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