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Sir Patrick Vans, Earl of Cassillis & Scottish Ambassador to Denmark 1529–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Barnbarroch Castle, Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Dec 1597

Death Location: Barnbarroch Castle, Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Barnbarroch

Mother: Lady McCulloch

Spouse(s): Lady Casillis, Elizabeth Kennedy

Children(s): Sir Barbarroch

In 1529, Sir Patrick Vans, Earl of Cassillis & Scottish Ambassador to Denmark entered the world in Barnbarroch Castle, Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland, born to Lord John Vans Laird Of Barnbarroch And Lady Janet Mcculloch. Sir Patrick Vans, Earl of Cassillis & Scottish Ambassador to Denmark married Elizabeth Of Girvanmains Kennedy, Lady Catherine Kate Kennedy Countess Of Casillis, and had children including Sir John Vans Laird Of Barbarroch. Sir Patrick Vans, Earl of Cassillis & Scottish Ambassador to Denmark passed away in 1597 in Barnbarroch Castle, Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1529, Sir Patrick Vans, Earl of Cassillis & Scottish Ambassador to Denmark entered the world in Barnbarroch Castle, Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland, born to Lord John Vans Laird Of Barnbarroch And Lady Janet Mcculloch.
  • Sir Patrick Vans, Earl of Cassillis & Scottish Ambassador to Denmark married Elizabeth Of Girvanmains Kennedy, Lady Catherine Kate Kennedy Countess Of Casillis, and had children including Sir John Vans Laird Of Barbarroch.
  • Sir Patrick Vans, Earl of Cassillis & Scottish Ambassador to Denmark passed away in 1597 in Barnbarroch Castle, Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland.

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Sir Denmark's Ancestors

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Sir Denmark
1529–1597
Birth Place: Barnbarroch Castle, Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord John Vans, Laird of Barnbarroch
1494–1547
Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Lady (Janet) McCulloch
1507–1561
Wigtownshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Patrick Vans, Laird of) Barnbarroch
1468–1528
Barnbarroch, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Kennedy
1472–1541
Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Sir (Samuel McCulloch of Myrtoun, Mayor of Linlithgow) Palace
1481–1547
Myrtoun, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Lady (Marion\Mary) Gordon
1495–1560
Myretoun, Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
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Sir Denmark's Descendants

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Sir (Patrick Vans, Earl of Cassillis & Scottish Ambassador to) Denmark (1529–22 Dec 1597) m. Lady (Catherine "Kate" Kennedy, Countess of) Casillis (1539–14 Mar 1593) m. Elizabeth (of Girvanmains) Kennedy (–1572)
  1. 1. Sir (John Vans, Laird of) Barbarroch 1574–1642 m. Lady (Margaret) MacDowall 1580–1659
    1. 1. Sir (Patrick) Vans 1590–1672 m. Elizabeth Shaw 1600–1661
      1. 1. Alexander Vans 1635–1709 m. Margaret Maxwell 1635–1709
        1. 1. Patrick Vans 1678–1733 m. Barbara McDowall 1695–1744

Sir Denmark's Timeline

2 Records

1529
1529
Birth of Sir Patrick Vans, Earl of Cassillis & Scottish Ambassador to Denmark in Barnbarroch Castle, Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Barnbarroch Castle, Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1597
22 Dec 1597
Age 68
Death of Sir Patrick Vans, Earl of Cassillis & Scottish Ambassador to Denmark in Barnbarroch Castle, Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Barnbarroch Castle, Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Barnbarroch Castle, Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1597
    Event Place: Barnbarroch Castle, Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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