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Sir Gilbert 3rd Earl of Cassilis Kennedy 1515–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland

Death Date: 28 November 1558

Death Location: Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Kennedy

Mother: Isabel Campbell

Spouse(s): Margaret Kennedy

Children(s): Lady Kennedy, Catherine Kennedy, Lady Kennedy, Isobel Kennedy, John Kennedy, Sir Kennedy

Sir Gilbert 3rd Earl of Cassilis Kennedy was born in 1515 in Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland, the child of Sir Gilbert 2Nd Earl Cassilis Kennedy And Isabel Campbell. Sir Gilbert 3rd Earl of Cassilis Kennedy married Margaret Sophie Kennedy, and had children including Catherine Kennedy, Isobel Kennedy, John Gilbert Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy, Lady Janet Kennedy, Lady Jean Janet Countess Of Orkney Kennedy, Sir Thomas Master Cassillis Kennedy. Sir Gilbert 3rd Earl of Cassilis Kennedy passed away in 1558 in Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Gilbert 3rd Earl of Cassilis Kennedy was born in 1515 in Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland, the child of Sir Gilbert 2Nd Earl Cassilis Kennedy And Isabel Campbell.
  • Sir Gilbert 3rd Earl of Cassilis Kennedy married Margaret Sophie Kennedy, and had children including Catherine Kennedy, Isobel Kennedy, John Gilbert Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy, Lady Janet Kennedy, Lady Jean Janet Countess Of Orkney Kennedy, Sir Thomas Master Cassillis Kennedy.
  • Sir Gilbert 3rd Earl of Cassilis Kennedy passed away in 1558 in Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Sir Kennedy's Ancestors

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Sir Kennedy
1515–1558
Birth Place: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
Parents
Sir Gilbert 2nd Earl Cassilis Kennedy
1485–1527
Maybole Castle, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabel Campbell
1489–1553
Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
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Sir Kennedy's Descendants

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Sir (Gilbert 3rd Earl of Cassilis) Kennedy (1515–28 November 1558) m. Margaret (Sophie) Kennedy (1513–1593)
  1. 1. Lady (Janet) Kennedy 1537–1593 m. Robert (Earl of Orkney) Stewart 1533–1593
    1. 1. Mary Stewart 1563–1644
    2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Stewart 1558–1642
    3. 3. Sir (James 1st of Bigtown Eday Tullos) Stewart 1560–1653
    4. 4. Lady (Barbara) Stewart 1561–1637
    5. 5. John (1st Earl Carrick) Stewart 1561–1646
    6. 6. Robert (of Midleton) Stewart 1561–1561
    7. 7. Patrick (of Orkney) Stewart 1562–1613
    8. 8. Lady (Jean) Stewart 1564–1642
    9. 9. Henry (master of Orkney) Stewart 1566–1590
  2. 2. Catherine Kennedy 1537–1593
  3. 3. Lady (Jean Janet Countess of Orkney) Kennedy 1542–1598
  4. 4. Isobel Kennedy 1542–1598
  5. 5. John (Gilbert Earl of Cassillis) Kennedy 1541–1576
  6. 6. Sir (Thomas Master Cassillis) Kennedy 1543–1602 m. Elizabeth McGill 1555–1622
    1. 1. Margaret Kennedy 1578–1665 m. Sir (Patrick) Agnew 1578–1661
      1. 1. Patrick Agnew 1605–1680
      2. 2. Agnes Agnew 1601–
      3. 3. James Agnew 1603–1648
      4. 4. Jane (Lochnaw) Agnew 1600–
      5. 5. Lt. (Col. Alexander) Agnew 1609–1694
      6. 6. Rosina Agnew 1615–1649
      7. 7. Sir (Andrew) Agnew 1605–1671
    2. 2. Alexander Kennedy 1588–1652
    3. 3. Thomas Kennedy –1601

Sir Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Sir Gilbert 3rd Earl of Cassilis Kennedy in Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
1558
28 November 1558
Age 43
Death of Sir Gilbert 3rd Earl of Cassilis Kennedy in Dieppe, Normandië
Dieppe, Normandië

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 716
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0632
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 November 1558
    Event Place: Dieppe, Normandië
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 716
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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