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Sir Gilbert 5th Lord And 3rd Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy 1515–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1515

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

Death Date: 15 November 1558

Death Location: Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Kennedy

Mother: Isabelle Campbell

Spouse(s): Margery Kennedy, Dame Kennedy

Children(s): Sir Kennedy, Jean Cassillis, Lady Kennedy, Isobel Kennedy, John Kennedy, Lady Kennedy

The story of Sir Gilbert 5th Lord And 3rd Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy began in 1515 in Cassilis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sir Gilbert 5th Lord And 3rd Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy married Dame Margery Sophia Kennedy, Margery Sophia Kennedy, and had children including Isobel Kennedy, Jean Janet Kennedy Cassillis, John Gilbert Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy, Lady Catherine Countess De Cassillis Kennedy, Lady Jean Janet Countess Of Orkney Kennedy, Sir Thomas Master Of Cassillis Kennedy. Sir Gilbert 5th Lord And 3rd Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy passed away in 1558 in Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Gilbert 5th Lord And 3rd Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy began in 1515 in Cassilis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Sir Gilbert 5th Lord And 3rd Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy married Dame Margery Sophia Kennedy, Margery Sophia Kennedy, and had children including Isobel Kennedy, Jean Janet Kennedy Cassillis, John Gilbert Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy, Lady Catherine Countess De Cassillis Kennedy, Lady Jean Janet Countess Of Orkney Kennedy, Sir Thomas Master Of Cassillis Kennedy.
  • Sir Gilbert 5th Lord And 3rd Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy passed away in 1558 in Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Kennedy
1485–1527
Birth Location: Maybole Castle, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Isabelle Campbell
1489–1530
Birth Location: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margery Kennedy
1517–1597
Birth Location: Bargany, Dailly, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Dame Kennedy
1517–1597
Birth Location: Dailly, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Sir Kennedy
1543–1602
Birth Location: Culzean Castle, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jean Cassillis
1537–1598
Birth Location: Cassillis House, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Kennedy
1542–1598
Birth Location: –
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Isobel Kennedy
1542–1598
Birth Location: –
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John Kennedy
1541–1576
Birth Location: Cassilis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Kennedy
1539–1593
Birth Location: Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sir Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
Sir Kennedy
1515–1558
Birth Place: Cassilis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Gilbert Kennedy
1485–1527
Maybole Castle, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabelle Campbell
1489–1530
Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Archibald (I Campbell Earl van) Argyll
1460–1513
Lochow, Argyllshire, Schotland
Elisabeth Stewart
1465–
Darnley, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Kennedy's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Gilbert 5th Lord And 3rd Earl Of Cassillis) Kennedy (12 May 1515–15 November 1558) m. Margery (Sophia) Kennedy (1517–12 January 1597) m. Dame (Margery Sophia) Kennedy (1517–12 January 1597)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Master of Cassillis) Kennedy 1543–1602 m. Elizabeth McGill 1559–1622
    1. 1. Lady (Anna Margaret of Ballygally) Kennedy 1579–1665 m. Sir (Patrick Galdenoch Baronet) Agnew 1578–1661 m. Andro (or Andrew) Carnaghan 1575–1599
      1. 1. Patrick (of Sheuchan) Agnew 1625–1671 m. Jean Kennedy 1625–1674
        1. 1. Margaret (Mary) Agnew 1661–1715 m. Alexander Adair 1652–1715
      2. 2. Elizabeth Agnew 1615–1649
      3. 3. Lt (Col Alexander Agnew 1st of) Whitehills 1610–1692
      4. 4. Jane (Lochnaw) Agnew 1615–1649
      5. 5. Marie ((Mary?)) Agnew 1613–1662
      6. 6. Ealoner Agnew 1615–1649
      7. 7. Rosina Agnew 1611–1649
      8. 8. James (Auchrocher) Agnew 1627–1661
      9. 9. Sir (Andrew Lochnaw Baronet) Agnew 1604–1671
      10. 10. James (Auchrocher) Agnew 1602–1649
      11. 11. Agnes Agnew 1601–1684
      12. 12. Agnes Agnew 1613–1680
      13. 13. Patrick (Agnew of) Seuchan 1605–1671
      14. 14. William (Carnahan) (Caroquan) 1600–1679
      15. 15. William Carnahan 1600–1640
    2. 2. Alexander Kennedy 1588–1653
    3. 3. Alexander Kennedy 1561–1652
    4. 4. Helen Kennedy 1582–
    5. 5. James Kennedy 1576–1637
    6. 6. John Kennedy 1580–
    7. 7. Susanna Kennedy 1584–1620
    8. 8. Thomas Kennedy 1586–1601
    9. 9. James Kennedy 1578–1637
    10. 10. Sir (Alexander Kennedy Sr. 1st Baron of) Kilhen 1561–1653
    11. 11. Susanna Kennedy 1575–1641
    12. 12. Isabel Kennedy 1573–1653
    13. 13. Helen Kennedy 1582–1620
    14. 14. Sir (Alexander) Kennedy 1561–1652
    15. 15. Elisabeth Kennedy 1567–1655
    16. 16. Sharyn Kennedy 1581–
    17. 17. John Kennedy 1580–
    18. 18. Sir (Alexander Kennedy of) Craigoch, 1561–1652
    19. 19. Elisabeth Kennedy 1567–1655
    20. 20. Sir (Alexander Kennedy of) Craigoch, 1561–1652
    21. 21. Dame (Margaret Kennedy -) Earl 1580–1597
    22. 22. Anna (Ballygally) Shaw 1578–1665
    23. 23. Elisabeth Kennedy 1567–1655
    24. 24. Thomas (Kennedy, of) Ardmillane 1578–1640
    25. 25. Alexander (North) Hynds 1586–1601
    26. 26. Alexander Kennedy 1561–1652
    27. 27. Sir (Alexander Kennedy of Craigoch, 1st Baron of) Kilhen 1561–1652
    28. 28. Sir (Alexander) Kennedy 1561–1652
    29. 29. Elisabeth Kennedy 1567–1655
    30. 30. Sir (Alexander Kennedy of) Craigoch, 1561–1652
    31. 31. Elisabeth Kennedy 1567–1655
    32. 32. Sir (Alexander Kennedy of) Craigoch, 1561–1652
    33. 33. Alexander Kennedy 1561–1652
    34. 34. Sir (Alexander) Kennedy 1561–1652
    35. 35. Sir (Alexander Kennedy of) Craigoch, 1561–1652
    36. 36. Sir (Alexander Kennedy of) Craigoch, 1561–1652
    37. 37. Alexander Kennedy 1561–1652
    38. 38. Sir (Alexander) Kennedy 1561–1652
    39. 39. Sir (Alexander Kennedy of Craigoch, 1st Baron of) Kilhen 1561–1652
    40. 40. Sir (Alexander Kennedy of) Craigoch, 1561–1652
    41. 41. Helen Kennedy 1587–1622
    42. 42. Agnes (Kennedy 1st Baroness of Kilhenzie) Castle 1600–1653
    43. 43. David Kennedy 1590–1629
  2. 2. Jean (Janet Kennedy) Cassillis 1537–1598
  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. Lady (Catherine Countess De Cassillis) Kennedy 1539–1593

Sir Kennedy's Timeline

3 Records

1515
12 May 1515
Birth of Sir Gilbert 5th Lord And 3rd Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy in Cassilis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cassilis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1540
1540
Age 25
Sir Gilbert 5th Lord And 3rd Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy was married in Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1558
15 November 1558
Age 43
Death of Sir Gilbert 5th Lord And 3rd Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1515
    Event Place: Cassilis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 November 1558
    Event Place: Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
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