Ivey family tree (Van Soelen) » Margaret or Katherine Speir (1571-????)

Personal data Margaret or Katherine Speir 

Sources 1, 2

Household of Margaret or Katherine Speir

She is married to William Kennedy.

They got married on November 8, 1603 at Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, she was 32 years old.Sources 1, 2


Child(ren):

  1. Marion Kennetie  1604-????
  2. Margaret Kennedie  1608-????
  3. Jean Kennedy  1611-???? 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Margaret or Katherine Speir

James Speir
± 1539-????

Margaret or Katherine Speir
1571-????

1603

William Kennedy
1570-????

Marion Kennetie
1604-????
Margaret Kennedie
1608-????
Jean Kennedy
1611-????

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Sources

  1. Scots Pub A, vol 44, pt 1
  2. Uncle George personal records

Historical events

Birthday May 2, 1571

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1571: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 11 » Austrian nobility is granted freedom of religion.
    • January 23 » The Royal Exchange opens in London.
    • June 24 » Miguel López de Legazpi founds Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
    • July 28 » La Laguna encomienda, known today as the Laguna province in the Philippines is founded by the Spaniards as one of the oldest encomiendas (provinces) in the country.
    • August 1 » The Ottoman conquest of Cyprus is concluded, by the surrender of Famagusta.
    • September 7 » Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.

Christening day October 28, 1964

  • The temperature on October 28, 1964 was between 4.7 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
    • January 25 » Blue Ribbon Sports, which would later become Nike, is founded by University of Oregon track and field athletes.
    • March 31 » Brazilian General Olímpio Mourão Filho orders his troops to move towards Rio de Janeiro, beginning the coup d'état.
    • April 1 » The British Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry are replaced by a unified Defence Council of the United Kingdom.
    • May 2 » Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the American aircraft carrier USNS Card while it is docked at Saigon. Two Viet Cong combat swimmers had placed explosives on the ship's hull. She is raised and returned to service less than seven months later.
    • July 27 » Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
    • December 1 » Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his top-ranking advisers meet to discuss plans to bomb North Vietnam.

Day of marriage November 8, 1603

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1603: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 24 » James VI of Scotland is proclaimed King James I of England and Ireland, upon the death of Elizabeth I.
    • March 24 » Tokugawa Ieyasu is granted the title of shōgun from Emperor Go-Yōzei, and establishes the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo, Japan.
    • July 25 » James VI of Scotland is crowned king of England (James I of England), bringing the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into personal union. Political union would occur in 1707.
    • November 17 » English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


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