Stephenson Family Tree » Helen Kennedy (1545-1580)

Personal data Helen Kennedy 

  • She was born in the year 1545 in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (August 20, 1559) below 16 years (14).

  • She died in the year 1580 in Shetland Islands, Scotland, she was 35 years old.
  • A child of Alexander Kennedy and Mariot Dunbar
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Helen Kennedy

(1) She is married to Lawrence Bruce.

They got married on August 20, 1559 at Parish of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Midlothan, Scotland, she was 14 years old.


(2) She is married to Robert Bruderell Beresford Bruce.

They got married on August 20, 1559 at Parish of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Midlothan, Scotland, she was 14 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Helen Kennedy

Laird Thomas Kennedy
1461-1528
Katherine Kennedy
1465-1533
John Dunbar
± 1448-± 1503
Janet-nic-Alexander Stewart
Mariot Dunbar
1495-± 1595

Helen Kennedy
1545-1580

(1) 1559

Lawrence Bruce
1547-1617

(2) 1559

Robert Bruderell Beresford Bruce
1533-1617


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Historical events

Day of marriage August 20, 1559

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1559: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 15 » Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London.
    • April 3 » The Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis treaty is signed, ending the Italian Wars.
    • May 2 » John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the nascent Scottish Reformation.
    • June 30 » King Henry II of France is mortally wounded in a jousting match against Gabriel, comte de Montgomery.
    • August 22 » Bartolomé Carranza, Spanish archbishop, is arrested for heresy.
    • December 25 » Pope Pius IV is elected.

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