David Kennedy, 9th Marquess of Ailsa

The Marquess of Ailsa
The Most Honourable; The Marquess of Ailsa
Personal details
Born	David Thomas Kennedy; 3 July 1958 (age 65)
Spouse(s)	Anne Kelly (m. 1991)
Children	2
Parents	Archibald Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa; Mary Burn

David Thomas Kennedy, 9th Marquess of Ailsa (born 3 July 1958) is a Scottish peer.

Early life[edit]

David Thomas Kennedy is the younger son of Mary (née Burn) and Archibald Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa. His elder brother was Archibald Kennedy, 8th Marquess of Ailsa.^[1]

His maternal grandfather was John Burn of Amble, Northumberland and his paternal grandparents were Angus Kennedy, 6th Marquess of Ailsa and Gertrude Millicent (née Cooper) Kennedy, daughter of Gervas Weir Cooper, of Wordwell Hall, Suffolk.^[1]

He was educated at Strathallan School, Perthshire, and Berkshire Agricultural College, Maidenhead.^[1]

Career[edit]

The Marquess of Ailsa is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Kennedy. All of the Marquesses are descendants of Anne Watts, mother of Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa and descendant of the Schuyler family, the Van Cortlandt family (including Stephanus Van Cortlandt), and the Delancey family of British North America. The title is derived from the island of Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde, which is owned by the family.

On 16 January 2015 he succeeded his older brother as Marquess of Ailsa (1831),^[2] Earl of Cassillis (1509), Baron Ailsa (1806), and Lord Kennedy in the peerage of Scotland (1458).^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] His brother had succeeded their father in 1994.^[7]

Personal life[edit]

In 1991 Kennedy married Anne Kelly, daughter of Bernard Kelly, and they have two children:^[1]

Lady Katherine Jean Kennedy (born 1993)
Archibald David Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis (born 1995), heir apparent

In 1999 Kennedy was living at Morriston, Culzean, Maybole, Ayrshire.^[1]

Ancestry[edit]

Ancestors of David Kennedy, 9th Marquess of Ailsa

16. Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa

8. Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa

17. Julia Jephson

4. Angus Kennedy, 6th Marquess of Ailsa

18. Charles Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre

9. Hon. Evelyn Stuart

19. Lady Evelyn Leveson-Gower

2. Archibald Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa

10. Gervas Cooper

5. Gertrude Cooper

1. David Kennedy, 9th Marquess of Ailsa

6. John Burn

3. Mary Burn

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Burke's Peerage, volume 1, 1999, p. 42
↑ Davidson, Philip (20 January 2015). "The 8th Marquess of Ailsa". The Herald. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
↑ Slamdot, Inc. "COSCA: Council of Scottish Clans & Associations - Ceud Mìle Fàilte". cosca.scot.
↑ "Council of Scottish Clans & Associations Obituary" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2015. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
↑ "Obituary: Archibald Angus Charles Kennedy, 8th Marquess of Ailsa". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
↑ Davison, Phil (20 January 2015). "The 8th Marquess of Ailsa (obituary)". Retrieved 20 January 2015.
↑ Houston, Stephen (22 January 2015). "Aristocrat party animal laird Lord Charles Kennedy suffers heart attack and dies". Daily Record. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Archibald Kennedy	Marquess of Ailsa 2015–present	Incumbent Heir apparent: Archibald David Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis

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[BP1999-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Burke's Peerage, volume 1, 1999, p. 42

[herald-8th-obituary-2] Davidson, Philip (20 January 2015). "The 8th Marquess of Ailsa". The Herald. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

[3] Slamdot, Inc. "COSCA: Council of Scottish Clans & Associations - Ceud Mìle Fàilte". cosca.scot.

[4] "Council of Scottish Clans & Associations Obituary" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2015. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

[5] "Obituary: Archibald Angus Charles Kennedy, 8th Marquess of Ailsa". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

[Sunday_Herald-6] Davison, Phil (20 January 2015). "The 8th Marquess of Ailsa (obituary)". Retrieved 20 January 2015.

[Houston2015-7] Houston, Stephen (22 January 2015). "Aristocrat party animal laird Lord Charles Kennedy suffers heart attack and dies". Daily Record. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

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