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Archibald Angus Charles Kennedy, 8th Marquess of Ailsa, 19th Earl of Cassilis, 21st Lord Kennedy, 8th Baron Ailsa, (13 September 1956 – 15 January 2015), was a Scottish peer, the son of Archibald Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa.[1]

Lord Ailsa married Dawn Leslie Anne Keen in 1979; they have two children:

  • Lady Rosemary Margaret Kennedy (b. 1979)
  • Lady Alicia-Jane Lesley Kennedy (b. 1981)

Archibald Angus Charles Kennedy, 8th Marquess of Ailsa succeeded to the titles of 19th Earl of Cassilis, 21st Lord Kennedy, 8th Marquess of Ailsa & 8th Baron Ailsa on 7 April 1994 after the death of his father.[2]

The Marquess of Ailsa is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Kennedy. All of the Marquesses are descendant from 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 8th Marquess died on 15 January 2015 while visiting a Kennedy clan function in Florida.[3][4][5][6] He is succeeded by his brother, David Kennedy, 9th Marquess of Ailsa (b. 1958). The 9th Marquess' heir apparent is his son Archibald David Kennedy (born 1995).[7]

The title is derived from the island of Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde, which is owned by the family.[8] In 2011, the Marquess put up the island for sale. As of March 2013, the asking price is offers over £1,500,000.[8]

Ancestry

Family of Charles Kennedy, 8th 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. Archibald Kennedy, 8th Marquess of Ailsa
6. John Burn
3. Mary Burn

References

  1. ^ "- Person Page 2565". thepeerage.com.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 2010-11-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Slamdot, Inc. "COSCA: Council of Scottish Clans & Associations - Ceud Mìle Fàilte". cosca.scot.
  4. ^ http://www.cosca.scot/wp-content/uploads/Ailsa-Obit-SSA.pdf
  5. ^ "Obituary: Archibald Angus Charles Kennedy, 8th Marquess of Ailsa". scotsman.com.
  6. ^ Davison, Phil. "The 8th Marquess of Ailsa (obituary)". Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Google Groups". google.com.
  8. ^ a b [1]
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Marquess of Ailsa
1994–2015 		Succeeded by
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Earl of Cassilis
1994–2015 		Succeeded by


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