Charles Kennedy, 5th Marquess of Ailsa

1875 - 1956  (81 years)

• Patriarch and Matriarch:
  

  John Kennedy  
            d. Aft 1385  (16 x Great Grandfather) 
  Evelyn Stuart  
            d. 26 Jul 1888  (Mother) 

  Birth	10 Apr 1875
  Education	- Eton - Royal Agricultural College (RAC) Cirencester
  Occupation / Profession	From 1900 to 1901 (24 years old)
  	Captain in the Prince of Wales's (POW) Light Horse during Boer War
  Title	From 27 Feb 1943 to 1 Jun 1956 (67 years old)
  	- 5th Marquess of Ailsa (of the Isle of Ailsa, County of Ayr) [UK. 1831] - 16th Earl of Cassillis [Scotland. 1509] - 18th Lord Kennedy [Scotland. 1457/8] - 5th Baron Ailsa (of Ailsa, County of Ayr) [UK. 1806]
  Occupation / Profession	- Captain in the Ayrshire Yeomanry - Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers (RSF)
  Honor	- Silver medallist (Royal Agricultural College (RAC) Cirencester) - Medal with 2 clasps (for his service in the Boer War)
  Death	1 Jun 1956
  	Died without issue.
  Origins
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  	> 01. Archibald Kennedy, 4th Marquess of Ailsa           b. 22 May 1872             d. 27 Feb 1943  (Age 70 years) └─Frances Emily Stewart             d. 29 Oct 1949  ,  m. 30 Apr 1903   > 02. Charles Kennedy, 5th Marquess of Ailsa           b. 10 Apr 1875             d. 1 Jun 1956  (Age 81 years) └─Constance Barbara Clarks             d. 3 Nov 1931  ,  m. 15 Dec 1925   └─Helen Ethel McDouall             d. 17 Feb 1959  ,  m. 26 Apr 1933     03. Evelyn Kennedy           b. 5 Apr 1876             d. 9 Jan 1886  (Age 9 years)   04. Aline Kennedy           b. 31 Jul 1877             d. 1 Jul 1957  (Age 79 years) + 05. Angus Kennedy, 6th Marquess of Ailsa           b. 28 Oct 1882             d. 31 May 1957  (Age 74 years) └─Gertrude Millicent Cooper             d. 25 Aug 1957  ,  m. 28 Jan 1922
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of Archibald Kennedy and Isabella MacMaster)
  	+ 01. Hugh Kennedy           b. 19 Jan 1895             d. 27 Apr 1970  (Age 75 years) └─Katharine Louisa Clare Atherton,  ,  m. 14 Apr 1925   + 02. Marjory Kennedy           b. 4 Sep 1898 └─Laurence Pierce Brooke Merriam             d. 27 Jul 1966  ,  m. 21 Apr 1921
  Person ID	P6517	Europe
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa           b. 1 Sep 1847             d. 9 Apr 1938 (Age 90 years) Other Partners: └─Isabella MacMaster             d. 9 Dec 1945  m. 3 Nov 1891
  Mother	Evelyn Stuart             d. 26 Jul 1888
  Marriage	7 Mar 1871
  Age at Marriage	Archibald was 23 years and 6 months old. Evelyn was ?? old. They were married for 17 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F3154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 1	Constance Barbara Clarks             d. 3 Nov 1931  [1]  Other Partners: └─John Erskine Kennedy Baird
  Marriage	15 Dec 1925
  Age at Marriage	Charles was 50 years and 8 months old. Constance was ?? old. They were married for 5 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F3170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2025

  
  

  Wife 2	Helen Ethel McDouall             d. 17 Feb 1959  [1]  Other Partners: └─Richard John Cunninghame
  Marriage	26 Apr 1933
  Age at Marriage	Charles was 58 years old. Helen was ?? old. They were married for 23 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F3173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 56 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3).