Archibald Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa
Archibald David Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa,
Scottish peer, the son of Angus Kennedy, 6th Marquess of Ailsa
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In early life, as David Kennedy, he worked as a steam locomotive fireman and, as Marquess, ran the Isle of Man Railway as lessee for the 1967–1971 seasons.[1]
Personal life
He married Mary (3 May 1916 โ 17 August 2007, Edinburgh),[2] daughter of coal miner John Burn, of Amble, Northumberland,[3][4] on 7 April 1954 and they had three children:
- Lady Elizabeth Helen Kennedy (b. 23 February 1955)
- Archibald Angus Charles Kennedy, 8th Marquess of Ailsa(13 September 1956 โ 15 January 2015)
- David Thomas Kennedy, 9th Marquess of Ailsa(b. 3 July 1958)
References
- ISBN 1-873120-38-9.
- ^ "Mary, Marchioness of Ailsa". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "StackPath" (PDF).
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, 1973, p. 34
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