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     Margaret Baird was born circa 1831. She was the daughter of Sir David Baird of Newbyth, 2nd Bt. and Lady Anne Kennedy.^1,2 She married Lord Gilbert Kennedy, son of Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassillis and Eleanor Allardyce, on 26 November 1851.¹ She died on 24 March 1903.^1,3
     Her married name became Kennedy.

     
     Cornelius van Aersen, Lord of Sommelsdyck gained the title of Lord of Plaata [Holland].² He gained the title of Lord of Sommelsdyck [Holland].¹

     Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassillis was born on 4 June 1794.¹ He was the son of Sir Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa and Margaret Erskine.¹ He married Eleanor Allardyce, daughter of Alexander Allardyce, on 1 May 1814 at Dun House, England.¹ He died on 12 August 1832 at age 38 at Cassillis House, Ayrshire, Scotland.¹
     Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassillis held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Evesham in 1830.¹ He was styled as Earl of Cassillis between 1831 and 1832.¹

     Eleanor Allardyce was born circa 1796.¹ She was the daughter of Alexander Allardyce.¹ She married Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassillis, son of Sir Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa and Margaret Erskine, on 1 May 1814 at Dun House, England.¹ She died on 16 November 1832 at Cassillis House, Ayrshire, Scotland.¹
     Her married name became Kennedy.

     
     Alexander Allardyce lived at Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland.¹

     Sir Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa was born in February 1770.¹ He was the son of Captain Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassillis and Anne Watts.¹ He married Margaret Erskine, daughter of John Erskine and Mary Baird, on 1 June 1793 at Dun, Angus, Scotland.¹ He died on 8 September 1846 at age 76 at St. Margaret's, Isleworth, Middlesex, England.¹ He was buried at Dun, Angus, Scotland.¹ His will (dated 11 September 1843) was probated in November 1846, at £160,000.¹
     In 1790 he raised an independent Company of Foot.¹ He succeeded to the title of 14th Lord Kennedy [S., 1458] on 30 December 1794. He succeeded to the title of 12th Earl of Cassillis [S., 1509] on 30 December 1794.¹ He held the office of a Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1796 and 1806.¹ He was created 1st Baron Ailsa, of Ailsa, co. Ayr [U.K.] on 12 November 1806.¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.).¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) on 17 July 1821.¹ He was created 1st Marquess of Ailsa, of the Isle of Ailsa, co. Ayr [U.K.] on 10 September 1831.¹ On 14 April 1832 as a consistent Liberal, he voted for the Reform Bill.¹

     Margaret Erskine was born circa 1772.¹ She was the daughter of John Erskine and Mary Baird.¹ She married Sir Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa, son of Captain Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassillis and Anne Watts, on 1 June 1793 at Dun, Angus, Scotland.¹ She died on 5 January 1848 at St. Margaret's, Isleworth, Middlesex, England, from influenza.¹
     Her married name became Kennedy. As a result of her marriage, Margaret Erskine was styled as Countess of Cassillis on 30 December 1794. As a result of her marriage, Margaret Erskine was styled as Marchioness of Ailsa on 10 September 1831.

     
     John Erskine lived at Dun, Angus, Scotland.¹

     Sir Richard Mountenay Jephson, 1st Bt. married, secondly, Charlotte Rochfort Smith, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir John Smith.¹
     Sir Richard Mountenay Jephson, 1st Bt. gained the title of 1st Baronet Jephson.¹

     Hon. Mary Christina Arundell was born on 10 August 1764 at Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Arundell, 8th Baron Arundell of Wardour and Mary Christina Conquest.¹ She married James Everard Arundell, 9th Baron of Arundell of Wardour, son of Hon. James Everard Arundell and Ann Wyndham, on 3 February 1785.¹ She died on 14 February 1805 at age 40 at Irnham Hall, Lincolnshire, England.¹ She was buried at Irnham Hall, Lincolnshire, England.