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Ayrshire, Scotland, British Isles

Ayrshire is in Scotland.

Auchans, Ayrshire, Scotland, British Isles

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, British Isles

Around 1836 James Currie was born in Ayr.

Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland, British Isles

In 1315 Alexander Stewart was born to Alan Stewart (age 43) at Dreghorn.

Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland, British Isles

Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland, British Isles

Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland, British Isles

In 1611 Thomas Hamilton of Priestfield (age 76) died at Dunlop.

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, British Isles

Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, British Isles

On 16th December 1853 Theresa Howe Newcomen (age 44) died at Eglinton Castle.

Lugton, Ayrshire, Scotland, British Isles

In 1340 Henry Douglas was born to John Douglas (age 37) and Agnes Fraham at Lugton.

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, British Isles

In 1470 David Kennedy 1st Earl Cassilis was born to John Kennedy 2nd Lord Kennedy (age 15) and Elizabeth Montgomerie (age 31) at Maybole.

Around 1470 Katherine Kennedy was born to John Kennedy 2nd Lord Kennedy (age 15) and Elizabeth Montgomerie (age 31) at Maybole.

Penkill, Ayrshire, Scotland, British Isles

Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland, British Isles

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1271 Robert Bruce Earl Carrick (age 27) and Marjorie Carrick 3rd Countess Carrick (age 18) were married at Turnberry Castle. He by marriage Earl Carrick. She the daughter of Niall Carrick 2nd Earl Carrick and Margaret Stewart Countess Carrick. They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 11th July 1274 King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland was born to Robert Bruce Earl Carrick (age 31) and Marjorie Carrick 3rd Countess Carrick (age 21) at Turnberry Castle.