sentences:  He was the eldest of two sons born to Mary (née Burn) and Archibald Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa.Kennedy was raised in Cassillis House, another family seat, and was educated at Strathallan School, he studied forestry and farming.His maternal grandfather was John Burn of Amble, Northumberland and his paternal grandparents were Angus Kennedy, 6th Marquess of Ailsa and Gertrude Millicent (née Cooper) Kennedy, daughter of Gervas Weir Cooper, of Wordwell Hall, Suffolk.