Introduction
The Kennedy One-Name Study is a research project examining the origin, distribution and history of the Kennedy surname world-wide. It is run in conjunction with the Guild of One-Name Studies. Its central aim is collect all references to the Kennedy surname, past and present, no matter how arrived at. Where possible these individuals are fitted into family trees although because of the limitations of historical records, it will not be possible to fit everyone together. Male Kennedy Y-chromosome DNA testing is being used to aid exploration of the connections between the different branches.
The Guild have adopted the standards in genealogy of the National Genealogical Society. Personally I find those of the Society of Genealogists in London preferable as they are more comprehensive and I strive to follow them at all times.
The Guild membership no. is 4552.
More details on how the study is being conducted can be found here.
The Team
The project is run by Iain Kennedy. Iain lives in Glasgow and regularly travels all over Scotland and Ireland researching the Kennedy surname. Iain's Kennedy ancestry traces back to Loch Rannoch (in Fortingall parish, Perthshire) just after the failed '45 uprising.
Looking west along Loch Rannoch from Kinloch Rannoch village, where Angus Kennedy was born in 1751.