Peerage Record – 6523

     Robin Elizabeth Lawford was born on 2 July 1961 at Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.^G. She is the daughter of Peter Lawford and Patricia Kennedy.

     Ethel Skakel was born on 11 April 1928 at Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.^G. She is the daughter of George Skakel and Ann Brannack. She married Robert Francis Kennedy, son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy and Rose Elizabeth FitzGerald, on 17 June 1950 at Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.A.^G.
     Her married name became Kennedy.

     Kathleen Hartington Kennedy was born on 4 July 1951 at Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.A.^G. She is the daughter of Robert Francis Kennedy and Ethel Skakel. She married David Lee Townsend on 17 November 1973.
     Her married name became Kennedy Townsend. She graduated from Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G, in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ She graduated from University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A., in 1978 with a Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.)¹ She held the office of Lieutenant Governor [Maryland] between 1995 and 2003.¹

     Joseph Patrick Kennedy II was born on 24 September 1952. He was born on 24 September 1952 at Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G. He is the son of Robert Francis Kennedy and Ethel Skakel. He married, firstly, Sheila Brewster Rauch on 3 February 1979. He and Sheila Brewster Rauch were divorced after 1991. He married, secondly, Elizabeth Kelly in 1992.

     Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. was born on 17 January 1954 at Washington, D.C., U.S.A.^G. He is the son of Robert Francis Kennedy and Ethel Skakel. He married, firstly, Emily Ruth Black on 3 April 1982. He and Emily Ruth Black were divorced after 1994. He married, secondly, Mary Richardson after 1994.

     David Anthony Kennedy was born on 15 June 1954 at Washington, D.C., U.S.A.^G. He was the son of Robert Francis Kennedy and Ethel Skakel. He died on 25 April 1984 at age 29 at Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.^G, from a drug overdose. He was buried in April 1984 at Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G.

     Mary Courtney Kennedy was born on 9 September 1956 at Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G. She is the daughter of Robert Francis Kennedy and Ethel Skakel. She married, firstly, Jeffrey Robert Ruhe on 14 June 1980. She and Jeffrey Robert Ruhe were divorced before July 1993. She married, secondly, Paul Michael Hill on 1 July 1993.
     From 14 June 1980, her married name became Ruhe. From 1 July 1993, her married name became Hill.

     Michael LeMoyne Kennedy was born on 27 February 1958 at Washington, D.C., U.S.A.^G. He was the son of Robert Francis Kennedy and Ethel Skakel. He married Victoria Denise Gifford, daughter of Frank Gifford, on 14 March 1981 at New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G. He died on 31 December 1997 at age 39 at Colorado, U.S.A.^G, killed in a skiing accident.

     Christopher George Kennedy was born on 4 July 1963 at Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G. He is the son of Robert Francis Kennedy and Ethel Skakel.

     Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy was born on 9 June 1965 at New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G. He is the son of Robert Francis Kennedy and Ethel Skakel. He married Victoria Anne Strauss on 13 July 1991.