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Catherine Countess of Swinton Hay 1566–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1566

Birth Location: Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1597

Death Location: Swinton, Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William, Yester

Mother: Margaretha Delehay

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The story of Catherine Countess of Swinton Hay began in 1566 in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. Catherine Countess of Swinton Hay passed away in 1597 in Swinton, Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Countess of Swinton Hay began in 1566 in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Catherine Countess of Swinton Hay passed away in 1597 in Swinton, Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Catherine Hay's Ancestors

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Catherine Hay
1566–1597
Birth Place: Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William, 5th Lord of Yester, De La Hay Baron Yester
1538–1586
Bara, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaretha ((Lady of Ferniehurst) Kerr) Delehay
1540–1595
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Sir (Lord Andrew John VII Dand-Carr\Kerr\Ker-van Ferniehurst, Lord of) Ferniehurst
1500–1562
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Lady (Katherine Catharina of Cessford Logan-Ker van) Ferniehirst
1510–1565
Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir (Carr)
1471–1545
Lady Hume
1483–1543
Baron Cessford
1482–1526
Agnes Crichton
1490–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Hay's Timeline

2 Records

1566
1566
Birth of Catherine Countess of Swinton Hay in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1597
1597
Age 31
Death of Catherine Countess of Swinton Hay in Swinton, Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom
Swinton, Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Swinton, Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom

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