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Elisabeth Gifford (Douglas) Lady 1402–1456 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1402

Birth Location: Sheriffhall House, Newton Parish, Edinburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Sep 1456

Death Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: James Sherriffhall

Mother: Beatrice (Gifford)

Spouse(s):

Children(s): (1e Douglas

The story of Elisabeth Gifford (Douglas) Lady began in 1402 in Sheriffhall House, Newton Parish, Edinburghshire, Scotland. Elisabeth Gifford (Douglas) Lady married James 2Nd Lord Of Dalkeith Douglas, and had children including 1E Earl Of Morton James Douglas. Elisabeth Gifford (Douglas) Lady passed away in 1456 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Elisabeth Gifford (Douglas) Lady began in 1402 in Sheriffhall House, Newton Parish, Edinburghshire, Scotland.
  • Elisabeth Gifford (Douglas) Lady married James 2Nd Lord Of Dalkeith Douglas, and had children including 1E Earl Of Morton James Douglas.
  • Elisabeth Gifford (Douglas) Lady passed away in 1456 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sherriffhall
1372–1421
Birth Location: Sheriffhall, Newton, Edinburghshire, Scotland
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Beatrice (Gifford)
1373–1409
Birth Location: Sheriffhall Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

(1e Douglas
1426–1493
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
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Elisabeth Lady's Ancestors

Self
Elisabeth Lady
1402–1456
Birth Place: Sheriffhall House, Newton Parish, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Parents
James Lord Gifford van Sherriffhall
1372–1421
Sheriffhall, Newton, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Beatrice (Gifford)
1373–1409
Sheriffhall Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisabeth Lady's Descendants

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Elisabeth (Gifford (Douglas)) Lady (1402–8 Sep 1456)
  1. 1. (1e (Earl of Morton)James) Douglas 1426–1493 m. Joan, (Princess Of Scotland, Countess of Morton of) Scotland 1428–1486
    1. 1. Lady (Janet) DOUGLAS 1415–1490 m. Sir (Thomas) ERSKINE 1418–1493
      1. 1. Alexander (Lord Erskine Earl van) Mar 1436–1508 m. Helen (Hepburn "Baroness Christian of Sanquhar" Crichton) Lady 1437–1478
        1. 1. John (Douglas, 2nd Earl Of) Morton 1459–1513 m. Countess (Janet) Crichton 1461–1493
    2. 2. William, (2nd Earl of Avondale and 8th Earl of) Douglas 1425–1451

Elisabeth Lady's Timeline

2 Records

1402
1402
Birth of Elisabeth Gifford (Douglas) Lady in Sheriffhall House, Newton Parish, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Sheriffhall House, Newton Parish, Edinburghshire, Scotland
1456
8 Sep 1456
Age 54
Death of Elisabeth Gifford (Douglas) Lady in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1402
    Event Place: Sheriffhall House, Newton Parish, Edinburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1456
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File
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