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Hugh Giffard 1306–1366 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1306

Birth Location: Yester Castle, Giffard, East Lothian, SCOTLAND

Death Date: 1366

Death Location: Yester Castle, Giffard, East Lothian, SCOTLAND

Father: John Giffard

Mother: Euphemia Morham

Spouse(s): Joanna Douglas

Children(s): Johanna Giffard, Alice Giffard, Janet Giffard, Hugh Giffard, Jane Giffard

The story of Hugh Giffard began in 1306 in Yester Castle, Giffard, East Lothian, SCOTLAND. Hugh Giffard married Joanna Douglas, and had children including Alice Giffard, Hugh Giffard, Jane Giffard, Janet Giffard, Johanna Giffard. Hugh Giffard passed away in 1366 in Yester Castle, Giffard, East Lothian, SCOTLAND.

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Biography

  • The story of Hugh Giffard began in 1306 in Yester Castle, Giffard, East Lothian, SCOTLAND.
  • Hugh Giffard married Joanna Douglas, and had children including Alice Giffard, Hugh Giffard, Jane Giffard, Janet Giffard, Johanna Giffard.
  • Hugh Giffard passed away in 1366 in Yester Castle, Giffard, East Lothian, SCOTLAND.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Giffard
1281–1345
Birth Location: Halsbury, Devon, ENGLAND
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Euphemia Morham
1286–
Birth Location: Morham, East Lothian, SCOTLAND
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Spouses(s)

Joanna Douglas
1314–
Birth Location: Douglas, Berwick, SCOTLAND
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Children(s)

Johanna Giffard
1356–1398
Birth Location: Yester Castle, Giffard, East Lothian, SCOTLAND
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Alice Giffard
1350–1384
Birth Location: Yester Castle, Giffard, East Lothian, SCOTLAND
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Janet Giffard
1358–1398
Birth Location: Yester Castle, Giffard, East Lothian, SCOTLAND
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Hugh Giffard
1347–1409
Birth Location: Yester Castle, Giffard, East Lothian, SCOTLAND
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Jane Giffard
1341–1401
Birth Location: Giffard, East Lothian, SCOTLAND
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Hugh Giffard's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Giffard
1306–1366
Birth Place: Yester Castle, Giffard, East Lothian, SCOTLAND
Parents
John Giffard
1281–1345
Halsbury, Devon, ENGLAND
Euphemia Morham
1286–
Morham, East Lothian, SCOTLAND
Grandparents
Baldwin Giffard
1260–
Thomas Morham
1263–
Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Giffard
1228–
Joan Halsbury
1232–
Thomas Morham
1245–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Giffard
1192–
Peter Halsbury
1206–
Adam Morham
1215–

Hugh Giffard's Descendants

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Hugh Giffard (1306–1366) m. Joanna Douglas (1314–)
  1. 1. Johanna Giffard 1356–1398 m. Thomas (De La) Haye 1356–1397
    1. 1. Margaret Haye 1362–1390 m. William Borthwick 1350–1417
      1. 1. Janet Borthwick 1378–1464 m. James Douglas 1375–1441 m. George Crichton 1409–1454 m. Adam Hepburn 1382–1446 m. Hebron Hepburn 1382–1446
        1. 1. Adam Hepburn 1415–
        2. 2. Margaret Hepburn 1425– m. Alexander Cunningham 1425–1488
        3. 3. Agnes Hepburn 1425–
        4. 4. Helen Hepburn 1425–
        5. 5. Janet Crichton 1428–1488 m. John Maxwell 1425–1484
        6. 6. Patrick Hepburn 1412–1482 m. Ellwn Wallace 1414–1482
        7. 7. Elizabeth Hepburn 1430–1448 m. Alexander Home 1428–1456 m. Alexander Montgomery 1425–1452
        8. 8. Elzabeth (Eliza Elspeth) Hepburn 1450–1495 m. Andrew Harvie 1440–1498
      2. 2. Margaretha Borthwick 1388–1464 m. William Abernethy 1385–1411
        1. 1. William Abernethy 1430–1488 m. Isabella Borthwick 1428–1492
        2. 2. Laurence Abernethy 1403–1461 m. Margaret (Marjory) Stewart 1410–1460
        3. 3. Catharine Abernethy 1404–1454
        4. 4. Martha Abernethy 1408–1455 m. Alexander Ogston 1405–1473
        5. 5. Elizabeth Abernethy 1410–
        6. 6. Oswald Abernethy 1406–1446
        7. 7. Marion Abernethy 1415– m. John Scrymgeour 1411–1466
      3. 3. Fiona Borthwick 1364–
      4. 4. Alice Borthwick 1366–
      5. 5. Janet Borthwick 1369–
      6. 6. George Borthwick 1385–1447
      7. 7. John Borthwick 1393–1434
      8. 8. William (De) Borthwick 1372–1439 m. Rachel Haye 1372–
    2. 2. Rachel Haye 1372– m. William (De) Borthwick 1372–1439
      1. 1. Margaret Borthwick 1420–1464 m. John Maxwell 1403–
        1. 1. John Maxwell –1490
      2. 2. William Borthwick 1391–1458
        1. 1. William Borthwick 1408–
        2. 2. Agnes Borthwick 1416– m. Archibald Dundas 1410–
    3. 3. William Haye 1375–1421 m. Alicia Haye 1382– m. Alicia Emerill 1375–1451
      1. 1. Mariota Haye 1408– m. David Ogilvie 1402–1440
        1. 1. Janet Ogilvie 1445– m. Michael Balfour 1440–
      2. 2. David Haye 1400–1478 m. Elizabeth (Mary) Douglas 1398–1460 m. Mary Douglas 1403–1448
        1. 1. John Haye 1437– m. Mariot Lindsay 1437–
        2. 2. John Haye 1426–1508 m. Elizabeth Cunningham 1439–1529
      3. 3. Edmund Haye 1402–1463 m. Annabella Boyd 1421–1467
        1. 1. Peter Haye 1453–1496
  2. 2. Alice Giffard 1350–1384 m. Thomas Boyd 1345–1410
    1. 1. Thomas Boyd 1372–1432 m. Joan Montgomery 1377–1469
      1. 1. Margaret Boyd 1405–
      2. 2. Thomas Boyd 1405–1439 m. Isabell Lyle 1395–1439
        1. 1. Marion Boyd 1429– m. John Colquhoun 1420–1479
        2. 2. Robert Boyd 1432–1480 m. Mariot Maxwell 1432–1473
        3. 3. Margaret Boyd 1413–1453 m. Alexander Montgomery 1398–1470
        4. 4. Annabella Boyd 1421–1467 m. Edmund Haye 1402–1463
      3. 3. William Boyd 1407–
      4. 4. Robert Boyd 1415–1482
      5. 5. Unknown Boyd 1398–
    2. 2. Margaret Boyd 1368–
    3. 3. William Boyd 1372–
    4. 4. Robert Boyd 1374–
    5. 5. Catherine Boyd 1369– m. Aaron Lyle 1369–
      1. 1. Andrew Lyle 1387– m. Catherine Scotland 1387–
        1. 1. Isabell Lyle 1395–1439 m. Thomas Boyd 1405–1439
  3. 3. Janet Giffard 1358–1398
  4. 4. Hugh Giffard 1347–1409
    1. 1. James Giffard 1372–1421
      1. 1. Elizabeth Giffard 1409–1465 m. James Douglas 1407–1457
        1. 1. Janet (Elisabeth) Douglas 1415–1490 m. Thomas Erskine 1400–1493
        2. 2. James Douglas 1426–1493 m. Joan Stewart 1428–1493
        3. 3. John Douglas 1439–1519
    2. 2. Elizabeth Giffard 1396– m. John Haig 1393–1436
      1. 1. Gilbert Haig 1418–1458 m. Barbara Mcdougal 1418–
        1. 1. James Haig 1443–1490 m. Margaret Scott 1447–
  5. 5. Jane Giffard 1341–1401 m. Thomas Haydock 1340–
    1. 1. Elizabeth Haydock 1375–1429 m. Ralph Staverton 1400–1422
      1. 1. Ralf Staverton 1400– m. Elizabeth Cyfrewast 1410–
        1. 1. Eleanor Staverton 1435–1505 m. Thomas Gould 1435–1502
        2. 2. Raffe Staverton 1427–1503

Hugh Giffard's Timeline

2 Records

1306
1306
Birth of Hugh Giffard in Yester Castle, Giffard, East Lothian, SCOTLAND
Yester Castle, Giffard, East Lothian, SCOTLAND
1366
1366
Age 60
Death of Hugh Giffard in Yester Castle, Giffard, East Lothian, SCOTLAND
Yester Castle, Giffard, East Lothian, SCOTLAND

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1306
    Event Place: Yester Castle, Giffard, East Lothian, SCOTLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1366
    Event Place: Yester Castle, Giffard, East Lothian, SCOTLAND
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