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Hugh Gifford 1237 – 1297 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1237

Birth Location: Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1297

Death Location: Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: John GIFFORD

Mother: Lady Passelewe

Spouse(s): Spouse Unknown

Children(s): William Gifford, Isabel Gifford

Hugh Gifford was born in 1237 in Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of John GIFFORD and Lady Catherine Passelewe. Hugh Gifford married Spouse Unknown, and had children including William Gifford, Isabel Gifford. Hugh Gifford passed away in 1297 in Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Hugh Gifford was born in 1237 in Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of John GIFFORD and Lady Catherine Passelewe.
  • Hugh Gifford married Spouse Unknown, and had children including William Gifford, Isabel Gifford.
  • Hugh Gifford passed away in 1297 in Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Hugh Gifford's Ancestors

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Hugh Gifford
1237 – 1297
Birth Place: Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
John GIFFORD
1190 – 1235
Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Catherine) Passelewe
1237 – 1237
Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
William GIFFORD
1165 – 1219
Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Spouse Unknown
Hamon Passelewe
1195 – 1216
Norfolkshire, England
Maude Barewe
1196 – 1216
Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Gifford
1135 – 1195
Spouse Unknown
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Osbert Giffard
1188 – 1237
Isabel Freville
1202 – 1232

Hugh Gifford's Descendants

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Hugh Gifford (1237 – 1297) m. Spouse Unknown
  1. 1. William Gifford (1255 – 1310)
  2. 2. Isabel Gifford (1290 – 1337) m. Adam ((Halyburton)) Haliburton (Abt 1280 – 3 Sep 1337)
    1. 1. Walter Haliburton (Abt 1310 – Abt Jan 1378) m. Christian (de) Vaux (Abt 1318 – )
    2. 2. John Halliburton (1313 – 1355) m. (Miss; (of Dirleton) de) VAUX m. Agatha (de) Vaux (1325 – 1355)
      1. 1. John ((of Dirleton) HALIBURTON) (HALYBURTON) (1335 – 1402)
        1. 1. Egidia ((Jill)) Douglas (1380 – 1438) m. James Gifford (1356 – )
    3. 3. Walter Halyburton (Abt 1315 – Aft 1388) m. MRS (Walter HALIBURTON) (HALYBURTON) (1320 – )
    4. 4. Alexander (De) Halyburton (Abt 1316 – Abt Jun 1372)
    5. 5. Adam Haliburton (Abt 1323 – )
    6. 6. Margaret Haliburton (1350 – 1400) m. Robert (Chisholm II of) Paxton (1334 – Aft 30 Aug 1400) m. Robert Chisholm (1400 – 1470) m. Robert (De) Chisholm (1334 – 1394)
    7. 7. Alexander Halliburton (Abt 1290 – Unknown)
    8. 8. John (Lord) Haliburton (Abt 1335 – 1392) m. Margaret CAMERON (Abt 1410 – 1493)
      1. 1. John HALIBURTON (Abt 1357 – Deceased)
      2. 2. Walter Haliburton (Abt 1360 – 10 May 1447) m. Marjorie (Mary) Douglas (Abt 1377 – 11 Mar 1421)
        1. 1. Jean Haliburton (1355 – 1400) m. Henry Sinclair (Abt 1340 – 1400) m. Henry (1st Earl of Orkney Baron of Rosslyn) Sinclair (1352 – 1404)
        2. 2. William Haliburton (1400 – Unknown)
        3. 3. Robert Haliburton (Abt 1408 – )
        4. 4. John (Wesley) Halyburton (1410 – 5 Jul 1454) m. Isabel (de Me) Mertoun (1404 – Aft 1493) m. Unknown (* – *)
        5. 5. Walter (Halyburton) Haliburton (Abt 1410 – ) m. Katherine (Catherine) Chisholm (Abt 1415 – )
        6. 6. John (Halyburton) Haliburton (1414 – Unknown) m. Janet Seton (Abt 1414 – Unknown)
        7. 7. Christina Haliburton (14 Apr 1420 – 1508) m. George Leslie (2 Sep 1416 – 24 May 1490)

Hugh Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1237
1237
Birth of Hugh Gifford in Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
1297
1297
Age 60
Death of Hugh Gifford in Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1237
    Event Place: Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1297
    Event Place: Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland

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