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James Gifford 1372–1421 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1372

Birth Location: Sheriffhall,Newton,Edinburghshire,Scotland

Death Date: 1421

Death Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Edmund Gifford

Mother: Agnes Whinston

Spouse(s): Beatrice Gifford

Children(s): Elizabeth Gifford

James Gifford was born in 1372 in Sheriffhall,Newton,Edinburghshire,Scotland, the child of Edmund Gifford And Agnes De Whinston. James Gifford married Beatrice Gifford, and had children including Elizabeth Gifford. James Gifford passed away in 1421 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Gifford was born in 1372 in Sheriffhall,Newton,Edinburghshire,Scotland, the child of Edmund Gifford And Agnes De Whinston.
  • James Gifford married Beatrice Gifford, and had children including Elizabeth Gifford.
  • James Gifford passed away in 1421 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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James Gifford's Ancestors

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James Gifford
1372–1421
Birth Place: Sheriffhall,Newton,Edinburghshire,Scotland
Parents
Edmund Gifford
1335–1378
Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Agnes (De) Whinston
1339–1372
Whiston, parish, Staffordshire, England
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James Gifford's Descendants

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James Gifford (1372–1421) m. Beatrice Gifford (1373–1409)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Gifford 1402–1456 m. James Douglas 1426–1493
    1. 1. James (Douglas Earl of Morton) IV 1426–1493 m. Joan (Stewart Pricess of Scotland Countess of) Morton 1428–1486
      1. 1. James (Douglas Morton) Sir 1454–1548 m. Margaret (Balfour Lady Countess Morton) I 1460–1482 m. Catherine Stewart 1491–1554 m. Margaret Balfour 1450–1499
        1. 1. Margaret (Douglas Lady, Countess of) Dirleton 1480–1508 m. Patrick (Lord Halyburton van) Dirleton 1475–1505
        2. 2. Margaret (Douglas Lady, Countess) Dirleton 1482–1505 m. Patrick (Halyburton Sir, Earl, 5th Lord) Dirleton 1475–1515

James Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1372
1372
Birth of James Gifford in Sheriffhall,Newton,Edinburghshire,Scotland
Sheriffhall,Newton,Edinburghshire,Scotland
1421
1421
Age 49
Death of James Gifford in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1372
    Event Place: Sheriffhall,Newton,Edinburghshire,Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1421
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

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