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John GIFFORD 1190–1235 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1190

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

Death Date: 1235

Death Location: Yester Castle, Yester, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William GIFFORD

Mother:

Spouse(s): Lady Passelewe

Children(s): Hugh Gifford

The story of John GIFFORD began in 1190 in Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland. John GIFFORD married Lady Catherine Passelewe, and had children including Hugh Gifford. John GIFFORD passed away in 1235 in Yester Castle, Yester, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of John GIFFORD began in 1190 in Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • John GIFFORD married Lady Catherine Passelewe, and had children including Hugh Gifford.
  • John GIFFORD passed away in 1235 in Yester Castle, Yester, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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John GIFFORD's Ancestors

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John GIFFORD
1190–1235
Birth Place: Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
William GIFFORD
1165–1219
Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
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John GIFFORD's Descendants

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John GIFFORD (Abt 1190–1235) m. Lady (Catherine) Passelewe (1237–1237)
  1. 1. Hugh Gifford 1237–1297
    1. 1. Isabel Gifford 1290–1337 m. Adam ((Halyburton)) Haliburton 1280–1337
      1. 1. Sir (Walter de) Haliburton 1286–1378
        1. 1. John Haliburton 1314–1392 m. Margaret Cameron 1322–1360 m. Margaret Cameron 1338–1360
        2. 2. Margaret Halyburton 1340– m. Robert (Chisholm II of) Paxton 1334–1393
      2. 2. Alexander (De) Halyburton 1316–1372
      3. 3. Adam Haliburton 1323–
      4. 4. John (Lord) Haliburton 1335–1392
    2. 2. William Gifford 1255–1310
    3. 3. Janet (De) Gifford 1262–1322 m. Alexander SYNTON 1255–1293

John GIFFORD's Timeline

2 Records

1190
Abt 1190
Birth of John GIFFORD in Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
1235
1235
Age 45
Death of John GIFFORD in Yester Castle, Yester, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Yester Castle, Yester, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1190
    Event Place: Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for John GIFFORD, person ID GSXM-4ZG.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1235
    Event Place: Yester Castle, Yester, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for John GIFFORD, person ID GSXM-4ZG.

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