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John Hay 1484 – 1543 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1484

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

Death Date: 1543-07

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

Father: John Hay

Mother: Elizabeth Crichton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Douglas

Children(s): Elizabeth Hay

John Hay was born in 1484 in Yester Castle,Gifford,East Lothian,Scotland, the child of John Hay and Elizabeth Crichton. John Hay married Elizabeth Douglas, and had children including Elizabeth Hay. John Hay passed away in 1543 in Yester Castle,Gifford,East Lothian,Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Hay was born in 1484 in Yester Castle,Gifford,East Lothian,Scotland, the child of John Hay and Elizabeth Crichton.
  • John Hay married Elizabeth Douglas, and had children including Elizabeth Hay.
  • John Hay passed away in 1543 in Yester Castle,Gifford,East Lothian,Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hay
1470 – 1513
Birth Location: Yester Castle,Gifford,East Lothian,Scotland
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Elizabeth Crichton
1472 – 1524
Birth Location: Riccarton,Ayr,Clackmannanshire,Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Douglas
1489 – 1573
Birth Location: Pittendriech,,Midlothian,Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Hay
1510 – 1538
Birth Location: Culross,,Fife,Scotland
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John Hay's Ancestors

Self
John Hay
1484 – 1543
Birth Place: Yester Castle,Gifford,East Lothian,Scotland
Parents
John Hay
1470 – 1513
Yester Castle,Gifford,East Lothian,Scotland
Elizabeth Crichton
1472 – 1524
Riccarton,Ayr,Clackmannanshire,Scotland
Grandparents
John Hay
1426 – 1508
Borthwick,,Midlothian,Scotland
Elizabeth Cunningham
1439 – 1529
Belton,Grantham,Lincolnshire,Scotland
Robert Crichton
1457 – 1492
Riccanton,,West Lothian,Scotland
Marion Stewart
1457 – 1488
Lennox Hills,,Dunbartonshire,Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Hay's Descendants

1.
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John Hay (1484 – 1543-07) m. Elizabeth Douglas (1489 – 1573)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Hay (1510 – 1538) m. George Seton (1508 – 1549-07-17)
    1. 1. George Seton (1531 – 1586-01-08) m. Isabel Hamilton (1518 – 1604-11-13)
      1. 1. Margaret Seton (1550 – 1616-02-10) m. Claud Hamilton (1543-09 – 1621)
        1. 1. Margaret Hamilton (1585 – 1623-09-11) m. William Douglas (1589 – 1660-02-19)

John Hay's Timeline

2 Records

1484
1484
Birth of John Hay in Yester Castle,Gifford,East Lothian,Scotland
Yester Castle,Gifford,East Lothian,Scotland
1543
1543-07
Age 59
Death of John Hay in Yester Castle,Gifford,East Lothian,Scotland
Yester Castle,Gifford,East Lothian,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1484
    Event Place: Yester Castle,Gifford,East Lothian,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1543-07
    Event Place: Yester Castle,Gifford,East Lothian,Scotland
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