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John Hay 1510 – 1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Port Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 23 JAN 1556

Death Location: Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Hay,

Mother: Margaret Livingston

Spouse(s): Margaret Livingston

Children(s): Isobel Hay

In 1510, John Hay entered the world in Port Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John Hay, and Margaret Livingston. John Hay married Margaret Livingston, and had children including Isobel Hay. John Hay passed away in 1556 in Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1510, John Hay entered the world in Port Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John Hay, and Margaret Livingston.
  • John Hay married Margaret Livingston, and had children including Isobel Hay.
  • John Hay passed away in 1556 in Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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John Hay's Ancestors

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John Hay
1510 – 1556
Birth Place: Port Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Hay,
1484 – 1543
Gifford, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Livingston
1512 – 1591
East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Hayle
1487 – 1528
Little Oakley, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Hayle
1489 –
Little Oakley, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Hepburn
1475 – 1509
Whitsome, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Hepburn
1444 – 1517
Janet Napier
1440 – 1512
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Hepburn
1460 – 1513
Ellen Wallace
1414 – 1482
Alexander Napier
1389 – 1474
Elizabeth Lauder
1402 – 1470

John Hay's Descendants

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John Hay (1510 – 23 JAN 1556) m. Margaret Livingston (1512 – 26 DEC 1591)
  1. 1. Isobel Hay (1534 – ) m. William Burnet (ABT 1520 – 1571)

John Hay's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of John Hay in Port Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Port Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1556
23 JAN 1556
Age 46
Death of John Hay in Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Port Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 JAN 1556
    Event Place: Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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