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Lady Margaret Elizabeth Hay of Yester, Countess of Angus 1400–1484 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1400

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

Death Date: 22 Apr 1484

Death Location: Tantallon Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Errol

Mother: Lady Haye

Spouse(s): Sir Ii

Children(s): Margaretha Douglas

The story of Lady Margaret Elizabeth Hay of Yester, Countess of Angus began in 1400 in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland. Lady Margaret Elizabeth Hay of Yester, Countess of Angus married Sir Knight William Ii Douglas The Red Earl Of Douglas Lord Of Whittingham Ii, and had children including Margaretha Douglas. Lady Margaret Elizabeth Hay of Yester, Countess of Angus passed away in 1484 in Tantallon Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Margaret Elizabeth Hay of Yester, Countess of Angus began in 1400 in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Lady Margaret Elizabeth Hay of Yester, Countess of Angus married Sir Knight William Ii Douglas The Red Earl Of Douglas Lord Of Whittingham Ii, and had children including Margaretha Douglas.
  • Lady Margaret Elizabeth Hay of Yester, Countess of Angus passed away in 1484 in Tantallon Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Errol
1380–1421
Birth Location: Lochorwort Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
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Lady Haye
1382–1447
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Sir Ii
1398–1437
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
SI

Children(s)

Margaretha Douglas
1420–1460
Birth Location: Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
MD

Lady Angus's Ancestors

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Lady Angus
1400–1484
Birth Place: Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Hay, Laird of Locherwart and Hay, 1st Earl Of Errol
1380–1421
Lochorwort Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Alicia de la) Haye
1382–1447
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Angus's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret Elizabeth Hay of Yester, Countess of) Angus (20 May 1400–22 Apr 1484) m. Sir (Knight William II "Douglas, "The Red" Earl of Douglas, Lord of Whittingham) Ii (24 Sep 1398–9 Oct 1437)
  1. 1. Margaretha Douglas 1420–1460 m. Robert (Innes, 11th Laird) of 1409–1464 m. Sir (Robert III de Harcourt) Iii 1410–1470
    1. 1. Margaretha Innes 1445–1522 m. James (Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy of) Deskford 1445–1510
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Margaret) Ogilvy 1465–1585 m. Sir (John "the Red Bard" Grant (a twin) 2nd Laird of) Freuchie 1450–1528
        1. 1. Sir (James "The Bold" Grant of) Freuchie 1483–1553 m. Elizabeth (Forbes) "Grant" 1485–1545

Lady Angus's Timeline

2 Records

1400
20 May 1400
Birth of Lady Margaret Elizabeth Hay of Yester, Countess of Angus in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
1484
22 Apr 1484
Age 84
Death of Lady Margaret Elizabeth Hay of Yester, Countess of Angus in Tantallon Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Tantallon Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1400
    Event Place: Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kelso, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1484
    Event Place: Tantallon Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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