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Lady Johanna Gifford 1356 – 1398 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1356

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

Death Date: 1398

Death Location: Locherwarth, Pebbles, Scotland

Father: Sir Gifford,

Mother: Joanna Douglas

Spouse(s): Sir Hay,

Children(s): Sir Hay,

Lady Johanna Gifford was born in 1356 in Yester Castle, Gifford, E Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Hugh Giffard Gifford, and Joanna Douglas. Lady Johanna Gifford married Sir Thomas Hay,, and had children including Sir William Hay,. Lady Johanna Gifford passed away in 1398 in Locherwarth, Pebbles, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lady Johanna Gifford was born in 1356 in Yester Castle, Gifford, E Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Hugh Giffard Gifford, and Joanna Douglas.
  • Lady Johanna Gifford married Sir Thomas Hay,, and had children including Sir William Hay,.
  • Lady Johanna Gifford passed away in 1398 in Locherwarth, Pebbles, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Gifford,
1322 – 1365
Birth Location: Castle Yester, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
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Joanna Douglas
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Sir Hay,
1354 – 1406
Birth Location: Locherworth Castle, Gorbridge, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Hay,
1380 – 1421
Birth Location: Lochorwort Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
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Lady Gifford's Ancestors

Self
Lady Gifford
1356 – 1398
Birth Place: Yester Castle, Gifford, E Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Hugh Giffard Gifford,
1322 – 1365
Castle Yester, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Joanna Douglas
Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John III Giffard) Gifford,
1287 – 1345
Yester Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Euphemia (Eupheme de) Morham
1287 –
Morham, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Gifford,
1260 – 1315
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Gifford,
1225 – 1267
Joan Halsbury
1232 – 1287

Lady Gifford's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Johanna) Gifford (1356 – 1398) m. Sir (Thomas) Hay, (1354 – Jul 1406)
  1. 1. Sir (William) Hay, (1380 – Aug 1421) m. Lady (Alicia de la) Haye (1382 – 23 Feb 1447)
    1. 1. Thomas Hay (1396 – February 1434)
    2. 2. Alice Hay (1395 – ) m. Sir (Gilbert de la) Hay, (1376 – 7 Sep 1436)
      1. 1. Sir (William) Hay, (1418 – 15 Nov 1461) m. Beatrice Douglas (1418 – 1490)
        1. 1. Nicholas Hay, (1440 – 1470) m. Elizabeth Gordon (1451 – 17 Apr 1500)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Hay (1445 – 14 Jan 1509) m. George Gordon, (Abt. 1434 – 8 Jun 1501)
        3. 3. Sir (William) Hay, (Abt. 1449 – 14 Jan 1507) m. Isabel Gordon, (aft. 1460 – ) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Leslie
        4. 4. Isabel Hay
    3. 3. Lady (Margaret Elizabeth Hay of) Yester, (1392 – 8 Sep 1456) m. Sir (William'the Red') Douglas, (1398 – Oct 1437)
      1. 1. Sir (George 'The Red') Douglas, (1425 – 14 Nov 1462)
      2. 2. Lady (Helen "Elene") Douglas, (1425 – 20 Nov 1486) m. William Graham (1433 – 1472)
        1. 1. Lady (Isabelle Graham -) Campbell (1460 – 26 October, 1510)
        2. 2. Lady (Johanna Graham -) Ogilvy (1461 – 4 February, 1522)
        3. 3. William (Graeme) Graham, (1464 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Anabella (Elizabeth) Drummond, (1465 – 24 Mar 1491) m. Christian Wawane (1480 – )
      3. 3. Sir (James) Douglas, (Jan 1426 – 1446) m. Joan ('the mute lady of Dalkeith') Stuart, (01 Nov 1428 – 22 Jun 1486)
      4. 4. Margaret (Christian) Douglas (12 JUL 1426 – 5 Jan 1488)
      5. 5. Hugh Douglas, (1432 – 1466)
      6. 6. William Douglas (1437 – 11 Mar 1462)
    4. 4. Edmund Hay (1402 – 1463)
    5. 5. Sir (David) Hay (1403 – 2 Sep 1478) m. Lady (Elizabeth Mary) Douglas, (24 Feb 1398 – 16 Oct 1448)
      1. 1. Janet Hay (1422 – 1499)
      2. 2. John Hay, (1435 – 23 Oct 1508) m. Elizabeth Cunningham (1430 – 07 Dec 1529) m. Lady (Mary) Lindsay, (1424 – 1468)
        1. 1. Isabel Hay (abt. 1448 – September 1508 (20 OCT 1487))
        2. 2. Sir (John) Hay, (1451 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Elizabeth Borthwick (Abt. 1455 – Aft. 1502)
        3. 3. Sir (Thomas) Hay, (Abt. 1451 – 1491) m. Elizabeth Home, (Abt. 1477 – 1544)
        4. 4. Anne (de la Haye () Delahey) (1452 – 10 Apr 1520) m. Dafydd (ap Gwilym) Morgan, (1448 – 13 Apr 1524)
        5. 5. Margaret Hay m. William Borthwick, (1459 – 1542)
      3. 3. Isabel (Isobel) Hay (Abt. 1435 – 20 Oct 1487) m. Sir (Robert) Lauder (Abt. 1424 – Jan 1508)
        1. 1. Margaret Lauder (1450 – 08 Nov 1542)
        2. 2. Sir (Robert) Lauder (Abt. 1460 – 1518)
    6. 6. Maria (Jane) Hay (1412 – )

Lady Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1356
1356
Birth of Lady Johanna Gifford in Yester Castle, Gifford, E Lothian, Scotland
Yester Castle, Gifford, E Lothian, Scotland
1398
1398
Age 42
Death of Lady Johanna Gifford in Locherwarth, Pebbles, Scotland
Locherwarth, Pebbles, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1356
    Event Place: Yester Castle, Gifford, E Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1398
    Event Place: Locherwarth, Pebbles, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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