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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 knight

Mother:

Spouse(s): Sir liberation

Children(s): Sir Errol

In 1356, Lady Johanna Gifford entered the world in Yester Castle, Gifford, E Lothian, Scotland, born to Sir Hugh Giffard Gifford Knight And Joanna Douglas. Lady Johanna Gifford married Sir Thomas Hay Liard Van Lochorwart Sherrif Of Peebles Lord High Constable Of Scotland One Of The Hostages For King Davids 1357 Liberation, and had children including Sir William Hay Laird Of Locherwart And Hay 1St Earl Of Errol. Lady Johanna Gifford passed away in 1398 in Locherwarth, Pebbles, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1356, Lady Johanna Gifford entered the world in Yester Castle, Gifford, E Lothian, Scotland, born to Sir Hugh Giffard Gifford Knight And Joanna Douglas.
  • Lady Johanna Gifford married Sir Thomas Hay Liard Van Lochorwart Sherrif Of Peebles Lord High Constable Of Scotland One Of The Hostages For King Davids 1357 Liberation, and had children including Sir William Hay Laird Of Locherwart And Hay 1St Earl Of Errol.
  • Lady Johanna Gifford passed away in 1398 in Locherwarth, Pebbles, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

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

Sir Errol
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, knight
1322–1365
Castle Yester, Gifford, East Lothian, 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 Laird
1260–1315
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Marmio
1225–1267
Joan Halsbury
1232–1287

Lady Gifford's Descendants

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Lady (Johanna) Gifford (1356–1398) m. Sir (Thomas Hay, Liard van Lochorwart, Sherrif of Peebles, Lord High Constable of Scotland, one of the hostages for King David’s 1357) liberation (1354–Jul 1406)
  1. 1. Sir (William Hay, Laird of Locherwart and Hay, 1st Earl Of) Errol 1380–1421 m. Lady (Alicia de la) Haye 1382–1447
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Elizabeth Hay of Yester, Countess of) Angus 1392–1456 m. William (Douglas, 2nd Earl of) Angus 1398–1437
      1. 1. Lady (Helen Elene Douglas Countess) Montrose 1425–1486 m. William Graham 1433–1472
        1. 1. William (Graeme Graham, 1st Earl of Montrose & 3d Lord of) Graham 1464–1513 m. Anabella (Elizabeth Drummond, Baroness of) Montrose 1465–1491 m. Christian Wawane 1480–
        2. 2. Lady (Johanna Graham -) Ogilvy 1461–1522
        3. 3. Lady (Isabelle Graham -) Campbell 1460–1510
      2. 2. Hugh (Douglas, Rector of St) Andrews 1432–1466
      3. 3. William (Douglas of) Cluny 1437–1462
      4. 4. Sir (James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus; no) issue 1426–1446 m. Lady (Joan 'the mute lady of Dalkeith' Stuart, Princess of Scotland, Countess Morton, Lady of) Dalkeith 1428–1486
      5. 5. Sir (George 'The Red' Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, the first Red Chief of Douglas clan, Lord of Douglas, Abernethy & Jedburgh) Forest 1425–1462
      6. 6. Margaret (Christian) Douglas 1426–1488
    2. 2. Edmund Hay 1402–1463
    3. 3. Sir (David Hay of Lochorwart and) Yester 1403–1478 m. Lady (Elizabeth Mary Douglas, Baroness) Forbes 1398–1448
      1. 1. Janet Hay 1422–1499
      2. 2. Isabel (Isobel) Hay 1435–1487 m. Sir (Robert) Lauder 1424–1508
        1. 1. Margaret Lauder 1450–1542
        2. 2. Sir (Robert) Lauder 1460–1518
      3. 3. John (Hay, 1st Lord Hay of) Yester 1435–1508 m. Elizabeth Cunningham 1430–1529 m. Lady (Mary Lindsay, Baroness) Mariot 1424–1468
        1. 1. Anne (de la Haye () Delahey) 1452–1520 m. Dafydd (ap Gwilym Morgan,) Esquire 1448–1524
        2. 2. Sir (John Hay, 2nd Lord Hay of Yester, Battle of Flodden) Field 1451–1513 m. Elizabeth Borthwick 1455–1502
        3. 3. Isabel Hay 1448–1508
        4. 4. Sir (Thomas Hay, Master of) Yester 1451–1491 m. Elizabeth (Home, 1st marriage) dissolved 1477–1544
    4. 4. Maria (Jane) Hay 1412–
    5. 5. Alice Hay 1395– m. Sir (Gilbert de la Hay, Earl) Dronlaw 1376–1436
      1. 1. Sir (William Hay, Earl of Erroll, Lord High Constable of) Scotlad 1418–1461 m. Beatrice Douglas 1418–1490
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Hay (initially his) mistress) 1445–1509 m. George (Gordon, 2nd Earl of Hunndaidh & Huntly, Chancellor of) Scotland 1434–1501
        2. 2. Sir (William Hay, 3rd Earl of Erroll, Knight of Huntly, 4th Lord Hay of Erroll, member of King James III's Privy Council, 1482 peace treay) commiss 1449–1507 m. Isabel Gordon, 1460–
        3. 3. Nicholas (Hay, 2nd Earl of) Erroll 1440–1470 m. Elizabeth Gordon 1451–1500
    6. 6. Thomas Hay 1396–1434

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: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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