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Lady Elizabeth Douglas Hay Richardson 1573–1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1573

Birth Location: Broughton, Midlothian, , Scotland

Death Date: 16 July 1631

Death Location: Broughton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Scotland

Mother: Lady Morton

Spouse(s): Sir Smeaton, Frans Erroll

Children(s): William Errol, Sir Richardson, Elizabeth"of Haye, Maria Hay

In 1573, Lady Elizabeth Douglas Hay Richardson entered the world in Broughton, Midlothian, , Scotland, born to Sir William Douglas Of Lochleven Vi Earl Of Morton Northumberland Custodian Of Queen Mary 1St Of Scotland And Lady Ann Agnes Leslie Countess Of Morton. Lady Elizabeth Douglas Hay Richardson married Francis Hay Earl Of Errol, Frans Hay Earl Van Erroll, Sir James Richardson Knight Of Smeaton, and had children including Elizabeth Of Erroll Lady Semple Castle Haye, Isobell Hay, James Richardson, Maria Hay, Sir Robert Richardson, William Hay 10Th Earl Of Errol. Lady Elizabeth Douglas Hay Richardson passed away in 1631 in Broughton, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1573, Lady Elizabeth Douglas Hay Richardson entered the world in Broughton, Midlothian, , Scotland, born to Sir William Douglas Of Lochleven Vi Earl Of Morton Northumberland Custodian Of Queen Mary 1St Of Scotland And Lady Ann Agnes Leslie Countess Of Morton.
  • Lady Elizabeth Douglas Hay Richardson married Francis Hay Earl Of Errol, Frans Hay Earl Van Erroll, Sir James Richardson Knight Of Smeaton, and had children including Elizabeth Of Erroll Lady Semple Castle Haye, Isobell Hay, James Richardson, Maria Hay, Sir Robert Richardson, William Hay 10Th Earl Of Errol.
  • Lady Elizabeth Douglas Hay Richardson passed away in 1631 in Broughton, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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Lady Richardson's Ancestors

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Lady Richardson
1573–1631
Birth Place: Broughton, Midlothian, , Scotland
Parents
Sir William DOUGLAS of Lochleven VI Earl of Morton, Northumberland Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland
1540–1606
Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Ann Agnes Leslie Countess of) Morton
1540–1606
Rothesay, Bute Island, Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Douglas of) Lochleven
1515–1547
Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James) V
1515–1572
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Scotland
1480–1513
Elizabeth Aberdeenshire
1476–1518
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Richardson's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth Douglas Hay) Richardson (April 1573–16 July 1631) m. Sir (James Richardson Knight of) Smeaton (1558–12 Jun 1632) m. Frans (Hay Earl van) Erroll (30 Apr 1564–16 Jul 1631)
  1. 1. William (Hay 10th Earl of) Errol 1590–1636 m. Anne (Lyon) Hay 1598–1637
    1. 1. Margaret Hay 1615–1657 m. John (Kennedy 6th Earl) Cassillis 1602–1668
      1. 1. John (Kennedy 3rd Earl of) Cassillis 1653–1701 m. Susannah (Susan Hamilton) Kennedy 1648–1700
    2. 2. Gilbert (Earl Erroll) Hay 1631–1674
  2. 2. Sir (Robert) Richardson 1589–1635
  3. 3. Elizabeth"of (Erroll Lady Semple Castle") Haye 1597–1656
  4. 4. Maria Hay 1595–

Lady Richardson's Timeline

4 Records

1573
April 1573
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Douglas Hay Richardson in Broughton, Midlothian, , Scotland
Broughton, Midlothian, , Scotland
1589
13 May 1589
Age 16
Lady Elizabeth Douglas Hay Richardson was married in Foston By Malton, York, England
Foston By Malton, York, England
1590
10 Jul 1590
Age 17
Lady Elizabeth Douglas Hay Richardson was married in Slains Castle, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Slains Castle, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1631
16 July 1631
Age 58
Death of Lady Elizabeth Douglas Hay Richardson in Broughton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Broughton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1573
    Event Place: Broughton, Midlothian, , Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 May 1589
    Event Place: Foston By Malton, York, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1590
    Event Place: Slains Castle, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 July 1631
    Event Place: Broughton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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