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Margaret Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Angus 1404–1484 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1404

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

Death Date: 22 Apr 1484

Death Location: Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: William Hay

Mother: Alicia Hay

Spouse(s): William Douglas

Children(s): George Forest, Helen Douglas, Sir Douglas

Margaret Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Angus was born in 1404 in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of William Hay And Alicia Hay. Margaret Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Angus married William 1St Earl Douglas 2Nd Earl Angus Douglas, and had children including George The Red Douglas 4Th Earl Of Angus Lord Of Abernathy Amp Jedburgh Forest, Helen Douglas, Margaret Of Angus, Sir George Douglas. Margaret Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Angus passed away in 1484 in Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Margaret Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Angus was born in 1404 in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of William Hay And Alicia Hay.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Angus married William 1St Earl Douglas 2Nd Earl Angus Douglas, and had children including George The Red Douglas 4Th Earl Of Angus Lord Of Abernathy Amp Jedburgh Forest, Helen Douglas, Margaret Of Angus, Sir George Douglas.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Angus passed away in 1484 in Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hay
1380–1421
Birth Location: Lockerworth, Mar, Scotland
WH
Alicia Hay
1382–1451
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
AH

Spouses(s)

William Douglas
1398–1437
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
WD

Children(s)

George Forest
1429–1463
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
GF
Helen Douglas
1425–1486
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
HD
Sir Douglas
1415–1463
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
SD

Margaret Angus's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Angus
1404–1484
Birth Place: Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
William Hay
1380–1421
Lockerworth, Mar, Scotland
Alicia Hay
1382–1451
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Angus's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Elizabeth Hay, Countess of) Angus (1404–22 Apr 1484) m. William ((1st Earl Douglas) (2nd Earl Angus)) Douglas (1398–9 Oct 1437)
  1. 1. George ("the Red" Douglas 4th earl of Angus Lord of Abernathy & Jedburgh) Forest 1429–1463 m. Isabel (Livingstone) Sibbald 1418–1497
    1. 1. Archibald (Earl "Bell the Cat") Douglas 1445–1513 m. Elizabeth Boyd 1458–1498 m. Isabel Douglass 1458–1496 m. Catherine Seton 1455–1466 m. Katherine Stirling 1480–1526
      1. 1. Lady (Janet) Douglas 1485–1558 m. George Seton –1513 m. Andrew (2nd Lord) HERRIES 1475–1513
        1. 1. Roger HERRIES 1544–
        2. 2. George Seton –1549
      2. 2. George Douglas 1469–1513
      3. 3. Marjory Douglas 1469–1542
      4. 4. Gavin (Bishop Dunkeld) Douglas 1474–1522
      5. 5. Elizabeth Douglas 1474–1542
      6. 6. Archibald (Kilspindie) Douglas 1475–1536
      7. 7. William Douglas 1470–1513
      8. 8. Mary Douglas 1472–
      9. 9. Mariotta DOUGLAS 1470–1542
      10. 10. George Douglas 1470–1495
      11. 11. Marion (Mariot) Douglas 1476–1511 m. Cuthbert (Cunningham, 2nd Earl of Glencairn, 3rd Lord of) Kilmaurs –1541
        1. 1. William (Cunningham, 4th Earl of) Glencairn 1492–1548
        2. 2. William Cunningham –1547
      12. 12. Marjory (Doulas Cunningham Countess of) Glencarin 1469–1541
      13. 13. Archibald (Douglas VI Earl of) Angus 1470–
      14. 14. Alison Douglas 1478–1542
      15. 15. Sir (William Douglas Glenbervie) Knt 1473–1513
      16. 16. Gawain (Archbishop Andrews) Douglas 1474–1522
      17. 17. Janet (Douglas Lady) Angus 1476–1542
      18. 18. William, (Lord of Glenbervie) Douglas 1476–1513
      19. 19. Sir (Archibald Douglas) Kilspindie 1475–1535
      20. 20. Sir (Archibald) Douglas 1490–1540
      21. 21. Gawin (DOUGLAS) DUNKELD 1472–
      22. 22. Agnes Douglas 1467–1518
      23. 23. Marion Douglas –1542
      24. 24. George Douglas –1513
      25. 25. Sir (William) Douglas 1481–1513
      26. 26. Elizabeth Douglas 1489–1571
      27. 27. George (Douglas Master of) Agnus 1469–1513
      28. 28. Archibald Douglas 1489–1557 m. Margaret 1489–1541
        1. 1. Margaret Douglas 1515–1577
      29. 29. Mariotta Douglas 1467–1524
      30. 30. Alexander (Sir Knight) NAPIER 1484–1513
      31. 31. Catherine NAPIER 1481–
      32. 32. Isabella NAPIER 1483–1511
      33. 33. Elizabeth DOUGLAS 1474–1571
    2. 2. Egidia Douglas 1442–1472
    3. 3. Allison Douglas 1444–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Douglas 1448–1545
    5. 5. Margaret Douglas 1456–1480 m. Duncan Campbell –1513
      1. 1. Archibald Campbell –1552
      2. 2. Colin Campbell –1523
      3. 3. Patrick Campbell –1507
    6. 6. Anne Douglas 1446–
    7. 7. Alice (Douglas of) Angus 1461–
    8. 8. John Douglas 1452–1471
    9. 9. Isabel Douglas 1448–
    10. 10. Lady (Isabella Douglas, of) Angus 1460–
    11. 11. Johanna Douglas 1455–1494
  2. 2. Helen Douglas 1425–1486
  3. 3. Sir (George) Douglas 1415–1463

Margaret Angus's Timeline

2 Records

1404
1404
Birth of Margaret Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Angus in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
1484
22 Apr 1484
Age 80
Death of Margaret Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Angus in Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1404
    Event Place: Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1484
    Event Place: Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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