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Margaret Hay 1404 – 1484 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1404

Birth Location: Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Apr 1484

Death Location: Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: William Hay

Mother: Alice Haye

Spouse(s): William Douglas

Children(s): George Douglas, Hugh Douglas, Helen Douglas, James Douglas, William Cluny

The story of Margaret Hay began in 1404 in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland. Margaret Hay married William Douglas, and had children including George Douglas, Hugh Douglas, Helen Douglas, James Douglas, William Douglas Of Cluny. Margaret Hay passed away in 1484 in Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Hay began in 1404 in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Margaret Hay married William Douglas, and had children including George Douglas, Hugh Douglas, Helen Douglas, James Douglas, William Douglas Of Cluny.
  • Margaret Hay passed away in 1484 in Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hay
1380 – 1421
Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
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Alice Haye
1382 – 1451
Birth Location: Kinnoul Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

William Douglas
1398 – 1437
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

George Douglas
1417 – 1463
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Hugh Douglas
1425 – 1466
Birth Location: Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Helen Douglas
1425 – 1486
Birth Location: Castle Mar, Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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James Douglas
1426 – 1446
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, Berwick, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Cluny
1430 – 1475
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland
WC

Margaret Hay's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Hay
1404 – 1484
Birth Place: Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
William Hay
1380 – 1421
Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
Alice ((Alicia) de la) Haye
1382 – 1451
Kinnoul Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (Hay of) Locherworth
1354 – 1406
Joanna (Gifford of) Yester
1340 – 1398
Gifford, Garvald, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Thomas (de la) Haye
1342 – 1406
Inchetuthyll Perthshire
Elizabeth Stewart
1346 – 1389
Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Haya
1320 – 1392
Jane Lochor
1317 – 1366
David Errol
1318 – 1346
Margaret Keith
1320 – 1410
Robert II
1316 – 1390
Elizabeth Mure
1320 – 1354
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hay
1292 – 1335
Lora Cuningesburgh
1301 – 1367
Joan Armstrong
1278 – 1337
Nicolas Hay
1274 – 1332
Walter Stewart
1293 – 1326
Marjorie Bruce
1296 – 1316

Margaret Hay's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Hay (1404 – 22 Apr 1484) m. William Douglas (24 Sep 1398 – 9 Oct 1437)
  1. 1. George Douglas (1417 – 14 Nov 1463) m. Lady (Isabel Sibbald of) Balgonie (1433 – 21 Feb 1497)
  2. 2. Hugh Douglas (1425 – 1466)
  3. 3. Helen Douglas (17 May 1425 – 20 Nov 1486) m. William Graham (1428 – 1472) m. James Ogilvy (16 Oct 1430 – 25 Sep 1504)
    1. 1. Isabella Graham (1444 – 26 Oct 1510) m. Walter Buchanan (Sep 1439 – Sep 1526)
      1. 1. Patrick Buchanan (1460 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Margaret Campbell (1472 – 11 Jul 1555)
      2. 2. Egidia (Giles) Buchanan (1464 – 1520) m. Duncan Lamont (Abt 1466 – 1579)
      3. 3. Patrick Buchanan (1466 – Bef 9 Mar 1503) m. Margaret Campbell (2 Feb 1456 – 1520)
      4. 4. Janet Buchanan (1469 – 14 Dec 1518)
      5. 5. Maurice Buchannan (Abt 1471 – )
      6. 6. Elizabeth Buchanan (1472 – 1540) m. William Striveling (1450 – 25 Apr 1517)
      7. 7. Margaretha Buchanan (1475 – 1537) m. Alexander Graham (6 May 1472 – 27 Feb 1537)
      8. 8. John Buchanan (Abt 1479 – 10 Sep 1547) m. Dorothy Levingstoun (Abt 1500 – )
      9. 9. Walter Buchanan (Abt 1482 – )
      10. 10. George Buchanan (1495 – 15 Feb 1560) m. Martha (Ann) Edmonstone (1500 – 1530) m. Janet Cunningham (1501 – 1582) m. Margaret Edmonstone (1475 – 1530)
        1. 1. Janet (Ann) Buchanan (1511 – 1561) m. Archibald (Campbell Lord of) AUCHENBRECK (1 Aug 1508 – 30 Jul 1597)
        2. 2. Thomas Buchanan (30 Aug 1522 – 20 Feb 1582) m. Janet Douglas (Abt 1527 – )
    2. 2. Margaret Graham (1450 – Deceased)
    3. 3. George Graham (Abt 1452 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Elizabeth Oliphant (1475 – 1525)
    4. 4. Patrick Graham (Abt 1454 – 1488)
    5. 5. Oliver Graham (1456 – 1481)
    6. 6. Jean Graham (1460 – 1530) m. John Ogilvy (1451 – 9 Jan 1506)
      1. 1. James Ogilvy (Aft 1473 – Bef 29 Nov 1524) m. Isobel Lindsay (1477 – Aft 1517)
        1. 1. Margery Ogilvy (1494 – )
        2. 2. James Ogilvy (1495 – 10 Sep 1547) m. Agnes Sinclair (1498 – 1572)
        3. 3. John Ogilvy (Abt 1497 – 13 Jul 1548) m. Isobel Stewart (Abt 1498 – )
        4. 4. Marjory Ogilvy (Abt 1499 – ) m. John Lyon (1512 – 1585)
        5. 5. Archibald Ogilvy (Abt 1501 – )
        6. 6. Beatrix Ogilvy (1505 – 1558) m. David Garden (Abt 1502 – )
        7. 7. Margaret Ogilvy (Abt 1506 – 1535) m. Andrew Gray (Abt 1504 – Aft 1552)
        8. 8. Isobel Ogilvy (Abt 1508 – Abt 1573) m. David Strachan (1498 – 1548) m. Archibald Hamilton (1510 – 27 Sep 1561)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Ogilvy (Abt 1481 – ) m. William Wood (Abt 1480 – )
      3. 3. Anthony Ogilvy (Abt 1482 – )
      4. 4. Margaret (Elizabeth) Ogilvy (24 Sep 1484 – )
      5. 5. Janet ((Jonete)) Ogilvy (1489 – ) m. Walter Leighton (Abt 1484 – )
    7. 7. Christian Graham (Abt 1460 – 1530) m. James Haldane (1458 – 1505)
      1. 1. Sir (John) Haldane (1476 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Marjorie (of Lumby) Lawson (1475 – Jul 1553)
        1. 1. James Haldane (1494 – Dec 1563) m. Margaret Erskine (1496 – 5 May 1572)
        2. 2. Archibald Haldane (Abt 1511 – ) m. Janet Drew (Abt 1518 – )
    8. 8. Johanna Graham (1461 – 4 Feb 1522)
    9. 9. William Graham (1464 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Annabelle (Elizabeth) Drummond (1469 – 1492) m. Janet Edmonstone (1475 – 15 Apr 1506) m. Christine Wawane (1482 – Deceased)
    10. 10. Agnes Graham (1472 – 1557) m. Walter Forrester (Abt 1470 – 1522)
    11. 11. Katherine Graham (Abt 1472 – Deceased) m. Andrew Haliburton (Abt 1470 – 1547)
  4. 4. James Douglas (1426 – 9 Sep 1446)
  5. 5. William (Douglas Of) Cluny (1430 – 1475)

Margaret Hay's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1404
    Event Place: Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1484
    Event Place: Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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