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Margaret Hay 1535–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Feb 1594

Death Location: Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: George Erroll

Mother: Lady Ruthven

Spouse(s): Laurence Oliphant

Children(s): Elizabeth Oliphant, Katherine Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant, Laurence Oliphant, John Oliphant, James Oliphant, William Oliphant, Euphemia Oliphant, John Oliphant, Jean Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant, William Oliphant, John Oliphant

In 1535, Margaret Hay entered the world in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland, born to George Hay 7Th Earl Of Erroll And Lady Elizabeth Ruthven. Margaret Hay married Laurence Oliphant, and had children including Elizabeth Oliphant, Euphemia Oliphant, James Oliphant, Jean Oliphant, John Newlands Oliphant, John Oliphant, John Oliphant Of Newtyle Master Of Oliphant, Katherine Oliphant, Laurence Oliphant Master Of Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant, William Oliphant. Margaret Hay passed away in 1594 in Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1535, Margaret Hay entered the world in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland, born to George Hay 7Th Earl Of Erroll And Lady Elizabeth Ruthven.
  • Margaret Hay married Laurence Oliphant, and had children including Elizabeth Oliphant, Euphemia Oliphant, James Oliphant, Jean Oliphant, John Newlands Oliphant, John Oliphant, John Oliphant Of Newtyle Master Of Oliphant, Katherine Oliphant, Laurence Oliphant Master Of Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant, William Oliphant.
  • Margaret Hay passed away in 1594 in Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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Margaret Hay's Ancestors

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Margaret Hay
1535–1594
Birth Place: Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
George Hay 7th Earl of Erroll
1508–1573
Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Ruthven
1506–
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (Hay Earl van) Erroll
1481–1513
Logiealmond, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret Logie
1475–1529
Logy Almond, Perthshire Co., Schotland
John Robertson
1499–1546
Strowan perthshire, Tayside Scotland
Margaret (Agness) Cricihton
1498–1546
Crichton midlothian Lothian Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Erroll
1449–1507
Isabel Gordon
1462–1511
Euphemia Boyd
1453–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Scotland
1423–1462
Beatrice Erroll
1429–1490
George Huntly
1430–1503
Annabella Scotland
1432–1494

Margaret Hay's Descendants

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Margaret Hay (1535–9 Feb 1594) m. Laurence Oliphant (8 May 1535–16 Jan 1593)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Oliphant 1560–1618 m. Willem (Douglas -10th Earl of) Angus 1554–1611
    1. 1. William Douglas 1589–1660 m. Margaret (Hamilton Countess of) Angus 1585–1623 m. Mary (Gordon - Marchioness of) Douglas 1610–1674
      1. 1. Jean Douglas 1615–1669 m. John (Hamilton Of Carriden First Lord Of) Bargany 1615–1661
        1. 1. William (Hamilton or) Hambleton 1636–1677 m. Sarah Watkins 1636–
        2. 2. Margaret Hamilton 1625–1671 m. John Kennedy 1611–1665 m. David (Ogilvie of) Clova 1658–
        3. 3. Anne Hamilton 1630–1678 m. Patrick (Houston 1st) Baronet 1630–1696
        4. 4. Marjory Hamilton 1630– m. William (Baillie 11th of) Lamington 1626–
        5. 5. William Hamilton 1631– m. Mary Hay 1652–
        6. 6. Catherine Hamilton 1632– m. William Cuninghame 1643–
        7. 7. John (William Hamilton 2nd Lord) Bargany 1636–1690 m. Lady (Margaret Cunningham) Ogilvy 1638–1692 m. Alice Moore 1646–1676
        8. 8. James Hamilton 1648–
        9. 9. William Hamilton 1649–
        10. 10. William Hamilton 1650–
        11. 11. Anna Hamilton 1652–
      2. 2. James Douglas 1618–1645 m. Mary (Hamilton, Countess of) Angus 1620–
      3. 3. Margaret Douglas 1588–1660 m. Charles (James) Alexander 1611–1661
      4. 4. Lucy (Hamilton Douglas Countess Of) Nithsdale 1600–1713 m. Robert Maxwell 1645–1683 m. Henry Maxwell 1611–1670 m. Robert (Maxwell Sir of Sweetheart, 4th Earl of) Nithsdale 1598–
      5. 5. Sir (George Douglas Laird of) Dunbarton 1601–1663 m. Katherine (Tindell of) Pumpherston 1605–1655
      6. 6. Archibald Douglas 1609–1655 m. Anne Stuart 1614–1646 m. Jean Wemyss 1629–1715
      7. 7. William Douglas 1610–1633
      8. 8. Margaret Douglas 1610–1660 m. William (Alexander 2nd Earl of) Stirling 1602–1638
      9. 9. Lady (Grizel) Douglas 1615–1623 m. William (Carmichael Master of) Carmichael 1605–1657
      10. 10. Grizel Douglas 1616–1646 m. William (Carmichael Master of) Carmichael 1605–1657
      11. 11. Flora Douglas 1621–1667 m. Edward (Harris) Sr 1620–1673 m. William Harris 1620–1673
    2. 2. Lady (Mary) Douglas 1585–1648 m. William (Alexander) Livingston 1584–1648
    3. 3. Catherine Douglas 1590–1608 m. Sir (Andrew) Kerr 1590–
    4. 4. Francis Sandilands 1591–1611
    5. 5. James (Douglas 1st Lord) Mordington 1591–1656 m. Anne Oliphant 1604–1630 m. Elizabeth Hay 1600–1656
    6. 6. Patrick Campbell 1592–1678
    7. 7. Francis Douglas 1593–1650 m. Lillias Fleming 1595–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Douglas 1594–1640 m. John (Campbell 4th Thane of) Cawdor 1576–1642
    9. 9. Margaret (Elizabeth) Douglas 1595–1611
    10. 10. Margaret Douglas 1600–
    11. 11. John Douglas 1607–
    12. 12. Wilhelm Douglas 1610–1659
  2. 2. Katherine Oliphant 1551– m. James Weymss 1549–
  3. 3. Margaret Oliphant 1551–
  4. 4. Laurence (Oliphant Master of) Oliphant 1552–1585 m. Christiana (Elizabeth) Douglas 1554–1598
  5. 5. John (Oliphant of Newtyle, Master of) Oliphant 1552–1603 m. Jean Chisholm 1547– m. Katherine Gray 1527–1596 m. Lilias Gray 1542–1614
  6. 6. James Oliphant 1555– m. Janet Riddick 1555–1635
  7. 7. William Oliphant 1556– m. Katherine Brown 1563–
  8. 8. Euphemia Oliphant 1560– m. James Johnstone 1560–1633
  9. 9. John (Newlands) Oliphant 1567–1603
  10. 10. Jean Oliphant 1568– m. Alexander (Bruce 5th of) Cultmalundy 1560–1624
  11. 11. Margaret Oliphant 1573– m. Robert Scott 1569–
  12. 12. William Oliphant 1576–
  13. 13. John Oliphant 1578–

Margaret Hay's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Margaret Hay in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
1594
9 Feb 1594
Age 59
Death of Margaret Hay in Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Margaret Hay, person ID LDMX-HJV.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1594
    Event Place: Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Margaret Hay, person ID LDMX-HJV.

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