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Margaretha Kerr Delehay of Linton Lady 1540–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Mar 1594

Death Location: Drummelzier Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Father: John Castle

Mother:

Spouse(s): William Lord

Children(s): WILLIAM Hay, Beatrix Hay

The story of Margaretha Kerr Delehay of Linton Lady began in 1540 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Margaretha Kerr Delehay of Linton Lady married William 5Th Of Yester Hay Sheriff Of Peebles Provost Of Peebles Privy Counsellor Lord, and had children including Beatrix Hay, James Hay 7Th Of Yester, William Hay 6Th Lord Hay Of Yester Hay. Margaretha Kerr Delehay of Linton Lady passed away in 1594 in Drummelzier Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaretha Kerr Delehay of Linton Lady began in 1540 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
  • Margaretha Kerr Delehay of Linton Lady married William 5Th Of Yester Hay Sheriff Of Peebles Provost Of Peebles Privy Counsellor Lord, and had children including Beatrix Hay, James Hay 7Th Of Yester, William Hay 6Th Lord Hay Of Yester Hay.
  • Margaretha Kerr Delehay of Linton Lady passed away in 1594 in Drummelzier Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Castle
1500–1562
Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
JC

Spouses(s)

William Lord
1533–1586
Birth Location: Yester, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
WL

Children(s)

WILLIAM Hay
1561–1591
Birth Location: Yester Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
WH
Beatrix Hay
1563–
Birth Location: –
BH

Margaretha Lady's Ancestors

Self
Margaretha Lady
1540–1594
Birth Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
John Kerr, Lord of Ferniehirst Castle
1500–1562
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew (Kerr) Sir
1482–1545
Scotland
Katherine Fulford
1470–1528
Shillingford, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kerr
1467–1484
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaretha Lady's Descendants

1.
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Margaretha (Kerr Delehay of Linton) Lady (1540–18 Mar 1594) m. William (5th Of Yester Hay Sheriff Of Peebles, Provost of Peebles, Privy Counsellor) Lord (Abt 1533–1586)
  1. 1. WILLIAM (HAY, , 6th Lord Hay of Yester,) Hay 1561–1591 m. Lady (Mary Yester) Maxwell 1557–1592
    1. 1. Grizel Hay 1585– m. George (Hepburn of) Alderston 1595–1641
      1. 1. Marion Hepburn 1626–1716 m. John (Ireland of) Millhorn 1620–1690
        1. 1. Jane Ireland 1643–1710 m. David Drummond 1643– m. William Congleton 1609–
    2. 2. Agnes Hay 1584–
  2. 2. Beatrix Hay 1563–

Margaretha Lady's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Margaretha Kerr Delehay of Linton Lady in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1594
18 Mar 1594
Age 54
Death of Margaretha Kerr Delehay of Linton Lady in Drummelzier Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Drummelzier Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1594
    Event Place: Drummelzier Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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