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Sir John 3rd Lord of Yester Hay 1484–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1484

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

Death Date: 27 Apr 1547

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

Father: Sir Hay

Mother: Elizabeth Cunningham

Spouse(s): Lady Hay, Elizabeth Crichton

Children(s): Elizabeth Hay

The story of Sir John 3rd Lord of Yester Hay began in 1484 in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, , Scotland. Sir John 3rd Lord of Yester Hay married Elizabeth Crichton, Lady Elizabeth Douglas Countess Hay, and had children including Elizabeth Hay. Sir John 3rd Lord of Yester Hay passed away in 1547 in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John 3rd Lord of Yester Hay began in 1484 in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, , Scotland.
  • Sir John 3rd Lord of Yester Hay married Elizabeth Crichton, Lady Elizabeth Douglas Countess Hay, and had children including Elizabeth Hay.
  • Sir John 3rd Lord of Yester Hay passed away in 1547 in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Hay
1426–1508
Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
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Elizabeth Cunningham
1439–1529
Birth Location: Belton, Grantham, Lincolnshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Hay
1489–1576
Birth Location: Pittendriech, Midlothian, Scotland
LH
Elizabeth Crichton
1472–1524
Birth Location: Riccarton, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Hay
1510–1538
Birth Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
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Sir Hay's Ancestors

Self
Sir Hay
1484–1547
Birth Place: Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, , Scotland
Parents
Sir John Lord Yester Hay
1426–1508
Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Cunningham
1439–1529
Belton, Grantham, Lincolnshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hay's Descendants

1.
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Sir (John 3rd Lord of Yester) Hay (Jan 1484–27 Apr 1547) m. Lady (Elizabeth Douglas Countess) Hay (1489–26 Mar 1576) m. Elizabeth Crichton (1472–6 Jul 1524)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Hay 1510–1538 m. George (IV,) Seton 1508–1549
    1. 1. George, (Knight & 5th Lord of Seton,) Seton 1530–1586 m. Elizabeth (Isabel Hamilton) Orbieston 1530–1604
      1. 1. Margaret SETON 1550–1616 m. Claud (Lord Paisley) HAMILTON 1546–1621
        1. 1. James ((1st Earl Abercorn)) Hambleton 1590–1618 m. Marion ((Countess Abercorn)) Boyd 1584–1632

Sir Hay's Timeline

2 Records

1484
Jan 1484
Birth of Sir John 3rd Lord of Yester Hay in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, , Scotland
Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, , Scotland
1547
27 Apr 1547
Age 63
Death of Sir John 3rd Lord of Yester Hay in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, , Scotland
Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1484
    Event Place: Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1547
    Event Place: Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, , Scotland
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