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Willem Hay Liard van Yester Lord 1538–1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Bara, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1568

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Yester

Mother: Margaret Lady

Spouse(s): Somervell, Delehay

Children(s): James Yester', Mary Hay, Maria Hay, Agnes Hay, Jean Hay, Grizel Hay, Catherine Hay, Margaret Hay, John Hay, Elizabeth Hay, William Yester, Beatrix Hay

The story of Willem Hay Liard van Yester Lord began in 1538 in Bara, East Lothian, Scotland. Willem Hay Liard van Yester Lord married Somervell Alexander Home Margaret Ker Isobel Kerr Delehay, and had children including Agnes Hay, Beatrix Hay, Catherine Hay, Elizabeth Hay, Grizel Hay, James Hay Liard Van Yester Baron 7Th Lord Hay Of Yester, Jean Hay, John Earl Of Tweeddale Hay, Margaret Hay, Maria Hay, Mary Hay, William Ii Hay 6Th Lord Hay Of Yester. Willem Hay Liard van Yester Lord passed away in 1568 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Willem Hay Liard van Yester Lord began in 1538 in Bara, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Willem Hay Liard van Yester Lord married Somervell Alexander Home Margaret Ker Isobel Kerr Delehay, and had children including Agnes Hay, Beatrix Hay, Catherine Hay, Elizabeth Hay, Grizel Hay, James Hay Liard Van Yester Baron 7Th Lord Hay Of Yester, Jean Hay, John Earl Of Tweeddale Hay, Margaret Hay, Maria Hay, Mary Hay, William Ii Hay 6Th Lord Hay Of Yester.
  • Willem Hay Liard van Yester Lord passed away in 1568 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willem Lord's Ancestors

Self
Willem Lord
1538–1568
Birth Place: Bara, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Lord John Hay 2nd Lord of Yester
1450–1556
Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret (Livingston) Lady
1520–1567
Scotland
Grandparents
William (Livingston) II
1481–1545
Scotland
Agnes Hepburn
1480–1549
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willem Lord's Descendants

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Willem (Hay Liard van Yester) Lord (1538–1568) m. Somervell, (Alexander Home, Margaret Ker, Isobel Kerr) Delehay (1540–18 Mar 1594)
  1. 1. James (Hay Liard van Yester Baron, '7th Lord Hay of) Yester' 1565–1608
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Scott, of) Buccleuch 1590–1651 m. James (Halkkhead Lord Ross) ROSS 1593–1633
      1. 1. Jean (Ross, The Honorable of) Hawshead 1618–1692 m. Robert (Innes, 21st of that ilk, 2nd) Baronet 1612–1689
        1. 1. Jean (21st of that ilk, 2nd Baronet) Innes 1652–1684 m. Alexander (3rd Laird of Clava Rose) Sir 1642–1671
        2. 2. James (Sir Knight Innes Baronet) Balvenie 1630–1700
        3. 3. Robert ((Rot)) Innes 1642–1732
        4. 4. Marjie Innes 1642–1721
        5. 5. Janet Innes 1635–1653
        6. 6. James (Sir Bt Balvenie) Innes 1639–1722
        7. 7. Elizabeth Innes 1645–1695
        8. 8. Alexander Innes 1653–1694
        9. 9. Margaret Innes 1640–1676
        10. 10. Sir (Hugh Abernathy Innes) * 1645–1710
        11. 11. Girsell Innes 1654–1742
        12. 12. Marie Innes 1648–1716
  2. 2. Mary Hay 1571–
  3. 3. Maria Hay 1585–
  4. 4. Agnes Hay 1584–
  5. 5. Jean Hay 1582–1654
  6. 6. Grizel Hay 1562–1624
  7. 7. Catherine Hay 1566–1597
  8. 8. Margaret Hay 1570–1659
  9. 9. John (Earl of Tweeddale) Hay 1593–1654 m. Jane Seton 1605–1625
    1. 1. John (Hay Liard van) Yester 1626–1697
  10. 10. Elizabeth Hay 1572–1597
  11. 11. William (II Hay, 6th Lord Hay of) Yester 1561–1591
  12. 12. Beatrix Hay 1560–1659

Willem Lord's Timeline

5 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Willem Hay Liard van Yester Lord in Yester Castle, Haddington, Scotland
Yester Castle, Haddington, Scotland
1538
1538
Birth of Willem Hay Liard van Yester Lord in Bara, East Lothian, Scotland
Bara, East Lothian, Scotland
1568
1568
Age 30
Death of Willem Hay Liard van Yester Lord in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1579
Abt. 1579
Age 41
Willem Hay Liard van Yester Lord was married in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
1586
August 1586
Age 48
Death of Willem Hay Liard van Yester Lord in Yester, East Lothian, Scotland
Yester, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Yester Castle, Haddington, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Bara, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1579
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1586
    Event Place: Yester, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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