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William Giffard 1255–1319 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1255

Birth Location: Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1319

Death Location: Sterling Castle, Sterling Castle

Father: Hugh Giffard

Mother: Hugh Giffard

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Children(s):

In 1255, William Giffard entered the world in Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, born to Hugh Giffard And Hugh Giffard. William Giffard passed away in 1319 in Sterling Castle, Sterling Castle.

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Biography

  • In 1255, William Giffard entered the world in Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, born to Hugh Giffard And Hugh Giffard.
  • William Giffard passed away in 1319 in Sterling Castle, Sterling Castle.

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Children(s)

William Giffard's Ancestors

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William Giffard
1255–1319
Birth Place: Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Parents
Hugh Giffard
1237–1297
Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Hugh Giffard
1233–
Scotland
Grandparents
William Giffard
1204–
Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Yester
1162–1214
Giffard
1131–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Yester
1129–1165
Hawise Tracy
1135–

William Giffard's Timeline

2 Records

1255
1255
Birth of William Giffard in Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
1319
1319
Age 64
Death of William Giffard in Sterling Castle, Sterling Castle
Sterling Castle, Sterling Castle

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1255
    Event Place: Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1319
    Event Place: Sterling Castle, Sterling Castle

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