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William GIFFORD 1165 – 1219 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1165

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

Death Date: 1219

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

Father: Hugh Gifford

Mother: Spouse Unknown

Spouse(s): Spouse Unknown

Children(s): John GIFFORD

The story of William GIFFORD began in 1165 in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland. William GIFFORD married Spouse Unknown, and had children including John GIFFORD. William GIFFORD passed away in 1219 in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William GIFFORD began in 1165 in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • William GIFFORD married Spouse Unknown, and had children including John GIFFORD.
  • William GIFFORD passed away in 1219 in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Gifford
1135 – 1195
Birth Location: Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouse Unknown
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Spouse Unknown
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John GIFFORD
1190 – 1235
Birth Location: Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
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William GIFFORD's Ancestors

Self
William GIFFORD
1165 – 1219
Birth Place: Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Hugh De Gifford
1135 – 1195
Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
Spouse Unknown
Grandparents
Osbert Giffard
1188 – 1237
Of, Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England
Isabel (De) Freville
1202 – 1232
Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William GIFFORD's Descendants

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William GIFFORD (1165 – 1219) m. Spouse Unknown
  1. 1. John GIFFORD (Abt 1190 – 1235) m. Lady (Catherine) Passelewe (1237 – 1237)
    1. 1. Hugh Gifford (1237 – 1297) m. Spouse Unknown
      1. 1. William Gifford (1255 – 1310)
      2. 2. Isabel Gifford (1290 – 1337) m. Adam ((Halyburton)) Haliburton (Abt 1280 – 3 Sep 1337)
        1. 1. Walter Haliburton (Abt 1310 – Abt Jan 1378) m. Christian (de) Vaux (Abt 1318 – )
        2. 2. John Halliburton (1313 – 1355) m. (Miss; (of Dirleton) de) VAUX m. Agatha (de) Vaux (1325 – 1355)
        3. 3. Walter Halyburton (Abt 1315 – Aft 1388) m. MRS (Walter HALIBURTON) (HALYBURTON) (1320 – )
        4. 4. Alexander (De) Halyburton (Abt 1316 – Abt Jun 1372)
        5. 5. Adam Haliburton (Abt 1323 – )
        6. 6. Margaret Haliburton (1350 – 1400) m. Robert (Chisholm II of) Paxton (1334 – Aft 30 Aug 1400) m. Robert Chisholm (1400 – 1470) m. Robert (De) Chisholm (1334 – 1394)
        7. 7. Alexander Halliburton (Abt 1290 – Unknown)
        8. 8. John (Lord) Haliburton (Abt 1335 – 1392) m. Margaret CAMERON (Abt 1410 – 1493)

William GIFFORD's Timeline

2 Records

1165
1165
Birth of William GIFFORD in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
1219
1219
Age 54
Death of William GIFFORD in Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1165
    Event Place: Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1219
    Event Place: Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
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