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William Gifford 1255 – 1310 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1255

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

Death Date: 1310

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

Father: Hugh Gifford

Mother: Spouse Unknown

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William Gifford was born in 1255 in Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Hugh Gifford and Spouse Unknown. William Gifford passed away in 1310 in Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Gifford was born in 1255 in Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Hugh Gifford and Spouse Unknown.
  • William Gifford passed away in 1310 in Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland.

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William Gifford's Ancestors

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William Gifford
1255 – 1310
Birth Place: Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Hugh Gifford
1237 – 1297
Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
Spouse Unknown
Grandparents
John GIFFORD
1190 – 1235
Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Catherine) Passelewe
1237 – 1237
Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William GIFFORD
1165 – 1219
Spouse Unknown
Hamon Passelewe
1195 – 1216
Maude Barewe
1196 – 1216
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Gifford
1135 – 1195
Spouse Unknown

William Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1255
1255
Birth of William Gifford in Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
1310
1310
Age 55
Death of William Gifford in Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1310
    Event Place: Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland

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