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William Hay 1529 – 1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1606

Death Location: Scotland

Father: John Gordon

Mother: Elizabeth Maxwell

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of William Hay began in 1529 in Scotland. William Hay passed away in 1606 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Hay began in 1529 in Scotland.
  • William Hay passed away in 1606 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gordon
1534 – 1571
Birth Location: Duffus, Moray, Scotland
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Elizabeth Maxwell
1534 – 1600
Birth Location: Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hay's Ancestors

Self
William Hay
1529 – 1606
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
John Gordon
1534 – 1571
Duffus, Moray, Scotland
Elizabeth Maxwell
1534 – 1600
Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James Grant
1485 – 1553
Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Elizabeth (Jane) FORBES
1487 – 1545
Traquair House, Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Grant
1500 – 1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hay's Timeline

2 Records

1529
1529
Birth of William Hay in Scotland
Scotland
1606
1606
Age 77
Death of William Hay in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1606
    Event Place: Scotland
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