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William Hay 1538–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Yester, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: Aug 1576

Death Location: Yester, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Hay

Mother: Margaret Livingston

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In 1538, William Hay entered the world in Yester, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John Iv Of Yester Hay And Margaret Livingston. William Hay passed away in 1576 in Yester, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1538, William Hay entered the world in Yester, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John Iv Of Yester Hay And Margaret Livingston.
  • William Hay passed away in 1576 in Yester, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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William Hay's Ancestors

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William Hay
1538–1576
Birth Place: Yester, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John IV of Yester Hay
1510–1556
Yester, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Livingston
1506–1591
Callendar, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (II Hay Liard van) Yester
1485–1513
Yester, East-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christine Lyon
1480–1529
Pittendriech, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
William (Livingstone, 4th Lord) Livingston
1473–1518
Callendar House, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Bruce
1486–1545
Airth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Yester
1484–1543
Elizabeth Douglas
1489–
John Bruce
1444–1493
Elisabeth Menteith
1450–1487
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hay's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of William Hay in Yester, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Yester, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1576
Aug 1576
Age 38
Death of William Hay in Yester, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Yester, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Yester, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1576
    Event Place: Yester, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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