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William De Vaux 1298 – 1364 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1298

Birth Location: Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1364

Death Location: Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: John Vaux

Mother: Elizabeth Hastings

Spouse(s): Catherine Douglas, Margery None, None None, Margery None

Children(s): Miss Veux, Christian Vaux, William Vaux, Margaret Vaus, John Vans, John Vans

In 1298, William De Vaux entered the world in Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland, born to John III De Vaux and Elizabeth de Hastings. William De Vaux married Catherine Douglas, Margery, Margery, and had children including Miss De Veux, Christian de Vaux, William Vaux, Margaret de Vaus, John II Vans, John Vans. William De Vaux passed away in 1364 in Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1298, William De Vaux entered the world in Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland, born to John III De Vaux and Elizabeth de Hastings.
  • William De Vaux married Catherine Douglas, Margery, Margery, and had children including Miss De Veux, Christian de Vaux, William Vaux, Margaret de Vaus, John II Vans, John Vans.
  • William De Vaux passed away in 1364 in Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Vaux
1270 – 1364
Birth Location: Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
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Elizabeth Hastings
1270 – 1330
Birth Location: Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Douglas
1300 –
Birth Location: Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
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Margery None
Birth Location: –
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None None
Birth Location: –
Margery None
1304 –
Birth Location: Lothian, Moray, Scotland
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Children(s)

Miss Veux
1312 –
Birth Location: Dirleton, Berw., Scot.
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Christian Vaux
1318 –
Birth Location: Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
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William Vaux
1321 – 1392
Birth Location: Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
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Margaret Vaus
1322 – 1382
Birth Location: Yester, East Lothian, Scotland
MV
John Vans
1362 – 1459
Birth Location: Dalbeattie, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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John Vans
1382 – 1456
Birth Location: Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Vaux's Ancestors

Self
William Vaux
1298 – 1364
Birth Place: Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
John III De Vaux
1270 – 1364
Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Elizabeth (de) Hastings
1270 – 1330
Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Alexander (Vance, Vans, Vaus or de) Vaux
Alexander (De) Vaux
1240 –
Scotland
Henry
1235 – 1269
Ashill, Norfolk, England
Joan (De) Cantilupe
1249 – 1271
Great-Grandparents
John Vans
1362 – 1459
Elizabeth Kennedy
1383 – 1475
Henry
1193 – 1250
Ada Dunkeld
1208 –
William Cantilupe
1216 – 1254
Eva Braose
1228 – 1255
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Vaux
1298 – 1364
Catherine Douglas
1300 –
Gilbert Kennedy
1348 – 1408
Agnes Maxwell
1363 – 1414
William Hastings
1165 – 1225
Margery Bigod
1174 – 1237
David
1152 – 1219
Matilda Chester
1171 – 1233
William Cantilupe
1185 – 1251
Millicent Gournai
1185 – 1260
William Braose
1197 – 1230
Eva Marshal
1194 – 1246

William Vaux's Descendants

1.
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William (De) Vaux (1298 – 1364) m. Catherine Douglas (1300 – ) m. Margery m. m. Margery (1304 – )
  1. 1. Miss (De) Veux (Abt 1312 – ) m.
  2. 2. Christian (de) Vaux (Abt 1318 – ) m. Walter Haliburton (Abt 1310 – Abt Jan 1378)
  3. 3. William Vaux (Abt 1321 – Abt 1392) m. Margery (de vaux Heir of) Dirleston (1325 – 1355)
  4. 4. Margaret (de) Vaus (1322 – 1382) m. John Lyle (1338 – )
  5. 5. John (II) Vans (1362 – 6 Mar 1459) m. Elizabeth Kennedy (1383 – 24 Sep 1475)
    1. 1. Johannes (De) Vaux (1397 – )
    2. 2. Alexander (Vance, Vans, Vaus or de) Vaux m. Alexander (De) Vaux (Abt 1240 – )
      1. 1. John (III De) Vaux (1270 – 1364) m. Elizabeth (de) Hastings (Abt 1270 – 1330)
        1. 1. Alice (De) Vaux (1288 – ) m. William (De) Swinburne (Abt 1285 – Bet 9 Jan 1354 and 8 Jan 1355)
        2. 2. William (De) Veaux (1298 – 1392) m. Catherine Douglas (1300 – )
    3. 3. Robert (de) Vaux ( – 30 Sep 1498) m. Euphemia Graham (Abt 1430 – )
  6. 6. John Vans (1382 – 1456) m. Elizabeth Kennedy (1422 – 24 Sep 1475)

William Vaux's Timeline

3 Records

1298
1298
Birth of William De Vaux in Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
1364
1364
Age 66
Death of William De Vaux in Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
1364
1364
Age 66
Burial of William De Vaux in Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1298
    Event Place: Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1364
    Event Place: Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1364
    Event Place: Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
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