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Personal data Sir John Hay 1st Lord Yester 

  • He was born in the year 1450 in Wester Hoprew, Peeblesshire, Scotland.
  • He died on October 23, 1508 in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland, he was 58 years old.
  • He is buried on November 2, 1508 in Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland.
  • A child of Elizabeth Mary Douglas
  • This information was last updated on October 19, 2023.

Household of Sir John Hay 1st Lord Yester

(1) He is married to Mariot Lindsay.

They got married in the year 1467, he was 17 years old.


(2) He is married to Elizabeth Cunningham.

They got married in the year 1467, he was 17 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Margaret Hay  ????-1500 
  2. Isobel Hay  ± 1465-1497
  3. John Hay  ± 1465-1513
  4. William Hay  ± 1469-1512
  5. George Hay  ± 1470-????
  6. MARGARET HAYE  > 1470-± 1536 
  7. Elizabeth Hay  ± 1471-????
  8. Thomas Hay  1472-1491
  9. Nicholas Hay  ± 1473-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Hay

John Hay
1450-1508

(1) 1467

Mariot Lindsay
± 1444-1468

(2) 1467

Elizabeth Cunningham
1439-1529

Margaret Hay
????-1500
Isobel Hay
± 1465-1497
John Hay
± 1465-1513
William Hay
± 1469-1512
George Hay
± 1470-????
MARGARET HAYE
> 1470-± 1536
Elizabeth Hay
± 1471-????
Thomas Hay
1472-1491
Nicholas Hay
± 1473-????

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Day of death October 23, 1508

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1506 till 1515 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1508: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 22 » Ferdinand II of Aragon commissions Amerigo Vespucci chief navigator of the Spanish Empire.
    • December 10 » The League of Cambrai is formed by Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Ferdinand II of Aragon as an alliance against Venice.
    • December 29 » Portuguese forces under the command of Francisco de Almeida attack Khambhat at the Battle of Dabul.

Day of burial November 2, 1508

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1506 till 1515 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1508: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 22 » Ferdinand II of Aragon commissions Amerigo Vespucci chief navigator of the Spanish Empire.
    • December 10 » The League of Cambrai is formed by Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Ferdinand II of Aragon as an alliance against Venice.
    • December 29 » Portuguese forces under the command of Francisco de Almeida attack Khambhat at the Battle of Dabul.


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