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    Sir Hugh Giffard of Yester, Knight (c.1322 - 1365)
    1. Hugh Giffard III (circa 1322-1365). Son and heir and the next Lord of Yester. Married to Jonet (Joanna) Douglas circa 1345, he will be the last Giffard who would be Lord of Yester. The line will end...
  • Hugh "the Wizard" Giffard of Yester, Laird of Yester (c.1225 - c.1267)
    In coming to Sir Hugh Giffard II, we discuss the best-known and most famous of the Lords of Yester. Hugh Giffard is described and known in Scottish lore as a wizard, a necromancer, and a magician. Furt...
  • John de Giffard of Yester (c.1190 - aft.1235)
    John Giffard is found as a witness to a charter of King Alexander II done on November 8, 1222. This was a charter concerning the son of the Earl of Dunbar and the monks of Coldingham done at Roxburgh. ...
  • Sir John Giffard of Yester, lll (aft.1285 - bef.1345)
    John Giffard II died prior to 1320, his spouse Isabel is known to have lived past this date. The son and heir of Sir John Giffard II and his wife Isabel was Sir John Giffard III born circa 1285-1290. H...
  • William Giffard of Yester, 2nd Lord of Yester (c.1165 - aft.1244)
    Hugh de Giffard's son and heir was William de Giffard of Yester, who was sent on a mission to England in 1200 and who also witnessed several charters of William, 'The Lion'. In 1244 he was one of the g...

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