His son, Hugh de Giffard of Yester (2), was one of the Guardians of Alexander III of Scotland and his Queen; and one of the Regents of the Kingdom appointed by the Treaty of Roxburgh dated 20 September 1255. According to the practice of those feudal times, he had his own sheriff.
Hugh de Giffard of Yester (2), Alexander III of Scotland's son, was a Guardian and Queen's guardian alongside other officials; one of the Regents appointed by the Treaty of Roxburgh on September 20, 1255. His position entailed having his own sheriff.