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James Hay 1736–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1736

Birth Location: Papa Stour, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Death Date: 1792

Death Location: Papa Stour, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Father: Walter Hay

Mother: Euphan Saunderson

Spouse(s): Agnes Thomson

Children(s): Margaret Hay, William Hay, Agnes Hay, Walter Hay, George Hay, Christian Hay, Lilias Hay, James Hay

James Hay was born in 1736 in Papa Stour, Shetland Islands, Scotland, the child of Walter Hay And Euphan Saunderson. James Hay married Agnes Thomson, and had children including Agnes Hay, Christian Hay, George Hay, James Hay, Lilias Hay, Margaret Hay, Walter Hay, William Hay. James Hay passed away in 1792 in Papa Stour, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Hay was born in 1736 in Papa Stour, Shetland Islands, Scotland, the child of Walter Hay And Euphan Saunderson.
  • James Hay married Agnes Thomson, and had children including Agnes Hay, Christian Hay, George Hay, James Hay, Lilias Hay, Margaret Hay, Walter Hay, William Hay.
  • James Hay passed away in 1792 in Papa Stour, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Hay
1704–1751
Birth Location: Yester, East Lothian, Scotland
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Euphan Saunderson
1712–1751
Birth Location: Garvald, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Thomson
1742–1792
Birth Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Hay
1773–1862
Birth Location: Papa Stour, Shetland, Scotland
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William Hay
1765–1861
Birth Location: Silwick, Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
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Agnes Hay
1789–1855
Birth Location: Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland
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Walter Hay
1776–1835
Birth Location: Papa Stour, Shetland, Scotland
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George Hay
1765–1841
Birth Location: Papa Stour, Shetland Island, Scotland
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Christian Hay
1792–1792
Birth Location: Papa Stour, Shetland Island, Scotland
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Lilias Hay
1770–1858
Birth Location: Papa Stour, Shetland Island, Scotland
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James Hay
1780–1807
Birth Location: Papa Stour, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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James Hay's Ancestors

Self
James Hay
1736–1792
Birth Place: Papa Stour, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Parents
Walter Hay
1704–1751
Yester, East Lothian, Scotland
Euphan Saunderson
1712–1751
Garvald, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
David (Hay Brigadier) General
1669–1723
Yester, East Lothian, Scotland
Beatrix Nisbit
1671–1710
Yester, East Lothian, Scotland
William Sanderson
1686–1750
East Lothian, Scotland
Euphan Witherspoon
1690–1740
east Lothiann, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Edmond Hay
1625–1674
Issobell Adinstown
1635–1680
William Sanderson
1670–1730
Isobel Galbreath
1666–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Hay
1603–1662
Catherin Hay
1605–
George Sanderson
1645–1735
Isabell Simpson
1650–1730

James Hay's Descendants

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James Hay (1736–1792) m. Agnes Thomson (1742–1792)
  1. 1. Margaret Hay 1773–1862 m. Joseph Christie 1772–1851
    1. 1. Christina Christie 1800–1873 m. Adam Williamson 1796–1879
      1. 1. John Williamson 1835–1918 m. Jean Scott 1839–1923 m. Jean Scott 1839–1923
        1. 1. scott williamson 1871–1921 m. Eliza (Catherine) Robertson 1888–1945
        2. 2. Scott Williamson 1871–1921 m. Eliza (Catherine) Robertson 1888–1945
  2. 2. William Hay 1765–1861
  3. 3. Agnes Hay 1789–1855 m. Alexander Barclay 1786–
    1. 1. James Barclay 1813–1886
    2. 2. John Barclay 1817–
  4. 4. Walter Hay 1776–1835
  5. 5. George Hay 1765–1841
  6. 6. Christian Hay 1792–1792
  7. 7. Lilias Hay 1770–1858
  8. 8. James Hay 1780–1807

James Hay's Timeline

2 Records

1736
1736
Birth of James Hay in Papa Stour, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Papa Stour, Shetland Islands, Scotland
1792
1792
Age 56
Death of James Hay in Papa Stour, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Papa Stour, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Papa Stour, Shetland Islands, Scotland
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 27 October 2022.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Papa Stour, Shetland Islands, Scotland
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 27 October 2022.
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