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Lilias Hay 1856–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1856

Birth Location: Quoys of Garth, Delting, Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: 7 Nov 1932

Death Location: Hannigarth, Unst, Shetland, Scotland

Father: Hay Hayson

Mother: Isabella Hughson

Spouse(s): James Spence

Children(s): James Spence, Robert Spence, Isabella Spence, John Spence, Helen Spence, Lilias Spence, Thomasina Spence

The story of Lilias Hay began in 1856 in Quoys of Garth, Delting, Shetland, Scotland. Lilias Hay married James Charles Spence, and had children including Helen Agnes Spence, Isabella Ann Spence, James Charles Hay Spence, John Gilbert Spence, Lilias Spence, Robert Hay Spence, Thomasina Saxby Spence. Lilias Hay passed away in 1932 in Hannigarth, Unst, Shetland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lilias Hay began in 1856 in Quoys of Garth, Delting, Shetland, Scotland.
  • Lilias Hay married James Charles Spence, and had children including Helen Agnes Spence, Isabella Ann Spence, James Charles Hay Spence, John Gilbert Spence, Lilias Spence, Robert Hay Spence, Thomasina Saxby Spence.
  • Lilias Hay passed away in 1932 in Hannigarth, Unst, Shetland, Scotland.

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Lilias Hay's Ancestors

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Lilias Hay
1856–1932
Birth Place: Quoys of Garth, Delting, Shetland, Scotland
Parents
Hay Hayson
1801–1879
Orka, Delting, Shetland, Scotland
Isabella Hughson
1824–1904
Northerhouse, Delting, Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
John Hay
1771–1866
Caldback, Delting, SHI, SCT
Agnes Murray
1775–1869
Tresta, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland,
Great-Grandparents
Hay Robertson
1744–
Barbara Gilbertsdaughter
1745–
Robert Murray
1756–
Catherine DONALDSON
1757–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lilias Hay's Descendants

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Lilias Hay (1 Jun 1856–7 Nov 1932) m. James (Charles) Spence (26 Apr 1857–11 Jun 1948)
  1. 1. James (Charles Hay) Spence 1881–1904
  2. 2. Robert (Hay) Spence 1884–1959 m. Joan (Jane) Williamson 1893–1982
    1. 1. James (Laurence Hay) Spence 1922–1986 m. Ursula (Mary) Cheyne 1922–1995
    2. 2. Robert (John) Spence 1919–1996 m. Mary (Elizabeth Louisa) Robertson 1918–1998 m. Eileen (Maud) Henderson 1922–2024
    3. 3. Helen Spence 1924–1929
    4. 4. Douglas (Hay) Spence 1934–2017
  3. 3. Isabella (Ann) Spence 1887–1967 m. Thomas Stickle 1909–1988
  4. 4. John (Gilbert) Spence 1889–1971 m. Lilian (Edith Maud) Swabey 1890–1948 m. Margaret (May Winifred) Gifford 1901–1993
    1. 1. Lilian (May) Spence 1929–2014 m. Harry (Gavin) Turner 1926–2009
  5. 5. Helen (Agnes) Spence 1891–1980 m. Max (Julius Leopold) Schultze 1881–1955
    1. 1. Yarta (Lily Joan) Saunders 1910–1998 m. James (Asch) Halsby 1908–1981
    2. 2. Max (James) Saunders 1911– m. Honour 1912–
    3. 3. John (Rudolf) Saunders 1926–2020
  6. 6. Lilias Spence 1895–
  7. 7. Thomasina (Saxby) Spence 1899–1991 m. Hector (Sutherland) Morrison 1879–1943
    1. 1. June Morrison 1924–2018 m. Stig Suominen 1920–

Lilias Hay's Timeline

2 Records

1856
1 Jun 1856
Birth of Lilias Hay in Quoys of Garth, Delting, Shetland, Scotland
Quoys of Garth, Delting, Shetland, Scotland
1932
7 Nov 1932
Age 76
Death of Lilias Hay in Hannigarth, Unst, Shetland, Scotland
Hannigarth, Unst, Shetland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1856
    Event Place: Quoys of Garth, Delting, Shetland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1932
    Event Place: Hannigarth, Unst, Shetland, Scotland

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