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Sir Andrew '8th Earl of Errol' Hay 1545–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Errol Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 October 1585

Death Location: Slains, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Rt Errol

Mother: Lady Erroll

Spouse(s): Lady Sinclair, Janet Hay, Lady Sinclair

Children(s): Lady Linlithgow, Francis Hay, William Hay, George Hay, Alexander Erroll, Thomas 1596), Ellen Hay, Lady Hay, Lady Hay, Alexander Erroll, Eleanor Hay, Alexander Hay, Eleanor Hay

In 1545, Sir Andrew '8th Earl of Errol' Hay entered the world in Errol Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Rt Hon Sir Lord George Hay 7Th Earl Of Errol And Lady Margaret Margaretha Robertson Hay Countess Of Erroll. Sir Andrew '8th Earl of Errol' Hay married Janet Hay, Lady Agnes Sinclair, Lady Agnes Sinclair, and had children including Alexander Hay, Alexander Hay Master Of Erroll, Eleanor Hay, Eleanor Helen Hay, Ellen Hay, Francis 9Th Earl Of Erroll Hay, George Hay, Lady Anne Hay, Lady Eleanor Helen Hay, Lady Eleanor Helen Hay Of Erroll Countess Livingstone Of Linlithgow, Thomas Hay Physical And Mental Issues Diagnosed Insane 1596, William Of Fetterletter Hay. Sir Andrew '8th Earl of Errol' Hay passed away in 1585 in Slains, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1545, Sir Andrew '8th Earl of Errol' Hay entered the world in Errol Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Rt Hon Sir Lord George Hay 7Th Earl Of Errol And Lady Margaret Margaretha Robertson Hay Countess Of Erroll.
  • Sir Andrew '8th Earl of Errol' Hay married Janet Hay, Lady Agnes Sinclair, Lady Agnes Sinclair, and had children including Alexander Hay, Alexander Hay Master Of Erroll, Eleanor Hay, Eleanor Helen Hay, Ellen Hay, Francis 9Th Earl Of Erroll Hay, George Hay, Lady Anne Hay, Lady Eleanor Helen Hay, Lady Eleanor Helen Hay Of Erroll Countess Livingstone Of Linlithgow, Thomas Hay Physical And Mental Issues Diagnosed Insane 1596, William Of Fetterletter Hay.
  • Sir Andrew '8th Earl of Errol' Hay passed away in 1585 in Slains, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Sir Hay's Ancestors

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Sir Hay
1545–1585
Birth Place: Errol Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Rt Hon. Sir Lord George Hay, 7th Earl of Errol
1508–1573
Erroll Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret (Margaretha) Robertson (Hay),Countess of) Erroll
1508–1608
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Sir Hay's Descendants

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Sir (Andrew '8th Earl of Errol') Hay (1545–8 October 1585) m. Lady (Agnes) Sinclair (1539–6 November 1619) m. Janet Hay (Jan 1540–11 August 1570) m. Lady (Agnes) Sinclair (1540–Aug 1570)
  1. 1. Lady (Eleanor Helen Hay of Erroll Countess Livingstone of) Linlithgow 1565–1630
  2. 2. Francis (9th Earl of Erroll) Hay 1564–1631 m. Elizabeth (de Douglas of Morton, Countess of) Erroll 1565–1631 m. Anne (Stewart) ?? 1574–1587 m. Margaret (* Margaretha Stewart Stuart (my 12th) Gg) 1569–1586 m. Mary Hay 1559–1647 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas 1570–1631
  3. 3. William (of Fetterletter) Hay 1584–1616 m. Lilias Gordon 1575–
  4. 4. George Hay 1582–1656 m. Lady (Elizabeth Isobell Keenan- Cheyne-De La) Hay 1575–1634
  5. 5. Alexander (Hay, Master of) Erroll 1566–1585 m. Isbell Fyndlay 1557–1620
  6. 6. Thomas (Hay (physical and mental issues, diagnosed insane) 1596) 1569–1610
  7. 7. Ellen Hay 1565–1620 m. Alexander (Livingstone) Boggs 1561–1621
  8. 8. Lady (Anne) Hay 1570–1624
  9. 9. Lady (Eleanor Helen) Hay 1557–1592
  10. 10. Alexander (Hay, Master of) Erroll 1551–1596
  11. 11. Eleanor Hay 1547–1592
  12. 12. Alexander Hay 1551–1631
  13. 13. Eleanor (Helen) Hay 1557–1630

Sir Hay's Timeline

4 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Sir Andrew '8th Earl of Errol' Hay in Errol Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Errol Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1563
16 Jun 1563
Age 18
Sir Andrew '8th Earl of Errol' Hay was married in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1585
8 October 1585
Age 40
Death of Sir Andrew '8th Earl of Errol' Hay in Slains, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Slains, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1774
21 Jul 1774
Age 229
Sir Andrew '8th Earl of Errol' Hay was baptized in Ingram,Northumberland,England
Ingram,Northumberland,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Errol Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1774
    Event Place: Ingram,Northumberland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1563
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 October 1585
    Event Place: Slains, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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