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Sir James Bruce Hay 1656 – 1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1656

Birth Location: Yester, East Lothian, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 Dec 1702

Death Location: Carriber, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Patrick HAYS

Mother: Alesone Fouller

Spouse(s): Magdalene Hay

Children(s): Thomas Hay

Sir James Bruce Hay WS, 1st Baron of Carriber, Linlithgowshire was born in 1656 in Yester, East Lothian, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Patrick David HAYS and Alesone \Allison Fowler \ Fouller. Sir James Bruce Hay WS, 1st Baron of Carriber, Linlithgowshire married Magdalene [Robertson] Hay, and had children including Thomas Hay. Sir James Bruce Hay WS, 1st Baron of Carriber, Linlithgowshire passed away in 1702 in Carriber, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir James Bruce Hay WS, 1st Baron of Carriber, Linlithgowshire was born in 1656 in Yester, East Lothian, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Patrick David HAYS and Alesone \Allison Fowler \ Fouller.
  • Sir James Bruce Hay WS, 1st Baron of Carriber, Linlithgowshire married Magdalene [Robertson] Hay, and had children including Thomas Hay.
  • Sir James Bruce Hay WS, 1st Baron of Carriber, Linlithgowshire passed away in 1702 in Carriber, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Sir Hay's Ancestors

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Sir Hay
1656 – 1702
Birth Place: Yester, East Lothian, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Patrick David HAYS
1632 – 1680
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Alesone (\Allison Fowler \) Fouller
1632 – 1676
Newton Mylns, Yester, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
David Fowler
1606 –
Yester, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Alison HARDIE
1610 – 1661
Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hay's Descendants

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Sir (James Bruce) Hay (6 Apr 1656 – 15 Dec 1702) m. Magdalene ([Robertson]) Hay (5 Feb 1654 – Feb 1713)
  1. 1. Thomas Hay (7 Sep 1692 – 28 Jan 1733) m. Isobel Balfour (1695 – 28 Jan 1756)
    1. 1. Michael Hay (12 Mar 1717 – 12 Feb 1762) m. Esther Wilkins (04 Jul 1724 – 25 Aug 1745)
      1. 1. Col. (Ann Hawkes) Hay (14 Aug 1745 – 18 Apr 1785) m. Martha Smith (18 Jun 1745 – 30 Mar 1821)
        1. 1. Martha Hay (22 Nov 1777 – 03 Oct 1851)

Sir Hay's Timeline

2 Records

1656
6 Apr 1656
Birth of Sir James Bruce Hay WS, 1st Baron of Carriber, Linlithgowshire in Yester, East Lothian, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Yester, East Lothian, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1702
15 Dec 1702
Age 46
Death of Sir James Bruce Hay WS, 1st Baron of Carriber, Linlithgowshire in Carriber, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Carriber, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1656
    Event Place: Yester, East Lothian, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1702
    Event Place: Carriber, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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