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William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll, Lord High Constable of Scotland Hay 1415–1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1415

Birth Location: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Schotland

Death Date: 15 Nov 1461

Death Location: Old Slains Castle, Collieston, Aberdeenshire,Scotland

Father: Gilbert Dronlaw

Mother: Alice Reid

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas, Elizabeth Erroll

Children(s): Lady Oliphant, Maria Hay, Lady Huntley, Rt Scotland, Lady Dumfermline, Mariota Hay, Sir Erroll, Marjorie Hay, Gilbert Hay, Margaret Hay, Agnes Hay

William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll, Lord High Constable of Scotland Hay was born in 1415 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Schotland, the child of Gilbert Lord Hay Van Dronlaw And Alice Elizabeth Reid. William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll, Lord High Constable of Scotland Hay married Elizabeth Beatrice Douglas Countess Of Erroll, Lady Janet Baroness Fleming Douglas, and had children including Agnes Hay, Gilbert Errol Hay, Lady Beatrice Hay Lady Of Huntly Countess Of Huntley, Lady Isabel Hay Lady Of Oliphant Baroness Of Oliphant, Lady Margaret Hay Lady Of Erroll Baroness Of Philorth Baroness Of Lochleven 1St Countess Of Dumfermline, Margaret Hay, Maria Jane Hay, Mariota Hay, Marjorie Hay, Rt Hon Sir Lord William Ii Hay Knight Of Huntly The Right Honourable Privy Councillor 3Rd Earl Of Erroll 7Th Lord High Constable Of Scotland, Sir Nicholas Hay Knight Of Eroll 2Nd Earl Of Erroll. William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll, Lord High Constable of Scotland Hay passed away in 1461 in Old Slains Castle, Collieston, Aberdeenshire,Scotland.

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  • William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll, Lord High Constable of Scotland Hay was born in 1415 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Schotland, the child of Gilbert Lord Hay Van Dronlaw And Alice Elizabeth Reid.
  • William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll, Lord High Constable of Scotland Hay married Elizabeth Beatrice Douglas Countess Of Erroll, Lady Janet Baroness Fleming Douglas, and had children including Agnes Hay, Gilbert Errol Hay, Lady Beatrice Hay Lady Of Huntly Countess Of Huntley, Lady Isabel Hay Lady Of Oliphant Baroness Of Oliphant, Lady Margaret Hay Lady Of Erroll Baroness Of Philorth Baroness Of Lochleven 1St Countess Of Dumfermline, Margaret Hay, Maria Jane Hay, Mariota Hay, Marjorie Hay, Rt Hon Sir Lord William Ii Hay Knight Of Huntly The Right Honourable Privy Councillor 3Rd Earl Of Erroll 7Th Lord High Constable Of Scotland, Sir Nicholas Hay Knight Of Eroll 2Nd Earl Of Erroll.
  • William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll, Lord High Constable of Scotland Hay passed away in 1461 in Old Slains Castle, Collieston, Aberdeenshire,Scotland.

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William Hay's Ancestors

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William Hay
1415–1461
Birth Place: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Parents
Gilbert Lord Hay van Dronlaw
1385–1436
Dalgaty, Erroll, Fifeshire, Scotland
Alice (Elizabeth) Reid
1395–1484
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hay's Descendants

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William (Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll, Lord High Constable of Scotland) Hay (1415–15 Nov 1461) m. Lady (Janet Baroness Fleming) Douglas (7 Mar 1425–1510) m. Elizabeth ((Beatrice) Douglas Countess of) Erroll (Dec 1423–21 Feb 1490)
  1. 1. Lady (Isabel Hay, Lady of Oliphant, Baroness of) Oliphant 1441–1507 m. Laurence (Oliphant of Aberdalgie* 1st Lord Baron of Oliphant Ambassador to England and then France. Keeper of Edinburgh Castle.) 'norsct 1439–1500
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Euphemia Janet Charlotte Alexandrina Oliphant, of) Gask 1456–1525 m. John (Elphinstone Liard van) Pittenreich 1447–1508
      1. 1. Alexander (I Lord) Elphinstone 1480–1513 m. Lady (Elizabeth Aberdeenshire Scotland) Barlow 1476–1518
        1. 1. Euphemia Elphinstone 1509–1547 m. John (Bruce of Stenhouse Stenhouse) (gmtree) 1502–1546 m. JAMES (V, KING OF SCOTLAND,) STEWART 1512–1542
        2. 2. Baron (Alexander) Elphinstone 1510–1547
        3. 3. Isabel Elphinstone 1496–1540
        4. 4. Arthur Forbes 1510–1571
        5. 5. Elisabeth Elphinstone 1487–1540
        6. 6. Mary Elphinstone 1510–
        7. 7. James Elphinstone 1512–
        8. 8. Barbara Elphinstone 1513–
        9. 9. Elizabeth Elphinstone 1512–1540
        10. 10. Lord (Elphinstone) Alexander 1510–1547
        11. 11. Lord (John) Elphinstone 1490–1513
        12. 12. Janet (Jane) Forbes 1522–1542
        13. 13. Alexander (II Lord) Elphinstone 1510–1547
        14. 14. Alexander Eliphinstone 1518–1584
      2. 2. Elizabeth Elphinstone 1477–1538
      3. 3. Thomas Elphinstone 1479–1513
      4. 4. Jean Elphinstone 1483–
      5. 5. Isabella (Nurse of Prince James) Elphinstone 1480–1540
      6. 6. Alexander (Francis) Elphinstone 1480–1513
    2. 2. John (Oliphant of Aberdalgie 2nd Lord of Oliphant Died without issue) 'norsct 1458–1513
    3. 3. William Oliphant 1493–1513
    4. 4. William Oliphant 1475–1509
    5. 5. George Oliphant 1480–1520
    6. 6. Isabelle Oliphant 1475–
    7. 7. Elizabeth Oliphant 1480–1525
    8. 8. Isabelle (Oliphant of Aberdalgie* Mrs Dundas) 'norsct 1462–
    9. 9. William Oliphant –1508
    10. 10. John (Lord) Oliphant 1465–1516
  2. 2. Maria (Jane) Hay 1425–1470
  3. 3. Lady (Beatrice Hay, Lady of Huntly, Countess of) Huntley 1449–1509
  4. 4. Rt (Hon. Sir Lord William II Hay, Knight of Huntly, The Right Honourable, Privy Councillor, 3rd Earl of Erroll,7th Lord High Constable of) Scotland 1449–1507
  5. 5. Lady (Margaret Hay, Lady of Erroll, Baroness of Philorth, Baroness of Lochleven, 1st Countess of) Dumfermline 1453–1500
  6. 6. Mariota Hay 1455–1520
  7. 7. Sir (Nicholas Hay, Knight of Eroll, 2nd Earl of) Erroll 1437–1470
  8. 8. Marjorie Hay 1445–1500
  9. 9. Gilbert (Errol) Hay 1445–1462
  10. 10. Margaret Hay 1432–
  11. 11. Agnes Hay 1439–

William Hay's Timeline

4 Records

1412
1412
Birth of William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll, Lord High Constable of Scotland Hay in Erroll, Perthshire, Scotland
Erroll, Perthshire, Scotland
1415
1415
Birth of William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll, Lord High Constable of Scotland Hay in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
1461
15 Nov 1461
Age 46
Death of William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll, Lord High Constable of Scotland Hay in Old Slains Castle, Collieston, Aberdeenshire,Scotland
Old Slains Castle, Collieston, Aberdeenshire,Scotland
1502
19 Aug 1502 14 Sep
Age 87
William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll, Lord High Constable of Scotland Hay was married
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1412
    Event Place: Erroll, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1415
    Event Place: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1502 14 Sep

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: - Protocol Book of James Young, 1501-1504

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1461
    Event Place: Old Slains Castle, Collieston, Aberdeenshire,Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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