Clan Hay
This family descend from a member of the de La Haye, powerful Norman princes who followed William the
Conqueror to England in 1066. (William de La Haye, cup bearer to Malcolm IV, was claimed as ancestor by
Sir William Hay of Errol when he was raised to the peerage as Earl of Errol in 1453.) The lands of Errol
in Perthshire were confirmed to William de Haya by charter around 1172. The fortunes of the family were
secured when Sir Gilbert Hay became one of the faithful comrades-in-arms of Robert the Bruce, not only at
the glory of Bannockburn, but sharing the hardships of the earlier campaigns. Gilbert was rewarded with
the lands of Slains in Aberdeenshire, but more importantly with the office of Lord High Constable of
Scotland. Hay was first created constable in 1309 and then, by charter dated 12 November 1314, the title
was made hereditary. This dignity, which is still enjoyed by the present chief, gives the holder
precedence in Scotland before every other hereditary honour, saving only the royal family itself. The
Lord High Constable was responsible for the personal safety of the monarch, and was sword bearer at
coronations. He maintained a ceremonial royal guard, called the Durward of Partisans, and has a
theoretical jurisdiction over persons indicted for riot or crimes of bloodshed near the royal person. ....
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Yester castle - painting by Andrew Spratt
In 1357 Yester passed by marriage to the Hays.
- A1. William de Haya of Erroll, m. Juliana de Soulis;
- B1. Robert de Haya of Erroll, lvd:1204, m. Eva of Pitmulin;
- C1. Sir N1 de Haya;
- D1. Sir John de Haya of Locherworth, lvd:1237/1262, m. N. de Lyne;
- E1. Sir William de Haya of Locherworth, lvd:1263/1308;
- F1. Sir Gilbrt de Haya of Locherworth, m. Mary Fraser;
==> Clan Fraser
- G1. Sir Thomas de Haya of Locherworth, m. Lora de Cuningesburgh;
- H1. Sir William de Haya of Locherworth, Sheriff of Peebles, lvd:1354;
- I1. Sir Thomas de Haya of Locherworth, d:1399, m. Joanna Gifford;
- J1. Sir William Hay, Sheriff of Peebles, lvd:1421, m. Alicia* Hay;
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- J1. Sir William Hay, Sheriff of Peebles, lvd:1421, m. Alicia* Hay;
- I1. Sir Thomas de Haya of Locherworth, d:1399, m. Joanna Gifford;
- H1. Sir William de Haya of Locherworth, Sheriff of Peebles, lvd:1354;
- G1. Sir Thomas de Haya of Locherworth, m. Lora de Cuningesburgh;
- F1. Sir Gilbrt de Haya of Locherworth, m. Mary Fraser;
==> Clan Fraser
- K1. Sir David Hay, Sheriff of Peebles, m. Mary Douglas;
==> Clan Douglas
- L1. Sir John Hay, 1st Lord of Yester, d:1508, m1. Elizabeth Cunningham, m2. Mary Lindsay;
==> Clan Lindsay
- M1. [m1]: Isabel Hay, m. Walter Kerr; <== Clan Kerr
- M2. [m2]: Sir John Hay, 2nd Lord of Yester, d:1513 Flodden, m. Elizabeth Crichton;
- N1. John Hay, 3rd Lord of Yester, m. Elizabeth Douglas;
==> Clan Douglas
- O1. Elizabeth Hay, lvd:1527, m. George Seton; <== Clan Seton
- N1. John Hay, 3rd Lord of Yester, m. Elizabeth Douglas;
==> Clan Douglas
- L1. Sir John Hay, 1st Lord of Yester, d:1508, m1. Elizabeth Cunningham, m2. Mary Lindsay;
==> Clan Lindsay
- E1. Sir William de Haya of Locherworth, lvd:1263/1308;
- D1. Sir John de Haya of Locherworth, lvd:1237/1262, m. N. de Lyne;
- C1. Sir N1 de Haya;
- B2. William de Haya of Erroll, lvd:1160/1201, m. Eva of Pitmulin;
- C1. David de Haya of Erroll, m. Aethna of Strathearn;
- D1. Gilbert de Haya of Erroll, Sheriff of Perth, lvd:1237/1262, m. Idonea Comyn;
==> Clan Comyn
- E1. Nicolas de Haya of Erroll, Sheriff of Perth;
- F1. Sir Gilbert de Haya of Erroll, d:1333;
- G1. Nicolas de Haya;
- H1. Sir David de Haya of Erroll;
- I1. Sir Thomas Hay of Errol, d:1406, m. Elisabeth Stewart;
==> House of Stewart
- J1. Alicia* Hay, m. Sir William Hay;
- J2. Elisabeth Hay, m. Sir George Leslie; ==> Clan Leslie
- J3. Sir William Hay of Errol, d:1436, m. Margaret Gray;
==> Clan Gray
- K1. Gilbert Hay of Errol, lvd:1396/1463, m. Alicia Hay;
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- K1. Gilbert Hay of Errol, lvd:1396/1463, m. Alicia Hay;
- I1. Sir Thomas Hay of Errol, d:1406, m. Elisabeth Stewart;
==> House of Stewart
- H1. Sir David de Haya of Erroll;
- G1. Nicolas de Haya;
- F1. Sir Gilbert de Haya of Erroll, d:1333;
- E1. Nicolas de Haya of Erroll, Sheriff of Perth;
- D1. Gilbert de Haya of Erroll, Sheriff of Perth, lvd:1237/1262, m. Idonea Comyn;
==> Clan Comyn
- L1. Sir William Hay, Earl of Errol, d:1423/1462, m. Beatrix Douglas;
==> Clan Douglas
- M1. Maria Hay, m. Sir Alexander Forbes; <== Clan Forbes
- M2. Margaret Hay, m. Alexander Fraser; <== Clan Fraser
- M3. Sir William Hay, Earl of Errol, d:1453/1506, m. Isabel Gordon;
==> Clan Gordon
- N1. William Hay, 4th Earl of Errol, d:1513 Flodden, lvd:1470/1513, m. Christian Lyon;
- O1. Marjorie Hay, m. James Abercrombie; <== Clan Abercrombie
- N2. Thomas Hay, lvd:1470/1513, m. Margaret, daughter of John Logie and Euphemia Boyd;
==> Clan Boyd
- O1. George Hay, lvd:1503/1573, m. Margaret, doughter of Alexander Robertson and Isobel Stewart;
==> Clan Stewart
- P1. Elizabeth Hay, m. William Keith; <== Clan Keith
- P2. Margaret Hay, d:1587, m. Lord Laurence Oliphant; <== Clan Oliphant
- O1. George Hay, lvd:1503/1573, m. Margaret, doughter of Alexander Robertson and Isobel Stewart;
==> Clan Stewart
- N1. William Hay, 4th Earl of Errol, d:1513 Flodden, lvd:1470/1513, m. Christian Lyon;
- C1. David de Haya of Erroll, m. Aethna of Strathearn;
- B1. Robert de Haya of Erroll, lvd:1204, m. Eva of Pitmulin;