Hay Baronets
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There have been four Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Hay, all in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. One creation is extinct, one dormant and two extant. A fifth baronetcy in the Jacobite Peerage
, although theoretically extant, is not recognised by the Lyon Office.
The Hay Baronetcy, of Smithfield and Haystoun in the County of Peebles, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 20 July 1635 for James Hay, Esquire of the Body to King James VI
, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever. Along with the baronetcy he was granted 16000 acres (64.7 km²) of land in Nova Scotia
. The title became dormant on the death of the third Baronet in 1683. In 1762 James Hay claimed and assumed the baronetcy as the great-great-grandson John Hay, younger brother of the grandfather of the first Baronet. A jury assembled at Perth
in 1805 decided his claim was valid and in 1806 he matriculated arms as a Baronet in the Lyon Office. The sixth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament
for Peeblesshire
. The seventh Baronet was Member of Parliament for Linlithgow Burghs. The title became dormant on the death of the eleventh Baronet in 1966. The presumed heir to the baronetcy is the Marquess of Tweeddale
as a descendant of John Hay, 3rd Lord Hay of Yester, great-great-uncle of the first Baronet.
The Hay Baronetcy, of Park in the County of Wigtown, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 25 August 1663 for Thomas Hay. The seventh Baronet married Sarah, daughter of John Cossins by his wife the Hon. Elizabeth Susannah, daughter of George Thicknesse, 19th Baron Audley
. Consequently, his descendants are also in remainder to the barony of Audley
.
The Hay Baronetcy, of Linplum in the County of Haddington, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 26 March 1667 for James Hay. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1751.
The Hay Baronetcy, of Alderston, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 22 February 1703 for John Hay, with remainder to heirs male forever. He was a member of the same family as the Hay Baronets of Smithfield and Haystoun and the Marquesses of Tweeddale. The third and fourth Baronets used the surname of Hay-Makdougall. The ninth Baronet never proved his succession or used the title. Two other members of the family may also be mentioned. Thomas Hay, grandfather of the fifth Baronet, was a Lord of Session under the judicial title of Lord Huntingdon. The younger brother of Thomas Hay, John Hay of Restalrig, joined Prince Charles Edward Stuart
in the Jacobite Rising of 1745, serving him as Secretary and Treasurer and as Quartermaster at the Battle of Culloden
, for which he was attainted in 1746. He remained close to the Prince, who took him with him to Rome in January 1766, after the death of his father, known by Jacobites
as "King James III & VIII"
. He was appointed Major Domo of the Royal Household and was by "King Charles III"
created a Knight
and Baronet
of Nova Scotia
in the Jacobite Peerage
with remainder to heirs male. Woulfe Hay, grandson of Captain John Hay, half-brother of the fifth Baronet, was a Major-General in the British Army
.
Jacobite peerage
After the deposition by the English parliament in February 1689 of King James II and VII from the thrones of England and Ireland , he and his successors continued to create peers and baronets, which they believed was their right...
, although theoretically extant, is not recognised by the Lyon Office.
The Hay Baronetcy, of Smithfield and Haystoun in the County of Peebles, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 20 July 1635 for James Hay, Esquire of the Body to King James VI
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever. Along with the baronetcy he was granted 16000 acres (64.7 km²) of land in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. The title became dormant on the death of the third Baronet in 1683. In 1762 James Hay claimed and assumed the baronetcy as the great-great-grandson John Hay, younger brother of the grandfather of the first Baronet. A jury assembled at Perth
Perth, Scotland
Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
in 1805 decided his claim was valid and in 1806 he matriculated arms as a Baronet in the Lyon Office. The sixth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Peeblesshire
Peeblesshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Peeblesshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1868. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.-Boundaries:...
. The seventh Baronet was Member of Parliament for Linlithgow Burghs. The title became dormant on the death of the eleventh Baronet in 1966. The presumed heir to the baronetcy is the Marquess of Tweeddale
Marquess of Tweeddale
Marquess of Tweeddale is a title of the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1694 for the 2nd Earl of Tweeddale. Lord Tweeddale holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Tweeddale , Earl of Gifford , Viscount of Walden , Lord Hay of Yester , and Baron Tweeddale, of Yester in the County of Haddington...
as a descendant of John Hay, 3rd Lord Hay of Yester, great-great-uncle of the first Baronet.
The Hay Baronetcy, of Park in the County of Wigtown, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 25 August 1663 for Thomas Hay. The seventh Baronet married Sarah, daughter of John Cossins by his wife the Hon. Elizabeth Susannah, daughter of George Thicknesse, 19th Baron Audley
George Thicknesse, 19th Baron Audley
George Thicknesse later Thicknesse-Touchet, 19th Baron Audley .George Thicknesse-Touchet was the son of Captain Philip Thicknesse and Lady Elizabeth Tuchet...
. Consequently, his descendants are also in remainder to the barony of Audley
Baron Audley
The title Baron Audley was first created on 8 January 1313 by writ in the Peerage of England for Nicholas Audley of Heighley Castle a member of the Audley family of Staffordshire.....
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The Hay Baronetcy, of Linplum in the County of Haddington, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 26 March 1667 for James Hay. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1751.
The Hay Baronetcy, of Alderston, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 22 February 1703 for John Hay, with remainder to heirs male forever. He was a member of the same family as the Hay Baronets of Smithfield and Haystoun and the Marquesses of Tweeddale. The third and fourth Baronets used the surname of Hay-Makdougall. The ninth Baronet never proved his succession or used the title. Two other members of the family may also be mentioned. Thomas Hay, grandfather of the fifth Baronet, was a Lord of Session under the judicial title of Lord Huntingdon. The younger brother of Thomas Hay, John Hay of Restalrig, joined Prince Charles Edward Stuart
Charles Edward Stuart
Prince Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or The Young Pretender was the second Jacobite pretender to the thrones of Great Britain , and Ireland...
in the Jacobite Rising of 1745, serving him as Secretary and Treasurer and as Quartermaster at the Battle of Culloden
Battle of Culloden
The Battle of Culloden was the final confrontation of the 1745 Jacobite Rising. Taking place on 16 April 1746, the battle pitted the Jacobite forces of Charles Edward Stuart against an army commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, loyal to the British government...
, for which he was attainted in 1746. He remained close to the Prince, who took him with him to Rome in January 1766, after the death of his father, known by Jacobites
Jacobitism
Jacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
as "King James III & VIII"
James Francis Edward Stuart
James Francis Edward, Prince of Wales was the son of the deposed James II of England...
. He was appointed Major Domo of the Royal Household and was by "King Charles III"
Charles Edward Stuart
Prince Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or The Young Pretender was the second Jacobite pretender to the thrones of Great Britain , and Ireland...
created a Knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
and Baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
in the Jacobite Peerage
Jacobite peerage
After the deposition by the English parliament in February 1689 of King James II and VII from the thrones of England and Ireland , he and his successors continued to create peers and baronets, which they believed was their right...
with remainder to heirs male. Woulfe Hay, grandson of Captain John Hay, half-brother of the fifth Baronet, was a Major-General in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
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Hay Baronets, of Smithfield and Haystoun (1635)
- Sir James Hay, 1st Baronet (d. 1654)
- Sir John Hay, 2nd Baronet (d. c. 1659)
- Sir James Hay, 3rd Baronet (1652-c. 1683) (dormant)
- Sir James Hay, 4th Baronet (d. 1810) (claimed title 1805)
- Sir John Hay, 5th Baronet (1755-1830)
- Sir John Hay, 6th BaronetSir John Hay, 6th BaronetSir John Hay, 6th Baronet was a British baronet and politician. He sat as a Member of Parliament for Peeblesshire from 1831 to 1837.-References:...
(1788-1838) - Sir Adam Hay, 7th Baronet (1795-1867)
- Sir Robert Hay, 8th Baronet (1825-1885)
- Sir John Adam Hay, 9th Baronet (1854-1895)
- Sir Duncan Edwyn Hay, 10th Baronet (1882-1965)
- Sir Bache McEvers Athole Hay, 11th Baronet (1892-1966) (dormant)
Hay Baronets, of Park (1663)
- Sir Thomas Hay, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1680)
- Sir Charles Hay, 2nd Baronet (1662-1737)
- Sir Thomas Hay, 3rd Baronet (c. 1730-1777)
- Sir Thomas Hay, 4th Baronet (d. 1794)
- Sir James Hay, 5th Baronet (c. 1775-1794)
- Sir William Hay, 6th Baronet (1793-1801)
- Sir John Hay, 7th Baronet (1799-1862)
- Sir Arthur Graham Hay, 8th Baronet (1839-1889)
- Sir Lewis John Erroll Hay, 9th Baronet (1866-1923)
- Sir Arthur Thomas Erroll Hay, 10th Baronet (1909-1993)
- Sir John Erroll Audley Hay, 11th Baronet (b. 1935)
Hay Baronets, of Linplum (1667)
- Sir James Hay, 1st Baronet (d. 1704)
- Sir Robert Hay, 2nd Baronet (c. 1673-1751)
Hay Baronets, of Alderston (1703)
- Sir John Hay, 1st Baronet (d. 1706)
- Sir Thomas Hay, 2nd Baronet (d. 1769)
- Sir George Hay-Makdougall, 3rd Baronet (d. 1777)
- Sir Henry Hay-Makdougall, 4th Baronet (c. 1750-1825)
- Sir Thomas Hay, 5th Baronet (d. 1832)
- Sir James Douglas Hamilton Hay, 6th Baronet (1800-1873)
- Sir Hector Maclean Hay, 7th Baronet (1821-1916)
- Sir William Henry Hay, 8th Baronet (1867-1927)
- (Sir) Edward Hamilton Hay, 9th Baronet (1870-1936)
- Sir Frederick Baden-Powell Hay, 10th Baronet (1900-1985)
- Sir Ronald Nelson Hay, 11th Baronet (1910-1988)
- Sir Ronald Frederick Hamilton Hay, 12th Baronet (b. 1941)
Hay Baronets, of Restalrig (in the Jacobite Peerage) (1766)
- Sir John Hay, 1st Baronet (d. 1784)
- Sir Alexander Hay, 2nd Baronet (d. 1791)
- Sir Thomas Hay, 3rd Baronet (d. 1832) (see above)
- Sir James Douglas Hamilton Hay, 4th Baronet (1800-1873)
- Sir Hector Maclean Hay, 5th Baronet (1821-1916)
- Sir William Henry Hay, 6th Baronet (1867-1927)
- Sir Edward Hamilton Hay, 7th Baronet (1870-1936)
- Sir Frederick Baden-Powell Hay, 8th Baronet (1900-1985)
- Sir Ronald Nelson Hay, 9th Baronet (1910-1988)
- Sir Ronald Frederick Hamilton Hay, 10th Baronet (b. 1941)