James Hay (bef. 1771 - bef. 1822)

Born before 12 Apr 1771 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Husband of Mary (Ramsay) Hay — married 18 Apr 1801 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Descendants

Died before 12 Oct 1822 at about age 51 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Biography

James Hay, son of William Hay and Helen Gray, was baptised in the parish of Penicuick, Midlothian on 12 April 1771.^[1]

James married Mary Ramsayon 18 Apr 1801 in the parish of Edinburgh, Midlothian. ^[2][3]

The couple reputedly had 12 children including:

1. Helen Hay (born Tiverton, Devon 7 June 1806)^[4]
2. Ann Hay (born Tiverton, Devon 24 January 1807)^[5]
3. Mary Hay (born Tiverton, Devon 3 September 1807)^[6]
4. Georgiana Christian Hay (born Tiverton, Devon 4 April 1810)^[7]
5. Caroline Ramsay Hay (baptised Cockpen, Midlothian 5 October 1820).^[8]

James was buried in Fort William, Calcutta, India on 12 October 1822.^[9]

James Hay (of Collipriest House, Tiverton, Devon) was part of the Hay of Pitfour family, Perthshire.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), James Hay born or baptised on 12 Apr 1771, son of William Hay & Helen Gray, in Penicuik, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 697, Ref 20/47, Frame 329.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Mary Ramsay marriage to James Hay on or after 18 Apr 1801 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 530/22, Frame 2335.
3. ↑ The Scots Peerage; Vol 3; page 105
4. ↑ Baptism: "Devon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," database, Ancestry uk Record 62250 #1360504 (accessed 2 January 2023), Helen Hay baptism on 6 Nov 1806 (born 7 Jun 1806), child of James Hay & Lady Mary Hay, in Tiverton, St Peter, Devon, England; citing Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust, Taunton, Somerset, England.
5. ↑ Baptism: "Devon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," database, Ancestry uk Record 62250 #1360507 (accessed 2 January 2023), Ann Hay baptism on 6 Nov 1807 (born 24 Jan 1807), child of James Hay & Lady Mary Hay, in Tiverton, St Peter, Devon, England; citing Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust, Taunton, Somerset, England.
6. ↑ Baptism: "Devon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," database, Ancestry uk Record 62250 #1360505 (accessed 2 January 2023), Mary Hay baptism on 6 Nov 1807 (born 3 Sep 1807), child of James Hay & Lady Mary Hay, in Tiverton, St Peter, Devon, England; citing Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust, Taunton, Somerset, England.
7. ↑ Baptism: "Devon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," database, Ancestry uk Record 62250 #791975 (accessed 2 January 2023), Georgiana Christian Hay baptism on 21 Jun 1810 (born 4 Apr 1810), child of James Hay & Lady Mary Hay, in Tiverton, St Peter, Devon, England; citing Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust, Taunton, Somerset, England.
8. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Caroline Ramsay Hay born or baptised on 5 Oct 1820, daughter of James Hay & Mary Ramsay, in Cockpen, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 676, Ref 30/9, Frame 668.
9. ↑ Burial: "British India Office Deaths & Burials," database with images, FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 2 January 2023), James Hay burial (died age 52) on 12 Oct 1822 in Fort William, Bengal; citing Archive The British Library, Folio -, Page 278.

   on the twelfth day of october in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two James Hay of Collipriest in the County of Devon, aged 52 years was buried at Calcutta Fort William by me. J Parson; Junior Chaplain at the Presidency of Fort William

See also

• [http://www.thepeerage.com/p12411.htm#i124102 James Hay (M, #124102)

• 20 February 1812 - Exeter Flying Post - Last week James Hay, Esq. of Collipriest House, Tiverton, was sworn in as High Sheriff of the county of Devon.
• A Genealogical and Heraldric History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland; Vol 1; Burke; 1833; page 508