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James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll (20 April 1726 – 3 July 1778) styled Lord Boyd from 1728 to 1746, was a Scottish nobleman and the son of William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock.
16 de oct. de 2023 · On Saturday, 19 August 1758, he succeeded his maternal great-aunt, Mary Hay, 14th Countess of Erroll as the 15th Earl of Erroll, simultaneously changing his surname from Boyd to Hay, as he and his descendants were henceforth known.
Earl of Erroll ( / ˈɛrəl /) [1] is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1453 for Sir William Hay. The subsidiary titles held by the Earl of Erroll are Lord Hay (created 1449) and Lord Slains (1452), both in the Peerage of Scotland. The Earls of Erroll also hold the hereditary office of Lord High Constable of Scotland.
James Hay 15th Earl of Erroll (1726 - 1778) Born James Boyd, the eldest son of William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock and Lady Anne Livingston at Falkirk on 26 April 1726, he was known from 1728 to 1746, while his father was Earl of Kilmarnock, by the courtesy title of Lord Boyd.
When James Boyd-Hay 15th Earl of Errol was born on 20 April 1726, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, his father, William Boyd 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, was 20 and his mother, Countess Anne Livingston, was 17. He married Rebecca Lockhart on 3 September 1749, in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll styled Lord Boyd from 1728 to 1746, was a Scottish nobleman and the son of William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock. After his father was attainted in 1746, he became Mr James Boyd, but in 1758 he inherited the Earldom of Erroll from a great-aunt.
artist: Thomas Watson (1748 - 1781) English. title: James Hay, 15th Earl of Errol, 1726 - 1778. Lord High Constable of Scotland. date created: Unknown. after: Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792) English. materials: Mezzotint on paper. measurements: 60.66 x 38.10 cm. object type: Work on paper. credit line: Purchased 1933. accession number: SPL 90.1.
