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HAY, EDWARD, eldest son of Hon. Edward Hay (qv), and his first wife; b. 19 May 1757; adm. 30 Sep 1765; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 24 Nov 1774; Writer, EICS Bengal 1775; arrived in India 6 Oct 1775; Assistant, Secretary’s Office, Secret Department 1777; Factor and Sub-Secretary, General Department, and Agent for the Manufacture of Powder 1782; Secretary, Secret Department 1783; present at OWW dinner at Calcutta 1783 (Hickey, Memoirs, iii, 245-6); Senior Merchant and Secretary to Government, Bengal 1788; one of donors of Warren Hastings Cup; m. 22 Feb 1782 Elizabeth, dau. of William Wagstaffe, Manchester, apothecary; d. 24 Sep 1798.

HAY, HENRY, brother of Thomas Hay (adm. 1747, qv); b. 27 Jun 1736; adm. Jun 1750 (Morel's); left 1751; d. 24 Oct 1754.

Hay, John Brian, son of John Robert Thompson Hay, chmn. and man. dir. Twyfords Ltd., of Stone, Staffs, and Beatrice, d. of George Louis Lefevre MB MS, med. practitioner, of Longton, Staffs; b. 3 May 1934; adm. Sept. 1947 (KS); left July 1952; Trin. Coll. Camb., open schol. 1953, matric. 1954, BA 1957; adm. solicitor 1960; asst. sec. Horserace Betting Levy Board; d. 1 Jan. 2005.

HAY, JOHN; b.; adm. (aged 11) Jun 1720; left 1720.

HAY, HON. JOHN, brother of Thomas Hay, 9th Earl of Kinnoull (qv); b.; adm. (aged 7) Mar 1726; KS 1731; Capt. of the School 1736; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1737, matr. 13 Jun 1737, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1737 – void 24 Mar 1747, expiry year of grace as R. Epworth from 15 Apr 1746; BA 12 Mar 1742/3; MA 1744; ordained; Rector of Epworth, Lincs., from 1746; Rector of Cwm, Flints., from 1748; Rector of Hope, Flints., from 1750; d. unm. 23 Jun 1751. Buried South Cloister, Westminster Abbey.

Hay, Richard Gordon, brother of John Brian Hay (qv); b. 1 May 1937; adm. Sept. 1950 (KS); left July 1955; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1957, BA 1960, MA 1964; Goode Durrant & Murray Plc 1960-74; dir. Lond. & North Brit. Trust Ltd. 1974, Midland Bank Internat. Trade Services Ltd. 1974-84, Interkiln Engineering Ltd. 1985-; m. 6 Jan. 1968 Elisabeth, d. of Jacques Tugault, herborist, of Paris, France; d. 2019.

HAY, THOMAS, 9TH EARL OF KINNOULL (S), elder son of George Hay, 8th Earl of Kinnoull, and Lady Abigail Harley, sister of Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford (qv); b. 4 Jul 1710; adm. Mar 1717/8; styled Lord Dupplin 1719-58; spoke Prior’s prologue and took part of Cordelio in Otway’s Orphan, which was acted by “some of the Westminster scholars” at Hickford’s Dancing Rooms, Panton Street, near Leicester Fields, 2 Feb 1719/20 (HMC Portland MSS V, 593); Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 13 Jun 1726; MA Cambridge 1749; MP Scarborough 26 Jan 1735/6 – 21 Apr 1736, Cambridge 1741 – 29 Jul 1758; in politics a loyal follower and confidant of Henry Pelham (qv) and of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (qv); a Commissioner of the Revenue (I) Apr 1741-6; member, Board of Trade and Foreign Plantations, Nov 1746 – Apr 1754; a Lord of the Treasury Apr 1754 – Dec 1755; Joint Paymaster-Gen. of the Forces 16 Dec 1755 – Jul 1757; Chancellor, Duchy of Lancaster Jan 1758-62; Privy Councillor 27 Jan 1758; succeeded father as 9th Earl of Kinnoull 29 Jul 1758; Ambassador Extraordinary to Portugal (on special mission) Mar – Nov 1760; Recorder of Cambridge from 10 Jan 1758; Chancellor, University of St. Andrews, from 1765; m. 12 Jun 1741 Constantia, only dau. of John Kyrle Ernle, Whetham, Calne, Wilts.; d. 28 Dec 1787. DNB.

HAY, THOMAS, eldest son of William Hay MP, Glyndebourne, Sussex, and Elizabeth, second d. of Thomas Pelham MP, Catsfield Place, Sussex; b. 3 Jul 1734; adm. Jun 1747 (Morel's); left 1751; Cornet, 9th Dragoons 19 Jun 1751; Lieut., 7th Dragoons 25 Dec 1755; Capt., 14 Mar 1757; Maj., 14 Oct 1761; Lieut. -Col., 14 Jun 1765; Brevet Col., 21 May 1762; unattached list 27 Feb 1771; Deputy Adjutant-Gen. in Germany; MP Lewes 1768-80; d. 9 Feb 1786.