William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll

Deceased Person

1772 – 1819

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Who was William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll?

William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll, known as Lord Hay until 1778, was a Scottish peer.

Erroll was the son of James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll and his second wife, Isabella Carr. He firstly married Jane Bell in 1792, and they had one child together. Secondly, he married Alicia Eliot in 1796, who was the sister-in-law of Sir Thomas Stapleton, 16th Baron Le Despencer; they had seven children together. Finally, Erroll married Harriet Somerville in 1816.

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Mar 12, 1772
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Jan 26, 1819

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on July 23, 2013

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