Sir John Hay of Haystoun, 5th Baronet

Biographical Summary

"Sir John Hay, Baronet [S 1635] of Haystoun, 1st son and heir, born 15 January 1755, was a Banker in Edinburgh; succeeded to the Baronetcy 21 October 1810. He married 9 July 1785, Mary Elizabeth, youngest daughter of James (Forbes), 16th Lord Forbes [S], by Catherine, only child of Sir Robert Innes, 6th Baronet [S 1628] of Balvenie. She, by whom he had eight sons and seven daughters, died 2 November 1803. He died 23 May 1830."

SOURCE: Complete baronetage; Cokayne, George E. (George Edward); 1900; Vol. II; page 413

Other References

• Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 428