HAY, James Merchant in Banff ^{1 2 3 4}

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James married Helen LAUDER, daughter of Sir John LAUDER of Fountainhall, 2nd Baronet and Marion ANDERSON.^{1 2} (Helen LAUDER was baptised on 13 December 1689 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Scotland ³ and died on 22 October 1742 ⁵.)

  Marriage Notes:

"The above James Hay (son of James Hay 4th of Rannes and Margaret Gordon of Park) married Margaret Daughter of Gordon of Glengerrack Their children were

I Charles Hay of Rannes born 1688

II James Hay who married Helen Lauder Dowager Lady Banff of who were James, Charles and William Hays"

from Hay memorial




"(2) (second son of James Hay of Rannes) James Hay, merchant, Banff, who married Helen Lauder, the Dowager Lady Banff."

from Records of the County of Banff




"Helen, daughter of Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall, Lord of Session .... was married .... thirdly, to James Hay, merchant in Banff, second son of James Hay of Rannes, with issue"

from Scots Peerage (vol 2) ^{1 2 5}