Marquess of Tweeddale

Scottish peerage

  • Earl of Tweeddale
  • Earl of Gifford
  • Viscount of Walden
  • Lord Hay of Yester
  • Baron Tweeddale (United Kingdom)
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Marquess of Tweeddale (sometimes spelled Tweedale) is a title of the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1694 for the 2nd Earl of Tweeddale. Lord Tweeddale holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Tweeddale (created 1646), Earl of Gifford (1694), Viscount of Walden (1694), Lord Hay of Yester (1488), and Baron Tweeddale, of Yester in the County of Haddington (1881),[1] all but the last in the Peerage of Scotland.[2] As Baron Tweeddale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, Lord Tweeddale sat between 1881 and 1963 in the House of Lords. The Marquess's eldest son uses Viscount Walden as a courtesy title.

Lord Tweeddale also holds the title of Hereditary Chamberlain of Dunfermline.[2]

The family seat was Yester House, near Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland.

Lords Hay of Yester (1488)

Earls of Tweeddale (1646)

Marquesses of Tweeddale (1694)

Present peer

Charles David Montagu Hay, 14th Marquess of Tweeddale (born 6 August 1947) is the son of the 12th Marquess and his wife Sonia Mary Peake, daughter of Osbert Peake, 1st Viscount Ingleby and Lady Joan Rachel de Vere Capell. He was educated at Milton Abbey School and Trinity College, Oxford. In February 2005 he succeeded as Marquess of Tweeddale (1694), Earl of Tweeddale (1646), Baron Tweeddale of Yester (1881), Earl of Gifford (1694), Viscount of Walden (1694), and Lord Hay of Yester (1488).[3]

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Lord Alistair Hay (b. 1955), whose heir presumptive is his half-brother Lord Andrew Arthur George Hay (b. 1959), whose heir apparent is his son Angus David George Hay (b. 1991).[3]

Coat of Arms

  • Arms of the Lord Hay of Yester
    Arms of the Lord Hay of Yester
  • Arms of the Earls of Tweeddale and the 1st-10th Marquesses of Tweeddale
    Arms of the Earls of Tweeddale and the 1st-10th Marquesses of Tweeddale
  • Arms from the 11th Marquess of Tweeddale
    Arms from the 11th Marquess of Tweeddale

Family tree and succession

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Marquesses of Tweeddale (1694), Earls of Tweeddale (1646), Lords Hay of Yester (1488)
Lord Hay of Yester, 1488
Mariot LindsayJohn Hay
(d. c. 1508)
1st Lord Hay of Yester		Elizabeth Cunningham
(d. 1529)
Thomas Hay
(d. 1491)
Master of Yester		John Hay
(d. 1513)
2nd Lord Hay of Yester
Thomas Hay
(d. c. 1508)
Master of Yester		John Hay
(d. 1543)
3rd Lord Hay of Yester
John Hay
(d. c. 1555–56)
4th Lord Hay of Yester
William Hay
(1538–1586)
5th Lord Hay of Yester
William Hay
(c. 1561-1590/91)
6th Lord Hay of Yester		James Hay
(1564-1608/09)
7th Lord Hay of Yester
Earl of Tweeddale, 1646
John Hay
1st Earl of Tweeddale, 8th Lord Hay of Yester
Marquess of Tweeddale, Earl of Gifford, and Viscount of Walden, 1694
John Hay
(1626–1697)
1st Marquess of Tweeddale, Earl of Gifford, and Viscount Walden, 2nd Earl of Tweeddale, 9th Lord Hay of Yester
John Hay
(1645–1713)
2nd Marquess of Tweeddale, Earl of Gifford, and Viscount Walden, 3rd Earl of Tweeddale, 10th Lord Hay of Yester
Charles Hay
(c. 1670–1715)
3rd Marquess of Tweeddale, Earl of Gifford, and Viscount Walden, 4th Earl of Tweeddale, 11th Lord Hay of Yester		John Hay
(d. 1706)		William Hay
(d. 1723)
John Hay
(c. 1695–1762)
4th Marquess of Tweeddale, Earl of Gifford, and Viscount Walden, 5th Earl of Tweeddale, 12th Lord Hay of Yester		Charles Hay
(d. 1760)		George Hay
(c. 1700–1787)
6th Marquess of Tweeddale, Earl of Gifford, and Viscount Walden, 7th Earl of Tweeddale, 14th Lord Hay of Yester		John Hay of Newhall
(d. 1765)
George Hay
(1758–1770)
5th Marquess of Tweeddale, Earl of Gifford, and Viscount Walden, 6th Earl of Tweeddale, 13th Lord Hay of Yester		William Hay
(d. 1761)
Younger of Newhall		George Hay
(1739–1804)
7th Marquess of Tweeddale, Earl of Gifford, and Viscount Walden, 8th Earl of Tweeddale, 15th Lord Hay of Yester
George Hay
(1787–1876)
8th Marquess of Tweeddale, Earl of Gifford, and Viscount Walden, 9th Earl of Tweeddale, 16th Lord Hay of Yester		James Hay[n 1]
(1788–1862)
Baron Tweeddale of Yester in the County of Haddington, 1881
George Hay
(1822–1862)
styled Earl of Gifford		Arthur Hay
(1824–1878)
9th Marquess of Tweeddale, Earl of Gifford, and Viscount Walden, 10th Earl of Tweeddale, 17th Lord Hay of Yester		William Montagu Hay
(1826–1911)
10th Marquess of Tweeddale, Earl of Gifford, and Viscount Walden, 11th Earl of Tweeddale, 18th Lord Hay of Yester, 1st Baron Tweeddale		James Gordon Hay
(1815–1883)
William George Montagu Hay
(1884–1967)
11th Marquess of Tweeddale, Earl of Gifford, and Viscount Walden, 12th Earl of Tweeddale, 19th Lord Hay of Yester, 2nd Baron Tweeddale		Arthur Vincent Hay
(1886–1914)		Edward Douglas John Hay
(1888–1944)		Malcolm Vivian Hay of Seaton
(1881–1962)
Sonia Mary Peake
(d. 2009)		David George Montagu Hay
(1921–1979)
12th Marquess of Tweeddale, Earl of Gifford, and Viscount Walden, 13th Earl of Tweeddale, 20th Lord Hay of Yester, 3rd Baron Tweeddale		Nella Doreen Dutton
(d. 2004)		James Malcolm Hay of Seaton
(1907–1987)
Edward Douglas John Hay
(1947–2005)
13th Marquess of Tweeddale, Earl of Gifford, and Viscount Walden, 14th Earl of Tweeddale, 21st Lord Hay of Yester, 4th Baron Tweeddale		Charles David Hay
(b. 1947)
14th Marquess of Tweeddale, Earl of Gifford, and Viscount Walden, 15th Earl of Tweeddale, 21st Lord Hay of Yester, 5th Baron Tweeddale		Alistair James Montagu Hay
(b. 1955)		Andrew Arthur George Hay
(b. 1959)[n 2]		Lord Hamish David Montagu Hay
(b. 1959)		Malcolm Charles Hay of Seaton[n 1]
(b. 1956)
Heir Presumptive
Angus Hay
(b. 1991)		Rory Hay
(b. 1993)		James Malcolm Douglas Hay
(b. 1985)
Gilbert Christopher Malcolm Hay
(b. 2021)
  1. ^ a b The line of James Hay (1788–1862) is the next in the line of succession should the male line of the 12th Marquess fail. The current heir male of this line is Malcolm Charles Hay of Seaton (b. 1956)
  2. ^ Andrew Arthur George Hay is second in the line of succession to the Marquessate as his half-brother, Alistair Hay, has no male issue and there is no further male issue from the 12th Marquess's marriage to his first wife.
Line of succession (simplified)[4]
  • George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale (1753–1804)
    • George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale (1787–1876)
      • William Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale (1826–1911)
        • Lord Edward Douglas John Hay (1888–1944)
          • David Hay, 12th Marquess of Tweeddale (1921–1979)
            • Charles Hay, 14th Marquess of Tweeddale (b. 1947)
            • (1). Alistair James Montagu Hay (b. 1955)
            • (2). Lord Andrew Arthur George Hay (b. 1959)
              • (3). Angus David George Hay (b. 1991)
              • (4). Rory Edward Hamish Hay (b. 1993)
            • (5). Lord Hamish David Montagu Hay (b. 1959)
    • Lord James Hay (1788–1862)
      • James Gordon Hay (1815–1883)
        • Malcolm Vivian Hay of Seaton (1881–1962)
          • James Malcolm Hay of Seaton (1907–1987)
            • (6). Malcolm Charles Hay of Seaton (b. 1956)
              • (7). James Malcolm Douglas Hay (b. 1985)
                • (8). Gilbert Christopher Malcolm Hay (b. 2021)
                • (9). Laurence James Wilson Hay (b. 2023)
              • (10). Oliver Charles Quintin Hay (b. 1987)
          • Peter Brian Hay (1918–2004)
            • (11). Angus Malcolm Hay (b. 1947)
            • (12). James Andrew Hay (b. 1949)
        • Cuthbert Joseph Hay (1882–1970)
          • Ronald Cuthbert Hay (1916–2001)
            • male issue and descendants in remainder
          • John Malcolm Hay (1918–201?)
            • male issue and descendants in remainder

There are further heirs to the marquessate descended from the first Earl of Tweeddale.

See also

References

  1. ^ "No. 25021". The London Gazette. 30 September 1881. p. 4891.
  2. ^ a b "TWEEDDALE 14th Marquis of", Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, retrieved 25 February 2010 (Subscription or library card required for online edition.)
  3. ^ a b Burke's Peerage, volume 3 (2003), p. 3965
  4. ^ Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Tweeddale, Marquess of". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 3442–3446. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.

Further reading

  • Taylor, James (1887), "The Hays of Tweeddale", The Great Historic Families of Scotland. Online at electricscotland.com.
  • Kidd, Charles; Shaw, Christine; Bierbrier, M L; Collins, Lydia, eds. (November 2007), "TWEEDDALE, MARQUESS OF (Hay) (Marquess S 1694). Charles David Montagu Hay, 14th Marquess", Peerage & Baronetage, Debrett's, pp. 1421–1423, ISBN 978-1-870520-80-5. (Online at Exact Editions and Credo Reference. Subscription or library card required.)

External links

  • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale