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Earl Erroll is in Earl.
On 17th March 1452 William Hay 1st Earl Erroll (age 29) was created 1st Earl Erroll. Beatrice Douglas Countess Erroll by marriage Countess Erroll.
On 15th November 1461 Nicholas Hay 2nd Earl Erroll (age 25) and Elizabeth Gordon Countess Erroll were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. She the daughter of Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley. He the son of William Hay 1st Earl Erroll (age 38) and Beatrice Douglas Countess Erroll.
In October 1462 William Hay 1st Earl Erroll (age 39) died. His son Nicholas (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl Erroll.
In 1470 Nicholas Hay 2nd Earl Erroll (age 34) died. His brother William (age 21) succeeded 3rd Earl Erroll.
Before 14th October 1485 William Hay 3rd Earl Erroll (age 36) and Isabel Gordon Countess Erroll were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. She the daughter of George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley (age 30) and Anabella Stewart (age 49). He the son of William Hay 1st Earl Erroll and Beatrice Douglas Countess Erroll. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
After 14th October 1485 William Hay 3rd Earl Erroll (age 36) and Elizabeth Leslie Countess Errol were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. He the son of William Hay 1st Earl Erroll and Beatrice Douglas Countess Erroll.
On 14th January 1507 William Hay 3rd Earl Erroll (age 58) died. His son William succeeded 4th Earl Erroll. Christian Lyon Countess Erroll (age 25) by marriage Countess Erroll.
On 9th September 1513 at the Battle of Flodden was fought at the Branxton, Northumberland [Map]. the English army was commanded by Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 70), Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 40), Edmund Howard (age 35), Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 45), Edward Stanley 1st Baron Monteagle (age 51) and Marmaduke Constable (age 56).
The English army included: Henry "Shepherd Lord" Clifford 10th Baron Clifford (age 59), William Conyers 1st Baron Conyers (age 44), Thomas Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley (age 41) and Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape (age 45).
Father and son Ralph ellerker of risby in yorkshire and Ralph Ellerker were knighted by Thomas Howard Earl of Surrey, as were Marmaduke Constable (age 33), William Constable (age 38), George Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Aston (age 16), Edmund Walsingham (age 33), Thomas Burgh 7th Baron Cobham 5th Baron Strabolgi 1st Baron Burgh (age 25) and Walter Stonor (age 36).
John Booth (age 78), Randall Babington, John Bigod (age 38) and Thomas Fitzwilliam (age 39), Christopher Savage (age 49), Thomas Venables (age 44) and Brian Tunstall (age 33) were killed.
Bryan Stapleton of Wighill (age 55) was killed. (Some reports have him dying in 1518).
The Scottish army suffered heavy casualties:
King James IV of Scotland (age 40) was killed. His body ws taken to London, then to Sheen Priory, Richmond [Map]; thereafter it disappeared. His son James (age 1) succeeded V King Scotland.
Archbishop Alexander Stewart (age 20) was killed.
David Kennedy 1st Earl Cassilis (age 43) was killed. His son Gilbert (age 18) succeeded 2nd Earl Cassilis. Isabel Campbell Countess Cassilis by marriage Countess Cassilis.
William Sinclair 2nd Earl Caithness (age 54) was killed. His son John succeeded 3rd Earl Caithness.
Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl Lennox was killed. His son John (age 23) succeeded 3rd Earl Lennox.
William Hay 4th Earl Erroll was killed. His son William (age 18) succeeded 5th Earl Erroll.
John Douglas 2nd Earl Morton was killed. His son James succeeded 3rd Earl Morton, 6th Lord Dalkeith.
Adam Hepburn 2nd Earl Bothwell was killed. His son Patrick (age 1) succeeded 3rd Earl Bothwell.
Alexander Stewart 4th of Garlies (age 32) was killed. His son Alexander (age 6) succeeded 5th Lord Garlies.
Alexander Elphinstone 1st Lord Elphinstone was killed. His son Alexander (age 3) succeeded 2nd Lord Elphinstone.
Thomas Hay, George Hepburn Bishop Isles (age 59), Adam Hepburn Master (age 56), Thomas "Younger of Cushnie" Lumsden
William Douglas 6th Lord Drumlanrig was killed. William "Younger" Douglas 7th Lord Drumlanrig succeeded 7th Lord Drumlanrig.
George Seton 5th Lord Seton was killed. His son George succeeded 6th Lord Seton.
John Hay 2nd Lord Hay of Yester was killed. His son John (age 23) succeeded 3rd Lord Hay of Yester. Elizabeth Douglas Lady Hay by marriage Lord Hay of Yester.
Henry Sinclair 3rd Lord Sinclair (age 48) was killed. His son William succeeded 4th Lord Sinclair.
James Stewart 1st Lord of Traquair (age 33) was killed. His son William (age 7) succeeded 2nd Lord Traquair.
John Maxwell 4th Lord Maxwell (age 57) was killed. His son Robert (age 20) succeeded 5th Lord Maxwell.
George Home 4th Lord Home and John Stewart 2nd Earl Atholl (age 38) fought.
William Graham 1st Earl Montrose (age 49) was killed. His son William (age 21) succeeded 2nd Earl Montrose.
Robert Erskine 4th Lord Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was killed. His son John (age 26) de jure 17th Earl Mar, Lord Erskine.
Thomas Stewart 2nd Lord Innermeath (age 52) was killed. His son Richard succeeded 3rd Lord Innermeath.
Robert Crichton 2nd Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (age 41) was killed. His son Robert (age 22) succeeded 3rd Lord Crichton of Sanquhar
Father and son William Rollo (age 59) and Robert Rollo 5th of Duncrub (age 34), brothers David Lyon of Cossins, William Lyon and George Lyon were killed. John Somerville 1st of Cambusnethan (age 55), William Keith of Inverugie (age 43), David Wemyss of Wemyss (age 40), Robert Keith Master of Marischal (age 30), Guiscard Harbottle (age 28), John Erskine, David Home (age 22), Andrew Stewart 1st Lord Avondale (age 43), Archibald Campbell 2nd Earl Argyll (age 64), Robert Douglas of Lochleven (age 89) were killed. William Murray (age 43), Colin Oliphant (age 26), William Ruthven (age 33), George Douglas (age 44) and William Douglas (age 42) were killed. Walter Lindsay of Arden and Walter Lindsay (age 33) were killed.
On 28th July 1522 William Hay 5th Earl Erroll (age 27) died. His son William (age 1) succeeded 6th Earl Erroll.
On 11th April 1541 William Hay 6th Earl Erroll (age 20) died. His first cousin once removed George (age 33) succeeded 7th Earl Erroll. Margaret Robertson Countess Erroll by marriage Countess Erroll.
On 30th January 1573 George Hay 7th Earl Erroll (age 65) died. His son Andrew (age 42) succeeded 8th Earl Erroll. Agnes Sinclair Countess Erroll by marriage Countess Erroll.
On 27th June 1584 Francis Hay 9th Earl Erroll (age 20) and Margaret Stewart Countess Erroll (age 15) were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. She the daughter of James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent and Agnes Keith Countess Moray and Mar (age 53). He the son of Andrew Hay 8th Earl Erroll (age 53) and Jean Hay (age 44). They were fourth cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 8th October 1585 Andrew Hay 8th Earl Erroll (age 54) died. His son Francis (age 21) succeeded 9th Earl Erroll.
On 16th July 1631 Francis Hay 9th Earl Erroll (age 67) died. His son William (age 34) succeeded 10th Earl Erroll.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 7th December 1636 William Hay 10th Earl Erroll (age 39) died. His son Gilbert (age 5) succeeded 11th Earl Erroll.
On 7th January 1658 Gilbert Hay 11th Earl Erroll (age 26) and Catherine Carnegie Countess Erroll were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. She the daughter of James Carnegie 2nd Earl Southesk (age 44). He the son of William Hay 10th Earl Erroll and Anne Lyon Countess Erroll.
In October 1674 Gilbert Hay 11th Earl Erroll (age 43) died. His first cousin once removed John succeeded 12th Earl Erroll.
On 1st October 1674 John Hay 12th Earl Erroll and Anne Drummond Countess Erroll were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. She the daughter of James Drummond 3rd Earl Perth (age 59) and Anne Gordon.
On 30th December 1704 John Hay 12th Earl Erroll died. His son Charles succeeded 13th Earl Erroll.
On 16th October 1717 Charles Hay 13th Earl Erroll died. His sister Mary succeeded 14th Countess Erroll.
In 1749 James Hay 15th Earl Erroll (age 22) and Rebecca Covington Countess Erroll were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. He the son of William Boyd 4th Earl Kilmarnock and Anne Livingston Countess Kilmarnock.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 19th August 1758 Mary Hay 14th Countess Erroll died at Slains Castle, Slains. Her great nephew James (age 32) succeeded 15th Earl Erroll.
In 1762 James Hay 15th Earl Erroll (age 35) and Isabella Carr Countess Erroll were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. He the son of William Boyd 4th Earl Kilmarnock and Anne Livingston Countess Kilmarnock.
On 3rd July 1778 James Hay 15th Earl Erroll (age 52) died at Callendar House, Falkirk. His son George (age 11) succeeded 16th Earl Erroll.
In 1792 William Hay 17th Earl Erroll (age 19) and Jane Bell Countess Erroll (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. He the son of James Hay 15th Earl Erroll and Isabella Carr Countess Erroll.
In 1796 William Hay 17th Earl Erroll (age 23) and Alicia Eliot Countess Erroll (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. He the son of James Hay 15th Earl Erroll and Isabella Carr Countess Erroll.
In 1798 George Hay 16th Earl Erroll (age 31) died at Callendar House, Falkirk. His brother William (age 25) succeeded 17th Earl Erroll.
In 1816 William Hay 17th Earl Erroll (age 43) and Harriet Somerville Countess Erroll were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. He the son of James Hay 15th Earl Erroll and Isabella Carr Countess Erroll.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 26th January 1819 William Hay 17th Earl Erroll (age 46) died. His son William (age 17) succeeded 18th Earl Erroll.
Before 18th October 1821 William Hay 18th Earl Erroll (age 20) and Elizabeth Fitzclarence Countess Erroll (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. She the illegitmate daughter of King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 56) and Dorothea Bland aka "Mrs Jordan". He the son of William Hay 17th Earl Erroll and Alicia Eliot Countess Erroll.
On 19th April 1846 William Hay 18th Earl Erroll (age 45) died. His son William (age 22) succeeded 19th Earl Erroll.
On 20th September 1848 William Harry Hay 19th Earl Erroll (age 25) and Eliza Amelia Gore Countess Erroll (age 19) were married in Montreal. She by marriage Countess Erroll. He the son of William Hay 18th Earl Erroll and Elizabeth Fitzclarence Countess Erroll (age 47).
On 3rd December 1891 William Harry Hay 19th Earl Erroll (age 68) died. His son Charles (age 39) succeeded 20th Earl Erroll. Mary Caroline L'Estrange Countess of Erroll by marriage Countess Erroll.
On 8th July 1927 Charles Hay 20th Earl of Erroll (age 75) died. His son Victor (age 50) succeeded 21st Earl Erroll.
On 20th February 1928 Victor Hay 21st Earl of Erroll (age 51) died. His son Josslyn (age 26) succeeded 22nd Earl Erroll. Myra Idina Sackville Countess of Erroll (age 34) by marriage Countess Erroll.
On 24th January 1941 Josslyn Victor Hay 22nd Earl of Erroll (age 39) was murdered. He was found shot dead in his Buick at a crossroads on the Nairobi-Ngong road. He had dined that evening with Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet (age 57) and his wife, Erroll's alledged lover, Diana Caldwell Baroness Delamere (age 28). After dinner Erroll and Diana had gone dancing, Erroll's body was discovered half an hour after he had dropped her off. Broughton was subsequently tried, and aquitted, for the murder. His daughter Diana (age 15) succeeded 23rd Countess Erroll.
William Hay 6th Earl Erroll and Helen or Eleanor Stewart Countess Erroll and Sutherland were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. She the daughter of John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox and Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox. He the son of William Hay 5th Earl Erroll and Elizabeth Ruthven Countess Erroll. They were half second cousin twice removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
William Hay 10th Earl Erroll and Anne Lyon Countess Erroll were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. She the daughter of Patrick Lyon 1st Earl Kinghorne. He the son of Francis Hay 9th Earl Erroll and Elizabeth Douglas Countess Erroll. They were fifth cousins.
Francis Hay 9th Earl Erroll and Elizabeth Douglas Countess Erroll were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. She the daughter of William Douglas 6th Earl Morton and Agnes Leslie Countess Morton. He the son of Andrew Hay 8th Earl Erroll and Jean Hay. They were fourth cousins.
William Hay 5th Earl Erroll and Elizabeth Ruthven Countess Erroll were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. He the son of William Hay 4th Earl Erroll and Christian Lyon Countess Erroll. They were half second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Francis Hay 9th Earl Erroll and Mary Stewart Countess Erroll were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. She the daughter of John Stewart 4th Earl Atholl and Elizabeth Gordon Countess Atholl. He the son of Andrew Hay 8th Earl Erroll and Jean Hay. They were third cousins.
George Hay 7th Earl Erroll and Helen Bryson Countess Erroll were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll.