Brief Life History of James
James Hay was born in 1751, in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. He married Ann Noble on 28 December 1788, in Crich, Derbyshire, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 25 January 1823, in Bonsall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 72, and was buried in Bonsall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (14)
- James Hoy, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Legacy NFS Source: James Hay - Church record: Transcript: death: 25 January 1823; Bonsall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
- James Hay in entry for William Rolley and Elizabeth Hay, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
Spouse and Children
1751–1823 Male
1768–1823 Female
Children (6)
1791–1796 Male
1791– Male
1793– Male
1796–1857 Male
1802–1887 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (3)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 50
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 57
1815
Age 64
Name Meaning
Scottish and English (northern; of Norman origin): habitational name from any of several places in Normandy called La Haie or La Haye (Old French haie ‘hedge, enclosure’, ‘forest for hunting deer and other animals’, a borrowing of the ancient Germanic word haga). Robert de Haia or de la Haye is known to have come from La Haye-du-Puits in Manche; he was the founder of Boxgrove Priory in Sussex (1123), and holder of the Honor of Halnaker (Sussex) and (by marriage) the barony of Kolswein (Lincolnshire). The Norman name was also taken to Ireland, where it has since flourished in the county of Wexford as Hay and Hayes . Elsewhere in Ireland the name usually has a native Irish origin, see below.
English: topographic name from Middle English hay(e), heye, heghe ‘enclosure’ (Old English (ge)hæg) or ‘forest fenced off for hunting’ (Old French haie); or else a habitational name from a place so called, such as Hay (in Herefordshire and Westmorland) or Hey in Scammonden (Yorkshire). It was no doubt sometimes synonymous with Hayward .
English: nickname for a tall man, from Middle English heigh, hey, high ‘high, tall’ (Old English hēah).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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