Mary Hay1
Female, Registry Number #413631
Last Edited=27 Sep 2010
Mary Hay is the daughter of Charles Hay of Rannes.2 She married John Leith of Leith Hall, son of John Leith of Leith Hall and Janet Ogilvy.1
Her married name became Leith.
Her married name became Leith.
Child of Mary Hay and John Leith of Leith Hall
- John Leith of Leith Hall+2 d. 1763
John Leith of Leith Hall1 
Male, Registry Number #413632, d. 1763
Last Edited=27 Sep 2010
John Leith of Leith Hall was the son of John Leith of Leith Hall and Mary Hay.2 He married Harriot Steuart, daughter of Alexander Steuart of Auchluncart.1 He died in 1763.1
He added the lands of Lair and Adlair to his estates.1
He added the lands of Lair and Adlair to his estates.1
Children of John Leith of Leith Hall and Harriot Steuart
- John Leith of Leith Hall2 d. 1778
- Lt.-Gen. Sir James Leith2 d. 16 Oct 1816
- General Alexander Leith-Hay of Rannes+2 b. 1758, d. 16 May 1838
Harriot Steuart1
Female, Registry Number #413633
Last Edited=27 Sep 2010
Harriot Steuart is the daughter of Alexander Steuart of Auchluncart.1 She married John Leith of Leith Hall, son of John Leith of Leith Hall and Mary Hay.1
Her married name became Leith.
Her married name became Leith.
Children of Harriot Steuart and John Leith of Leith Hall
- John Leith of Leith Hall2 d. 1778
- Lt.-Gen. Sir James Leith2 d. 16 Oct 1816
- General Alexander Leith-Hay of Rannes+2 b. 1758, d. 16 May 1838
John Leith of Leith Hall1
Male, Registry Number #413634, d. 1778
Last Edited=27 Sep 2010
John Leith of Leith Hall was the son of John Leith of Leith Hall and Harriot Steuart.2 He died in 1778, without issue.1
Lady Catherine Stewart1
Female, Registry Number #413635, b. 4 June 1699
Last Edited=9 Apr 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.17%
Lady Catherine Stewart was baptised on 4 June 1699 at Penninghame, Wigtownshire, ScotlandG.2 She was the daughter of James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway and Lady Catherine Montgomerie.1 She died, unmarried.1
- [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood’s edition of Sir Robert Douglas’s The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume IV, page 164. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
- [S3508] S. Thomson, “email: Kirwan Family,” e-mail message to BENR, 16 January 2009 – 12 February 2010. Hereinafter cited as “email: Kirwan Family.”
Lt.-Gen. Sir James Leith1
Male, Registry Number #413636, d. 16 October 1816
Last Edited=5 May 2019
Lt.-Gen. Sir James Leith
by Charles Picart 2
by Charles Picart 2
Lt.-Gen. Sir James Leith was the son of John Leith of Leith Hall and Harriot Steuart.3 He married Lady Augusta Forbes, daughter of George Forbes, 5th Earl of Granard and Lady Georgiana Augusta Berkeley, on 14 February 1798.3 He died on 16 October 1816.1
He was awarded the Grand Cordon, Order of Merit of France.1 He was Commander of the Forces of the Windward and Leeward Islands.1 He held the office of Governor of Barbados.1 He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)1
Mary Forbes1
Female, Registry Number #413637, d. 1824
Last Edited=27 Sep 2010
Mary Forbes was the daughter of Charles Forbes of Ballogie.1 She married General Alexander Leith-Hay of Rannes, son of John Leith of Leith Hall and Harriot Steuart, in 1784.1 She died in 1824.1
From 1784, her married name became Leith-Hay.
From 1784, her married name became Leith-Hay.
Children of Mary Forbes and General Alexander Leith-Hay of Rannes
- Harriet Christian Leith-Hay2 d. 1820
- Elizabeth Leith-Hay2
- Lt.-Col. Sir Andrew Leith-Hay of Rannes and Leith Hall+2 b. 17 Feb 1785, d. 13 Oct 1862
- Rear-Admiral John James Leith+2 b. 22 Oct 1788, d. 25 Oct 1854
Lt.-Col. Sir Andrew Leith-Hay of Rannes and Leith Hall1
Male, Registry Number #413638, b. 17 February 1785, d. 13 October 1862
Last Edited=18 May 2015
Lt.-Col. Sir Andrew Leith-Hay of Rannes and Leith Hall was born on 17 February 1785.1 He was the son of General Alexander Leith-Hay of Rannes and Mary Forbes.2 He married Mary Margaret Clark, daughter of William Clark, in 1816.1 He died on 13 October 1862 at age 77.1
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Elgin between 1833 and 1838.1 He held the office of Governor of Bermuda between 1838 and 1841.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Elgin between 1841 and 1847.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)1
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Elgin between 1833 and 1838.1 He held the office of Governor of Bermuda between 1838 and 1841.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Elgin between 1841 and 1847.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)1
Child of Lt.-Col. Sir Andrew Leith-Hay of Rannes and Leith Hall and Mary Margaret Clark
- James Leith-Hay+2 b. 26 Nov 1820, d. 3 Apr 1887
William Clark1
Male, Registry Number #413639
Last Edited=27 Sep 2010
Child of William Clark
- Mary Margaret Clark+2 b. 1791, d. 1859
Mary Margaret Clark1
Female, Registry Number #413640, b. 1791, d. 1859
Last Edited=20 May 2015
Mary Margaret Clark was born in 1791. She was the daughter of William Clark.2 She married Lt.-Col. Sir Andrew Leith-Hay of Rannes and Leith Hall, son of General Alexander Leith-Hay of Rannes and Mary Forbes, in 1816.1 She died in 1859.1
From 1816, her married name became Leith-Hay.
From 1816, her married name became Leith-Hay.
Child of Mary Margaret Clark and Lt.-Col. Sir Andrew Leith-Hay of Rannes and Leith Hall
- James Leith-Hay+3 b. 26 Nov 1820, d. 3 Apr 1887
- [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1461. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
- [S37] BP2003. [S37]
- [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 1189. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.
