Sir Thomas de la Hay, 7th Lord of Erroll (c. 1342 – July 1406) was

Lord High Constable of Scotland The Lord High Constable is a hereditary, now ceremonial, office of Scotland. In the order of precedence of Scotland, the office traditionally ranks above all titles except those of the Royal Family.p60-61, Bruce, Alistair, Keepers of the King ...

. He was the third member of the Hay family to hold this post. He was the son of

David de la Hay Sir David de la Hay (c. 1318–1346) was Lord High Constable of Scotland. David was a son of Nicholas de la Haye. He succeeded to his grandfather Gilbert de la Hay's titles after David's father died at the battle of Dupplin Moor on 10–11 Aug ...

and a daughter of John Keith of Innerpeffer.

Marriage and children

He married Elizabeth Stewart, a daughter of King

Robert II of Scotland Robert II (2 March 1316 – 19 April 1390) was King of Scots from 1371 to his death in 1390. The son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, and Marjorie, daughter of King Robert the Bruce, he was the first monarch of the House of St ...

, before 7 November 1372. They had issue: * Sir William de la Hay, a knight (''d''.1436); he married Margaret, daughter of Sir Patrick Gray of Broxmouth, and had issue. * Sir Gilbert of Dronlaw, a knight; he married Elizabeth Reid, and had issue. * Elizabeth de la Hay; she married Sir George Leslie of Rothes (1350 - after 1412), and had issue. * Alice de la Hay; she married Sir William Hay of Locharret. * Daughter (name not known); she married Norman (?), son of Andrew Leslie, and had issue.

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on Hay family Lord High Constables of Scotland Year of birth uncertain 1406 deaths

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