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     William Hay, 5th Earl of Erroll was the son of William Hay, 4th Earl of Erroll and Christian Lyon.¹ He married Elizabeth Ruthven, daughter of William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven and Isabel Livingstone.² He died on 28 July 1522.¹
     He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Erroll [S., 1452] on 9 September 1513.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Lord Hay [S., 1430] on 9 September 1513.¹ He held the office of Envoy to France in 1515.¹ He held the office of Envoy to England in 1516.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland]¹

     Jean Gordon was the daughter of John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland and Lady Helen Stuart.¹ She married, secondly, Thomas Gordon, son of George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly and Elizabeth Keith.² She married, firstly, Alexander Innes, 16th of that Ilk, son of William Innes, 15th of that Ilk and Elizabeth Hepburn.² She died in January 1584.¹
     Her married name became Innes.²

     Blanche Wilhelmina Dorothea Annesley was the daughter of Captain Francis Charles Annesley and Matilda Rochfort.¹ She married Brig.-Gen. George Harvey Nicholson, son of William Smith Nicholson, on 1 June 1892.¹ She died on 15 January 1955.¹
     From 1 June 1892, her married name became Nicholson.¹

     Thomas Gordon was the son of George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly and Elizabeth Keith.¹ He married Jean Gordon, daughter of John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland and Lady Helen Stuart.¹

     John Graham, 4th Earl of Menteith was the son of William Graham, 3rd Earl of Menteith and Margaret Moubray.¹ He married Marion Seton, daughter of George Seton, 4th Lord Seton and Elizabeth Hay, on 8 October 1548.² He died in January 1564/65.¹
     He fought in the Battle of Solway Moss on 24 November 1542, where he was captured by the English and held priosoner until July 1541 when he was ransomed.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Menteith [S., 1427] circa 1544.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] before June 1545.¹ He was a Lord of the Congregation in 1558.¹

     George Seton, 4th Lord Seton was the son of George Seton, 3rd Lord Seton and Lady Janet Hepburn.¹ He married, firstly, Elizabeth Hay, daughter of John Hay, 3rd Lord Hay of Yester and Elizabeth Douglas, circa 15 June 1527.¹ He married, secondly, Mary Pyerres circa February 1538/39.¹ He died on 17 July 1549.¹
     He succeeded as the 4th Lord Seton [S., 1451] on 9 September 1513.¹ He held the office of Extra Lord of Session in 1533.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in March 1542/43.¹

     Lady Barbara Sinclair was the daughter of George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness and Lady Elizabeth Graham. She married, firstly, Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland, son of John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland and Lady Helen Stuart, circa 1567.² She married, secondly, Alexander Innes, 16th of that Ilk, son of William Innes, 15th of that Ilk and Elizabeth Hepburn, in May 1574.² She and Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland were divorced on 30 June 1572.² She died in July 1576.¹
     From circa 1567, her married name became Gordon.² From after 10 September 1574, her married name became Innes.²

     George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness was born before 14 July 1527.¹ He was the son of John Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Caithness and Elizabeth Sutherland.² He married Lady Elizabeth Graham, daughter of William Graham, 2nd Earl of Montrose and Lady Janet Keith.¹ He died on 9 September 1582 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.³ He was buried at Rosslyn, Scotland^G.³ His will was proven (by probate) on 2 April 1583 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.³
     He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Caithness [S., 1455] on 18 May 1529.¹ He resigned his Earldom, and received a regrant with remainder to his son and heir, John and the latter’s male heirs and assigns, failing whom to the (re)grantee himself and his heirs male whatsoever.¹ He held the office of Justiciar of Caithness in 1566.¹ In 1567 he was a member of the jury trial of James, Earl of Bothwell, for murdering Earl of Darnley.¹

     Brig.-Gen. George Harvey Nicholson was the son of William Smith Nicholson.¹ He married Blanche Wilhelmina Dorothea Annesley, daughter of Captain Francis Charles Annesley and Matilda Rochfort, on 1 June 1892.¹ He died on 13 June 1942.¹
     He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     James Drummond, 1st Earl of Perth was born circa 1580.¹ He was the son of Patrick Drummond, 3rd Lord Drummond and Lady Elizabeth Lindsay.² He married Lady Isabel Seton, daughter of Robert Seton, 1st Earl of Winton and Lady Margaret Montgomerie, on 19 April 1606.³ He died on 18 December 1611, without male issue.²
     He succeeded as the 4th Lord Drummond [S., 1488] circa 1602.³ He was envoy to Spain in 1605.² He was created 1st Earl of Perth [Scotland] on 4 March 1604/5, with special remainder to heirs male whatsoever.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in January 1607/8.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in March 1609/10.²