Family Archive · Scotland
THE LEITH—HAY FAMILY ARCHIVE
Leith-Hay Family
of Leith Hall
Seven centuries of family history, Scotland, and the lives that shaped an estate.
KENNETHMONT · ABERDEENSHIRE · SCOTLAND
A record of a Scottish family, held across generations.
These pages are for all those associated with the name Leith, particularly descendants of William Leith of Barns, Provost of Aberdeen in the mid to late 1300s, and ancestor of the main line of the ancient family of Leith Hall.
The archive traces the family’s origins and traditions in Scotland: the people who lived at the Hall, military service, the stories of women and descendants, and the records that survive.
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The archive, arranged by story.
FROM THE JOURNAL
Latest news from the archive.
Notes, film, research and notices connected with Leith Hall and the wider family history.
10 SEPTEMBER 2021
For a turn of the 1980s flash back to Leith Hall in 1979, About Britain made an episode on the…
9 JULY 2020
Support the property, NTS staff and local volunteers at Friends of Leith Hall at Facebook Groups.
6 MAY 2020
The Army of Prince Charles Edward, with permission to link to the Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research.
6 JULY 2018
Rory Muir’s Salamanca 1812 contains information on Andrew Leith-Hay and his uncle James Leith.
LEITH HALL · KENNETHMONT
A house at the centre of the record.
Leith Hall has been home to generations of the Leith and Leith-Hay family. The archive follows the lives connected with the estate—from its lairds and families to military figures, women whose stories were recorded, and descendants around the world.
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