HAY, DAVID [SSNE 3931]

Surname

HAY

First name

DAVID

Title/rank

?

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

David Hay was a nobleman's son from Edinburgh who in 1630 enlisted in the Tsar's army and evidently fought in the Smolensk war 1632-34. There was another D. Hay in Swedish service in 1631 [SSNE 7001].

 

Source: D. Fedosov, The Caledonian Connection (Aberdeen, 1996).

Service record

RUSSIA, SMOLENSK REGIMENTS

Arrived 1630-01-01

Departed 1634-12-31

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY