The chief executive's wife Maureen said the material had made her and her two children feel "rather uncomfortable" at their home in Kent.
The family has been targeted amid growing hostility to the firm in the United States for the spill that has so far leaked about one million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
Speaking at her house in a village near Sevenoaks, Mrs Hayward said: "Members of my family have had nasty phone calls and we have also had mail from groups.
"Tony is obviously away and we are miles away from him so it's upsetting."
Kent Police sources yesterday confirmed there was an "ongoing police operation" involving Mr Hayward's family home but did not disclose the nature and details. The family home is protected by a 12ft high perimeter hedge and has a private access road.
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