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Alexander Lyon 1493–1528 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1493

Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Apr 1528

Death Location: Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: John Glamis

Mother: Elizabeth Gray

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Alexander Lyon was born in 1493 in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland, the child of John Lyon 4Th Lord Of Glamis And Elizabeth Gray. Alexander Lyon passed away in 1528 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Lyon was born in 1493 in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland, the child of John Lyon 4Th Lord Of Glamis And Elizabeth Gray.
  • Alexander Lyon passed away in 1528 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Alexander Lyon's Ancestors

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Alexander Lyon
1493–1528
Birth Place: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
Parents
John Lyon 4th Lord of Glamis
1452–1513
Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Gray
1464–1528
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Lyon 3rd Lord) Glamis
1431–1497
Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Scrymgeour
1435–1492
Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Glamis
1402–1459
Isabel Glamis
1402–1484
John Dudhope
1409–1513
Lady Aberdalgie
1402–1465
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Glamis
1378–1435
Elizabeth Graham
1375–1435
Walter Scotland
1369–1440
Lady Glen
1380–1440
James Scrymgeour
1365–1411
Egidia Maxwell
1360–1400
Sir Aberdalgie
1379–1445
Isabel Stewart
1378–1460

Alexander Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1493
Abt 1493
Birth of Alexander Lyon in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
1528
8 Apr 1528
Age 35
Death of Alexander Lyon in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1493
    Event Place: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Alexander Lyon, person ID L78L-WZQ.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1528
    Event Place: Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Alexander Lyon, person ID L78L-WZQ.

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