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Earl John (4th Lord of Duchal) of Lyle 1500–1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Duchal, Renfrewshire, Perth, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Jul 1551

Death Location: Duchal, Renfrew, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Tartan

Mother: Elizabeth Douglas

Spouse(s): Countess Beaton, Elizabeth Béthune

Children(s): Lady (Montgomerie), Sir Lyll

The story of Earl John (4th Lord of Duchal) of Lyle began in 1500 in Duchal, Renfrewshire, Perth, Scotland. Earl John (4th Lord of Duchal) of Lyle married Countess Grizel Bethune Beaton, Elizabeth Bethune, and had children including Lady Jean Braughton Beaton Lyle Montgomerie, Sir James The Master Lyll. Earl John (4th Lord of Duchal) of Lyle passed away in 1551 in Duchal, Renfrew, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Earl John (4th Lord of Duchal) of Lyle began in 1500 in Duchal, Renfrewshire, Perth, Scotland.
  • Earl John (4th Lord of Duchal) of Lyle married Countess Grizel Bethune Beaton, Elizabeth Bethune, and had children including Lady Jean Braughton Beaton Lyle Montgomerie, Sir James The Master Lyll.
  • Earl John (4th Lord of Duchal) of Lyle passed away in 1551 in Duchal, Renfrew, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Tartan
1469–1511
Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Douglas
1471–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Countess Beaton
1500–1541
Birth Location: Duchal, Renfrew, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Béthune
1506–1522
Birth Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady (Montgomerie)
1515–1608
Birth Location: Lyle, Scotland
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Sir Lyll
1515–1551
Birth Location: Lyle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Earl Lyle's Ancestors

Self
Earl Lyle
1500–1551
Birth Place: Duchal, Renfrewshire, Perth, Scotland
Parents
Sir Laird 3rd Earl John Lyle Clan Lisle Tartan
1469–1511
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1471–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Earl Lyle's Descendants

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Earl (John (4th Lord of Duchal) of) Lyle (1500–20 Jul 1551) m. Countess (Grizel Bethune) Beaton (1500–July 1541) m. Elizabeth Béthune (1506–1522)
  1. 1. Lady (Jean Braughton (Beaton) Lyle) (Montgomerie) 1515–1608
    1. 1. Neil (Montgomery) 1545 1545–1613 m. Elizabeth (Margaret Cuninghame) 1545 1545–1585
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Montgomery 1585–1633 m. Patrick Hume 1580–1629
        1. 1. James Hume 1615–1694 m. Bethia Dundas 1615–1694
  2. 2. Sir (James, the Master,) Lyll 1515–1551

Earl Lyle's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Earl John (4th Lord of Duchal) of Lyle in Duchal, Renfrewshire, Perth, Scotland
Duchal, Renfrewshire, Perth, Scotland
1551
20 Jul 1551
Age 51
Death of Earl John (4th Lord of Duchal) of Lyle in Duchal, Renfrew, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Duchal, Renfrew, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Duchal, Renfrewshire, Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Newtoune-nyde St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Newtoune-nyde St. Andrews, Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1551
    Event Place: Duchal, Renfrew, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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