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Edward Lyon 1592–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1592

Birth Location: Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1685

Death Location: Prescot Lancashire

Father: Henry Rainford

Mother: Elizabeth Denton

Spouse(s): Jane Houghton

Children(s): James Lyon

Edward Lyon was born in 1592 in Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Henry Lyon De Rainford And Elizabeth Denton. Edward Lyon married Jane Houghton, and had children including James Lyon. Edward Lyon passed away in 1685 in Prescot Lancashire.

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Biography

  • Edward Lyon was born in 1592 in Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Henry Lyon De Rainford And Elizabeth Denton.
  • Edward Lyon married Jane Houghton, and had children including James Lyon.
  • Edward Lyon passed away in 1685 in Prescot Lancashire.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Lyon's Ancestors

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Edward Lyon
1592–1685
Birth Place: Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Lyon de Rainford
1567–1599
Prescot, Lancashire, , England
Elizabeth Denton
1569–1638
Prescot, Lancashire, , England
Grandparents
Giles (Lyon de Rainford) II
1545–1592
Prescot, Lancashire, England
Ann Leigh
1549–1588
Eccleston, Lancashire, England
Richard Denton
1550–1634
Farnworth (near Prescot), Lancashire, England
Margaret Watt
1557–1575
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Giles En
1515–1581
Petronille Duchesne
1520–
Ales Denton
1515–1571
Richard Watt
1525–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Lyon's Descendants

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Edward Lyon (1592–1685) m. Jane Houghton (18 Apr 1593–)
  1. 1. James Lyon 1647–1685 m. Ellen Salisbury 1639–1687
    1. 1. Henry Lyon 1679–1751 m. Margaret Cooke 1687–1753
      1. 1. John Lyon 1718– m. Christina Harmon 1734–1784
        1. 1. Margaret Lyon 1768–1837 m. Hugh Gidman 1763–1840

Edward Lyon's Timeline

4 Records

1592
1592
Birth of Edward Lyon in Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1610
14 Jul 1610
Age 18
Edward Lyon was married in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England
Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England
1628
10 Aug 1628
Age 36
Edward Lyon was married in Prescot, Lancashire, , England
Prescot, Lancashire, , England
1685
1685
Age 93
Death of Edward Lyon in Prescot Lancashire
Prescot Lancashire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1592
    Event Place: Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1610
    Event Place: Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1628
    Event Place: Prescot, Lancashire, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Prescot Lancashire

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