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James Lyon 1897–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1897

Birth Location: Prescot, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 30 May 1988

Death Location: Prescot Mersey

Father: William Lyon

Mother: Elizabeth “Drill”

Spouse(s): Alice Jackson

Children(s): Selina Lyon

James Lyon was born in 1897 in Prescot, Lancashire, England, the child of William Lyon And Elizabeth Jaundrill Drill. In 1891, James Lyon resided in Prescot, St Mary, Eccleston, Lancashire, England. James Lyon married Alice A Jackson, and had children including Selina Lyon. James Lyon passed away in 1988 in Prescot Mersey.

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Biography

  • James Lyon was born in 1897 in Prescot, Lancashire, England, the child of William Lyon And Elizabeth Jaundrill Drill.
  • In 1891, James Lyon resided in Prescot, St Mary, Eccleston, Lancashire, England.
  • James Lyon married Alice A Jackson, and had children including Selina Lyon.
  • James Lyon passed away in 1988 in Prescot Mersey.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Lyon's Ancestors

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James Lyon
1897–1988
Birth Place: Prescot, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Lyon
1865–1916
Huyton Lancashire
Elizabeth (Jaundrill) “Drill”
1865–1929
Haydock, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
James Lyon
1835–
Alice Southward
1834–
Simonswood, Kirkby, Lancashire, England
John Jaundrill
1838–1926
Prescot, Lancashire, England
Ann Seddon
1841–1910
Whiston, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Southward
1795–1872
Mary Mawdesley
1796–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Mawdsley
1754–1821
Mary Baldwin
1752–1826

James Lyon's Descendants

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James Lyon (abt 1897–30 May 1988) m. Alice (A) Jackson (1872–)
  1. 1. Selina Lyon 1891–

James Lyon's Timeline

3 Records

1891
1891
James Lyon resided here in Prescot, St Mary, Eccleston, Lancashire, England
Prescot, St Mary, Eccleston, Lancashire, England
1897
abt 1897
Birth of James Lyon in Prescot, Lancashire, England
Prescot, Lancashire, England
1988
30 May 1988
Age 91
Death of James Lyon in Prescot Mersey
Prescot Mersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1897
    Event Place: Prescot, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3016; Folio: 118; Page: 8; GSU roll: 6098126

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Prescot, St Mary, Eccleston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3016; Folio: 118; Page: 8; GSU roll: 6098126

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1988
    Event Place: Prescot Mersey

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