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Jean Lyon 1556–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 July 1556

Birth Location: Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 November 1584

Death Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: JOHN, LYON

Mother: Lady Abernethy

Spouse(s): Robert Douglas

Children(s): Sir Garter,

Jean Lyon was born in 1556 in Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John 8Th Lord Glamis Lyon And Lady Elizabeth Abernethy. Jean Lyon married Robert Douglas, and had children including Sir William Douglas Knight Of The Garter. Jean Lyon passed away in 1584 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Jean Lyon was born in 1556 in Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John 8Th Lord Glamis Lyon And Lady Elizabeth Abernethy.
  • Jean Lyon married Robert Douglas, and had children including Sir William Douglas Knight Of The Garter.
  • Jean Lyon passed away in 1584 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN, LYON
1544–1578
Birth Location: Glamis, Angushire, Scotland
JL
Lady Abernethy
1540–1581
Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LA

Spouses(s)

Robert Douglas
1562–1584
Birth Location: Rothes, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
RD

Children(s)

Sir Garter,
1584–1648
Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
SG

Jean Lyon's Ancestors

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Jean Lyon
1556–1584
Birth Place: Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
JOHN, 8th LORD GLAMIS, LYON
1544–1578
Glamis, Angushire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Abernethy
1540–1581
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (John Lyon, Baron Of) Glamis,
1510–1558
Forfar, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Beatrice Keith Gordon, Countess of Huntly,) Gordon
1514–1562
Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jean Lyon's Descendants

1.
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Jean Lyon (25 July 1556–30 November 1584) m. Robert Douglas (1562–March 1584)
  1. 1. Sir (William Douglas, Knight of The) Garter, 1584–1648

Jean Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1556
25 July 1556
Birth of Jean Lyon in Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1584
30 November 1584
Age 28
Death of Jean Lyon in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 July 1556
    Event Place: Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 November 1584
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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