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Jean Lyon 1566–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 July 1566

Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 21 March 1609

Death Location: Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Scotland

Mother: Elisabeth Abernethy

Spouse(s): Alexander Lindsay, Robert Douglas

Children(s): Alexander Lindsay, William Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Robert Douglas

The story of Jean Lyon began in 1566 in Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom. Jean Lyon married Alexander Lindsay, Robert Younger Of Lochleven Douglas, and had children including Alexander Lindsay, Margaret Douglas, Robert Douglas, William Douglas. Jean Lyon passed away in 1609 in Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Jean Lyon began in 1566 in Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Jean Lyon married Alexander Lindsay, Robert Younger Of Lochleven Douglas, and had children including Alexander Lindsay, Margaret Douglas, Robert Douglas, William Douglas.
  • Jean Lyon passed away in 1609 in Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jean Lyon's Ancestors

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Jean Lyon
1566–1609
Birth Place: Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Thomas Lyon Master of Glamis, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland
1533–1578
Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elisabeth Abernethy
1535–1581
Abernethy, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (John Lyon, Baron Of) Glamis,
1510–1558
Forfar, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Keith
1510–1560
Great-Grandparents
LORD Grandfather
1495–1528
Lady Douglas
1498–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents
LYON
1452–1500
Elizabeth Glamis
1456–1530
Sir Douglas
1469–1513
Lady Angus
1472–1514

Jean Lyon's Descendants

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Jean Lyon (25 July 1566–21 March 1609) m. Alexander Lindsay (1564–16 June 1607) m. Robert (younger of Lochleven) Douglas (1562–30 November 1584)
  1. 1. Alexander Lindsay –1646
  2. 2. William Douglas 1582–1648
  3. 3. Margaret Douglas 1582–
  4. 4. Robert Douglas 1585–1648

Jean Lyon's Timeline

3 Records

1566
25 July 1566
Birth of Jean Lyon in Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1582
19 March 1582
Age 16
Jean Lyon was married in Glamis, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glamis, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1609
21 March 1609
Age 43
Death of Jean Lyon in Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 July 1566
    Event Place: Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 March 1582
    Event Place: Glamis, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1609
    Event Place: Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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