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John LYON 1510 – 1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1510

Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Oct 1592

Death Location: London, England

Father: George Seton

Mother: Jane Seton

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In 1510, John LYON 12thGreat Grandfather entered the world in Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland, born to George Seton and Jane Seton. John LYON 12thGreat Grandfather passed away in 1592 in London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1510, John LYON 12thGreat Grandfather entered the world in Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland, born to George Seton and Jane Seton.
  • John LYON 12thGreat Grandfather passed away in 1592 in London, England.

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John LYON's Ancestors

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John LYON
1510 – 1592
Birth Place: Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Parents
George Seton
1481 – 1513
Scotland
Jane Seton
1485 – 1558
Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Patrick Hepburn
1468 – 1508
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Douglas
1460 – 1489
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John LYON's Timeline

2 Records

1510
Oct 1510
Birth of John LYON 12thGreat Grandfather in Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland
1592
3 Oct 1592
Age 82
Death of John LYON 12thGreat Grandfather in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1510
    Event Place: Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1592
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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