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John Lyon 1515–1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Forfar, Angus, , Scotland

Death Date: 1592

Death Location: Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England

Father: John Glamis

Mother: Janet Glamis

Spouse(s): Janet Keith, Joan Lyon

Children(s): Sir LYON, Thomas Lyon, William Lyon, JACHARY LYON, James Lyon, Richard Lyon, Elizabeth Lyon, Richard Holmes, William Lyon, Margaret Lyon

In 1515, John Lyon entered the world in Forfar, Angus, , Scotland, born to John Holmes 6Th Lord Glamis And Janet Douglas Lady Glamis. John Lyon married Elizabeth, Janet Keith, Joan Lyon, and had children including Elizabeth Lyon, Jachary Lyon, James Lyon, Margaret Lyon, Richard Holmes, Richard Lyon, Sir John Lyon, Thomas Lyon, William Lyon. John Lyon passed away in 1592 in Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1515, John Lyon entered the world in Forfar, Angus, , Scotland, born to John Holmes 6Th Lord Glamis And Janet Douglas Lady Glamis.
  • John Lyon married Elizabeth, Janet Keith, Joan Lyon, and had children including Elizabeth Lyon, Jachary Lyon, James Lyon, Margaret Lyon, Richard Holmes, Richard Lyon, Sir John Lyon, Thomas Lyon, William Lyon.
  • John Lyon passed away in 1592 in Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Glamis
1491–1528
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Glamis
1495–1537
Birth Location: Angus, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Janet Keith
1528–1559
Birth Location: St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland
JK
Joan Lyon
1514–1537
Birth Location: RYSLIPPE, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Sir LYON
1544–1578
Birth Location: Glamis, Scotland
SL
Thomas Lyon
1550–1607
Birth Location: Angus, Scotland
TL
William Lyon
1540–1624
Birth Location: Little, London, England
WL
JACHARY LYON
1550–1583
Birth Location: 1671225, Middlesex, England
JL
James Lyon
1558–1616
Birth Location: Heston, London, England
JL
Richard Lyon
1540–
Birth Location: –
RL
Elizabeth Lyon
1545–1606
Birth Location: LITTLE STANMORE, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, England
EL
Richard Holmes
1540–1590
Birth Location: Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
RH
William Lyon
1555–1624
Birth Location: Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
WL
Margaret Lyon
1547–1626
Birth Location: Glamis, Angushire, Scotland
ML

John Lyon's Ancestors

Self
John Lyon
1515–1592
Birth Place: Forfar, Angus, , Scotland
Parents
John Holmes 6th Lord Glamis
1491–1528
Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet (Douglas, Lady) Glamis
1495–1537
Angus, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Lyon's Descendants

1.
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John Lyon (1515–1592) m. Janet Keith (1528–24 Nov 1559) m. Joan Lyon (1514–17 July 1537)
  1. 1. Sir (John) LYON 1544–1578
  2. 2. Thomas Lyon 1550–1607
  3. 3. William Lyon 1540–1624
  4. 4. JACHARY LYON 1550–1583
  5. 5. James Lyon 1558–1616
  6. 6. Richard Lyon 1540–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Lyon 1545–1606
  8. 8. Richard Holmes 1540–1590
  9. 9. William Lyon 1555–1624
  10. 10. Margaret Lyon 1547–1626 m. John Hamilton 1535–1604 m. Gilbert Kennedy 1541–1576
    1. 1. John Hamilton 1561–1637
    2. 2. John Hamilton 1620–1637
    3. 3. Jean Hamilton 1553–1590
    4. 4. James (2nd Marquis Hamilton 4th Earl of) Arran 1589–1625
    5. 5. James Hamilton 1575–1625
    6. 6. Catharine HAMILTON 1579–1603
    7. 7. John Hamilton 1571–1637
    8. 8. Margaret Hamilton 1564–1625
    9. 9. John (Sir) Hamilton 1586–1638
    10. 10. Edward Hamilton 1589–1604
    11. 11. HUGH Hamilton 1567–1607
    12. 12. Gilbert Hamilton 1569–1601
    13. 13. Hew Hamilton 1567–1607
    14. 14. Jean, (Lady) Hamilton 1563–1625 m. Humphry Colquhoun 1565–1592 m. Humfrey Colquhoun 1535–1583
      1. 1. Mary (Annas) Colquhoun 1589–1629
      2. 2. Jean Colquhoun 1586–1593
      3. 3. Alexander (Alasdair) Colquhoun 1573–1617
      4. 4. Margaret Colquhoun 1588–1583
      5. 5. Jean Colquhoun 1588–1583
    15. 15. Edward Hamilton 1576–1604
    16. 16. Margaret Hamilton 1578–1606
    17. 17. Meg Hamilton 1568–
    18. 18. James Hamilton 1830–1886
    19. 19. Lady (Marguerite) Douglas 1579–1606
    20. 20. Lady (Margaret) Hamilton 1578–1613
    21. 21. James Hamilton 1587–1620
    22. 22. Andrew Hamilton 1776–
    23. 23. Anne Hamilton 1600–
    24. 24. Meg Willisone 1568–
    25. 25. James Hamilton 1560–1643
    26. 26. Mary Hamilton 1840–
    27. 27. Sir (James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, 4th Earl of) Arran 1570–1625
    28. 28. James Hamilton 1589–1625
    29. 29. John Kennedy 1574–1615
    30. 30. Hugh (Hew 5th Earl of Cassilis Kennedy) 13* 1567–1607 m. Jean Fleming-Maitland 1554–1609 m. Janet Stuart 1565–1627 m. Katherine MACDOWALL 1582–1659
      1. 1. John (Earl of Cassillis) Kennedy 1611–1667 m. Barbara Gilhagie 1618–1639 m. Jean (Countess of Haddington) HAMILTON 1607–1642 m. Margaret Hay 1601–1695 m. Margaret Hay 1627–1695 m. Jean (Countess of Haddington) HAMILTON 1607–1642 m. Margaret Hay 1601–1695 m. Margaret Hay 1627–1695
        1. 1. Lord (John, Provost of Glasgow) Anderson 1636–1710 m. Susannah Hamilton 1639–1689 m. Marion Hay 1660–1691 m. Marion Hay 1660–1730 m. susannah hamilton 1645–1745 m. Marion Hay 1684–1691 m. Marion Smellie 1645– m. Marion Hay 1660– m. Marion Hay 1660– m. Marion Hay 1660– m. Marion Hay 1660– m. Marion Hay 1660– m. Marion Hay 1660– m. Marion Hay 1660– m. Colonial (Virginia) Anderson 1600–
        2. 2. Janet Anderson 1635–1711
        3. 3. Margaret Anderson 1646–
        4. 4. Barbara Anderson 1650–
        5. 5. Ninian Anderson 1639–1641
        6. 6. NN Anderson 1653–1701
        7. 7. Son Anderson 1638–
        8. 8. Gaal Anderson 1629–1716
        9. 9. Child Anderson 1646–
        10. 10. John Anderson 1633–1662
        11. 11. John Anderson 1636–1740
        12. 12. Marion Anderson 1631–
        13. 13. JOHN ANDERSON 1634–1710
        14. 14. Marion Hay 1660–1710
        15. 15. Gaal Anderson 1634–1680
        16. 16. Son Anderson 1649–
        17. 17. Kathrine ((Lady of Cassillis)) KENNEDY 1637–1700
        18. 18. Lord (James) Kennedy 1642–1642
        19. 19. James KENNEDY 1623–1663
        20. 20. John (Cannedy) KENNEDY 1638–1711
        21. 21. Margaret Kennedy 1642–1700
        22. 22. John Kennedy 1645–1701
        23. 23. Anne (Roxburghe) Ker –1673
        24. 24. Jeane Kennedy 1630–
      2. 2. Gilbert KENNEDY 1604–1632
      3. 3. Hugh KENNEDY 1604–
      4. 4. Jean KENNEDY 1606–
      5. 5. John KENNEDY 1855–1932
      6. 6. John Kennedy 1611–1668
    31. 31. Thomas Kennedy 1559–1602
    32. 32. Meg (Wllsone) Kennedy 1568–
    33. 33. John Kennedy 1574–1615
    34. 34. Gilbert Kennedy 1569–1601
    35. 35. Meg Willisone 1568–1628
    36. 36. thomas Kennedy 1559–1602
    37. 37. John Kennedy 1574–1615
    38. 38. Meg (Wllsone) Kennedy 1568–
    39. 39. John (Kennedy) Cassilis 1575–1615
    40. 40. Gilbert Kennedy 1588–1615
    41. 41. John (Cassillis) Kennedy 1620–1637
    42. 42. Margaret (Hamilton) Kennedy –1613
    43. 43. Jean Kennedy 1542–1598
    44. 44. David Kennedy 1622–1699
    45. 45. Gilbert Kennedy 1515–1558
    46. 46. James Hamilton 1587–1623
    47. 47. John Hamilton 1571–1637
    48. 48. Gilbert Kennedy 1620–1687
    49. 49. Edward Hamilton 1576–1604
    50. 50. Margaret Hamilton 1578–1613
    51. 51. Hugh Kennedy 1567–1607
    52. 52. Huw Kennedy 1575–1627
    53. 53. James Hamilton 1578–1623
    54. 54. Margaret (Or Jean) Hamilton 1564–1625
    55. 55. Meg Hamilton 1568–

John Lyon's Timeline

3 Records

1515
1515
Birth of John Lyon in Forfar, Angus, , Scotland
Forfar, Angus, , Scotland
1592
3 Oct 1592
Age 77
Death of John Lyon in , Middlesex, , England
, Middlesex, , England
1592
1592
Age 77
Burial of John Lyon in Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Forfar, Angus, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: St George Hanover Square, London, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Glamis
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1592
    Event Place: , Middlesex, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1592
    Event Place: Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
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