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Lady Jean Lyon 1562 – 1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1562

Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angusshire, Schotland

Death Date: 21 Mar 1609

Death Location: Scott, Angus, Scotland

Father: Sir Scotland

Mother: Lady Graham

Spouse(s): Lord Morton

Children(s): Sir Douglas

In 1562, Lady Jean Lyon entered the world in Glamis Castle, Angusshire, Schotland, born to Sir John Lyon-8th Lord of Glamis- Chancellor of Scotland and Lady Elizabeth Abernethy Graham. Lady Jean Lyon married Lord Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of Morton, and had children including Sir Robert Douglas. Lady Jean Lyon passed away in 1609 in Scott, Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1562, Lady Jean Lyon entered the world in Glamis Castle, Angusshire, Schotland, born to Sir John Lyon-8th Lord of Glamis- Chancellor of Scotland and Lady Elizabeth Abernethy Graham.
  • Lady Jean Lyon married Lord Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of Morton, and had children including Sir Robert Douglas.
  • Lady Jean Lyon passed away in 1609 in Scott, Angus, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Scotland
1544 – 1578
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Graham
1540 – 1581
Birth Location: Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lord Morton
1562 – 1584
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland
LM

Children(s)

Sir Douglas
1585 – 1648
Birth Location: Glamis, Angus, , Scotland
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Lady Lyon's Ancestors

Self
Lady Lyon
1562 – 1609
Birth Place: Glamis Castle, Angusshire, Schotland
Parents
Sir John Lyon-8th Lord of Glamis- Chancellor of Scotland
1544 – 1578
Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Abernethy) Graham
1540 – 1581
Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (William Abernathy 5th of Saltoun\15th) GGF
1505 – 1543
Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Hay of Erroll\15th) GGM
1500 – 1574
TaysideErrol, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Lyon's Descendants

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Lady (Jean) Lyon (25 Jul 1562 – 21 Mar 1609) m. Lord (Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of) Morton (1562 – 30 Nov 1584)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert) Douglas (8 Jun 1585 – 7 August 1648) m. Lady (Marione Galloway, Baroness of) Glamis (27 Sep 1582 – 1620)
    1. 1. Mulgar Douglas (1610 – ) m. Annis Malabar (1606 – 1636)
      1. 1. Ann Douglas (1635 – abt 1659) m. John GILCHRIST (Abt. 1630 – 1720)
        1. 1. Margaret Gilchrist (28 DEC 1656 – 1740) m. Edward Edgar (1 APR 1658 – June 1699)

Lady Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1562
25 Jul 1562
Birth of Lady Jean Lyon in Glamis Castle, Angusshire, Schotland
Glamis Castle, Angusshire, Schotland
1609
21 Mar 1609
Age 47
Death of Lady Jean Lyon in Scott, Angus, Scotland
Scott, Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1562
    Event Place: Glamis Castle, Angusshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1609
    Event Place: Scott, Angus, Scotland
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