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Lord John Lyon 1491 – 1528 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1491

Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angushire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Apr 1528

Death Location: Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Lord Lyon

Mother: Elizabeth Gray

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas

Children(s): Lord Glamis

In 1491, Lord John Lyon , 6th Lord of Glamis entered the world in Glamis Castle, Angushire, Scotland, born to Lord John Lyon and Elizabeth Rothes Gray. Lord John Lyon , 6th Lord of Glamis married Lady Janet 'The White Lady' Douglas, and had children including Lord John Lyon Holmes, 7th Lord of Glamis. Lord John Lyon , 6th Lord of Glamis passed away in 1528 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1491, Lord John Lyon , 6th Lord of Glamis entered the world in Glamis Castle, Angushire, Scotland, born to Lord John Lyon and Elizabeth Rothes Gray.
  • Lord John Lyon , 6th Lord of Glamis married Lady Janet 'The White Lady' Douglas, and had children including Lord John Lyon Holmes, 7th Lord of Glamis.
  • Lord John Lyon , 6th Lord of Glamis passed away in 1528 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Lord Lyon's Ancestors

Self
Lord Lyon
1491 – 1528
Birth Place: Glamis Castle, Angushire, Scotland
Parents
Lord John Lyon
1452 – 1500
Glamis, Angushire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Rothes) Gray
1456 – 1530
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Lyon's Descendants

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Lord (John) Lyon (1491 – 8 Apr 1528) m. Lady (Janet 'The White Lady') Douglas (Abt. 1498 – 17 July 1537)
  1. 1. Lord (John Lyon Holmes, 7th Lord of) Glamis (Oct 1510 – 3 Oct 1592) m. Lady (Janet) Keith (1514 – 24 Nov 1559) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Keith (1510 – 22 Oct 1562)
    1. 1. Lord (Sir Richard John) Holmes (1540 – 5 Feb 1590) m. Elizabeth Walker (1545 – 4 Aug 1602)
      1. 1. Nicholas (Richard Lyon) Holmes (1567 – 24 Mar 1627) m. Elizabeth Ireland (1575 – 1613)
        1. 1. Nicholas (Henrie) Holmes (21 Mar 1587 – Abt 1675) m. Katheren Hythersawe (1592 – )
    2. 2. Lord (John Andrew) Stewart (27 March 1541 – 17 Mar 1578) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Abernethy (1548 – 1 May 1581)
      1. 1. Dame (Anne) Stewart (1566 – 1670) m. Lord (Sir Andrew) Kerr (1565 – 1631)
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Kerr (1580 – AFT 1645) m. Margrat Ramsay (1572 – AFT 1645)
    3. 3. Lady (Margaret) Lyon (30 Dec 1547 – 23 Nov 1626) m. Lord (Col Gilbert) Kennedy (15 Oct 1541 – 14 December 1576)
      1. 1. Lord (Hugh) Kennedy (Bef. September 1577 – 5 Mar 1627) m. Lady (Katherine) McDowall (1570 – 1659)
        1. 1. Lady (Grace Margaret) Kennedy (1586 – 1665) m. Andrew Alexander (1560 – 23 Oct 1647)

Lord Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1491
1491
Birth of Lord John Lyon , 6th Lord of Glamis in Glamis Castle, Angushire, Scotland
Glamis Castle, Angushire, Scotland
1528
8 Apr 1528
Age 37
Death of Lord John Lyon , 6th Lord of Glamis in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1491
    Event Place: Glamis Castle, Angushire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1528
    Event Place: Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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