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Lord John, 7th Lord of Glamis Lyon 1510–1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1510

Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Oct 1592

Death Location: Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: John, Lyon

Mother: Janet, Douglas

Spouse(s): Lady Keith

Children(s): Sir Knight, John, Lyon

In 1510, Lord John, 7th Lord of Glamis Lyon entered the world in Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland, born to John 6Th Lord Glamis Lyon And Janet 4Th Great Granddaughter Of Robert Iii King Of Scotland Douglas. Lord John, 7th Lord of Glamis Lyon married Lady Janet Keith, and had children including John 8Th Lord Glamis Lyon, Sir Thomas Master Of Glamis Lord High Treasurer Of Scotland Lyon Knight. Lord John, 7th Lord of Glamis Lyon passed away in 1592 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1510, Lord John, 7th Lord of Glamis Lyon entered the world in Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland, born to John 6Th Lord Glamis Lyon And Janet 4Th Great Granddaughter Of Robert Iii King Of Scotland Douglas.
  • Lord John, 7th Lord of Glamis Lyon married Lady Janet Keith, and had children including John 8Th Lord Glamis Lyon, Sir Thomas Master Of Glamis Lord High Treasurer Of Scotland Lyon Knight.
  • Lord John, 7th Lord of Glamis Lyon passed away in 1592 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Lord Lyon's Ancestors

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Lord Lyon
1510–1592
Birth Place: Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Parents
John, 6th Lord Glamis Lyon
1491–1528
Janet, (4th great-granddaughter of Robert III, King of Scotland) Douglas
1498–1537
Grandparents
John, (4th Lord Glamis) Lyon
1450–1500
Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Grey
1456–1526
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John, Lyon
1431–1497
Elizabeth Scrymgeour
1435–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick, Lyon
1402–1459
Isabel, Ogilvy
1406–1484

Lord Lyon's Descendants

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Lord (John, 7th Lord of Glamis) Lyon (Oct 1510–3 Oct 1592) m. Lady (Janet) Keith (1528–24 Nov 1559)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas, Master of Glamis, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland Lyon) Knight 1550–1607 m. Euphemia (Douglas of Morton 11th) GG 1555–1605
    1. 1. John (Richard Lyon of Auldbar, Baron of) Melgued 1587–1646 m. Eupham (Euphemia) Gledstanes 1602–1660
      1. 1. Henry (Lyon (witnessed execution of King Charles) I) 1621–1707 m. Elizabeth (Mary (Bateman)) Lyon 1632–1703
        1. 1. Benjamin (Richard Lyon) Sr 1668–1720 m. Bethia Lindley 1660–1717
  2. 2. John, (8th Lord Glamis) Lyon 1530–1578 m. Lady (Elizabeth Baroness of Glamis) Abernathy 1539–1581
    1. 1. Jean, (Countess of Angus) Lyon 1556–1609 m. Robert, (Master of Morton) Douglas 1562–1584
      1. 1. William, (7th Earl of Morton) Douglas 1582–1648 m. Lady (Anne) Keith 1586–1648
        1. 1. Euphemia (Douglas of Morton 11th) GG 1555–1605 m. Sir (Thomas, Master of Glamis, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland Lyon) Knight 1550–1607

Lord Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1510
Oct 1510
Birth of Lord John, 7th Lord of Glamis Lyon in Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland
1592
3 Oct 1592
Age 82
Death of Lord John, 7th Lord of Glamis Lyon in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1510
    Event Place: Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1592
    Event Place: Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

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