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Lord John Lyon, 8th Baron Lyon of Glammis, Lord Chancellor of Scotland 1544–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1544

Birth Location: Tayside, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Mar 1578

Death Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Glamis

Mother: Lady Glamis

Spouse(s): Lady GGM

Children(s): Lady GGM, Peter Lyon, Elizabeth Lyon, Sibilla LYON, Joan Lyon, Lady Lyon, Jean Lyon

In 1544, Lord John Lyon, 8th Baron Lyon of Glammis, Lord Chancellor of Scotland entered the world in Tayside, Angus, Scotland, born to Lord John Lyon 7Th Lord Of Glamis And Lady Janet Joan Keith Baroness Of Glamis. Lord John Lyon, 8th Baron Lyon of Glammis, Lord Chancellor of Scotland married Lady Elizabeth Baroness Of Glamis Abernathy 14Th Ggm, and had children including Elizabeth Lyon, Jean Lyon, Joan Lyon, Lady Johanna Jean Countess Of Angus Lyon 13Th Ggm, Lady Johanna Jean Lyon, Peter Lyon, Sibilla Lyon. Lord John Lyon, 8th Baron Lyon of Glammis, Lord Chancellor of Scotland passed away in 1578 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1544, Lord John Lyon, 8th Baron Lyon of Glammis, Lord Chancellor of Scotland entered the world in Tayside, Angus, Scotland, born to Lord John Lyon 7Th Lord Of Glamis And Lady Janet Joan Keith Baroness Of Glamis.
  • Lord John Lyon, 8th Baron Lyon of Glammis, Lord Chancellor of Scotland married Lady Elizabeth Baroness Of Glamis Abernathy 14Th Ggm, and had children including Elizabeth Lyon, Jean Lyon, Joan Lyon, Lady Johanna Jean Countess Of Angus Lyon 13Th Ggm, Lady Johanna Jean Lyon, Peter Lyon, Sibilla Lyon.
  • Lord John Lyon, 8th Baron Lyon of Glammis, Lord Chancellor of Scotland passed away in 1578 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Parents

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Children(s)

Lord Scotland's Ancestors

Self
Lord Scotland
1544–1578
Birth Place: Tayside, Angus, Scotland
Parents
Lord John Lyon 7th Lord of Glamis
1509–1592
Glamis (Forfar) England
Lady (Janet (Joan) Keith Baroness of) Glamis
1510–1559
Ryslippe (Middlesex) England
Grandparents
John Lyon
1470–1528
Ruislip, Middlesex, England
Lady (Janet Douglas, Baroness of) Glamis
1474–1537
Ruislip, Middlesex, England
Robert (Keith) Lord
1483–1521
Dunottar (Kincardineshire) Scotland
Elizabeth (Beatrice (Baroness of Morton & Glamis)) Douglas
1488–1527
Morton (Dumfriesshire) England
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Aquhorsk
1491–1515
John Douglas
1459–1512
Janet Crichton
1461–1515
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Scotland's Descendants

1.
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Lord (John Lyon, 8th Baron Lyon of Glammis, Lord Chancellor of) Scotland (1544–17 Mar 1578) m. Lady (Elizabeth Baroness of Glamis Abernathy \ 14th) GGM (1540–13 May 1609)
  1. 1. Lady (Johanna Jean, Countess of Angus Lyon \ 13th) GGM 1556–1609 m. Robert (Lord Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl) Morton 1562–1584
    1. 1. Willem ((William) Douglas (Earl of) Morton) 1582–1650 m. Anne (Agnes) Keith 1586–1648
      1. 1. William (Deacon) Douglas 1610–1682 m. Anne Douglas 1601–1685
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Douglas [Chandler]) (Cu) 1641–1705 m. John (Chandler;) Deacon 1634–1703
        2. 2. William (Douglass, Deacon) Jr 1645–1725
        3. 3. Anne (Douglass) Gary 1638–1691
        4. 4. Robert Douglass 1639–1715
        5. 5. Sarah (Susannah) Douglas 1643–1725
      2. 2. Agnes Douglas 1609–
      3. 3. William Douglas 1609–1643
      4. 4. Isabel Douglas 1605–1650
      5. 5. James (Thomas) Douglass 1605–1686
      6. 6. Robert (Douglas Earl van) Morton 1605–1649
      7. 7. Jean Douglas 1620–1623
      8. 8. Anne Douglas 1604–1667
      9. 9. Margaret Douglas 1610–1677
      10. 10. James (Douglas Earl van) Morton 1620–1686
      11. 11. George DOUGLAS 1622–1624
      12. 12. William (Morton) DOUGLAS 1618–1686
      13. 13. Isabel Douglas 1605–1650
      14. 14. Sir (James Nicolas) Morton 1610–1686
      15. 15. Margaret Douglas 1607–1678
      16. 16. Isabelle Douglas 1620–1672
      17. 17. Lady (Mary) Douglas 1622–1667
    2. 2. Lady (Margaret) Douglas 1582–1590
    3. 3. Robert Douglas 1585–
    4. 4. Alexander, (2nd Lord Spynie,) Lindsay 1597–1646
    5. 5. Elizabeth Douglas 1588–
  2. 2. Peter Lyon 1575–1615
  3. 3. Elizabeth Lyon 1558–1606
  4. 4. Sibilla LYON 1566–1579
  5. 5. Joan Lyon 1514–1537
  6. 6. Lady (Johanna Jean) Lyon 1562–1610
  7. 7. Jean Lyon 1556–1584

Lord Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1544
1544
Birth of Lord John Lyon, 8th Baron Lyon of Glammis, Lord Chancellor of Scotland in Tayside, Angus, Scotland
Tayside, Angus, Scotland
1578
17 Mar 1578
Age 34
Death of Lord John Lyon, 8th Baron Lyon of Glammis, Lord Chancellor of Scotland in Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Tayside, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Glamis
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1578
    Event Place: Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 12; Page: 348
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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