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Margaret Countess of Cassillis, Marchioness of Hamilton, Lyon 1547 – 1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1547

Birth Location: Glamis, Angushire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 Dec 1625 alternate date:1626

Death Location: Evandail, Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John Glamis)

Mother: Johanna Keith

Spouse(s): Lord (1532-1609)

Children(s): James Hamilton, Sir Parliament,

The story of Margaret Countess of Cassillis, Marchioness of Hamilton, Lyon began in 1547 in Glamis, Angushire, Scotland. Margaret Countess of Cassillis, Marchioness of Hamilton, Lyon married Lord John, 1st Marquis of Hamilton, Hamilton, Markgraaf (1532-1609), and had children including James Hamilton, Sir Lord James I Hamilton, Knight of the Garter, Member of the Scottish Parliament,. Margaret Countess of Cassillis, Marchioness of Hamilton, Lyon passed away in 1625 in Evandail, Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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  • The story of Margaret Countess of Cassillis, Marchioness of Hamilton, Lyon began in 1547 in Glamis, Angushire, Scotland.
  • Margaret Countess of Cassillis, Marchioness of Hamilton, Lyon married Lord John, 1st Marquis of Hamilton, Hamilton, Markgraaf (1532-1609), and had children including James Hamilton, Sir Lord James I Hamilton, Knight of the Garter, Member of the Scottish Parliament,.
  • Margaret Countess of Cassillis, Marchioness of Hamilton, Lyon passed away in 1625 in Evandail, Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Margaret Lyon's Ancestors

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Margaret Lyon
1547 – 1625
Birth Place: Glamis, Angushire, Scotland
Parents
John Lyon (7th Lord of Glamis)
1521 – 1559
Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Johanna Keith
1514 – 1559
Ryslippe (Middlesex) England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Lyon's Descendants

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Margaret (Countess of Cassillis, Marchioness of Hamilton,) Lyon (30 Dec 1547 – 1 Dec 1625 alternate date:1626) m. Lord (John, 1st Marquis of Hamilton, Hamilton, Markgraaf) (1532-1609) (1540 – 26 April 1604)
  1. 1. James Hamilton (12 August 1575 – 16 March 1618) m. Marion Boyd (1579 – 26 August 1632)
    1. 1. Sir (George HAMILTON , 1607, 1606 , 1610, 1617 van) Donalong, (September 1607 – 25 June 1681) m. Mary (Marion Butler , 1605, 1620, of) Thurles (1605 – 16 Aug 1680)
      1. 1. JAMES (HAMILTON 2ND EARL OF) ABERCORN (1630 – 6 June 1673) m. Lady (Elisabeth Elizabeth Colepeper Culpepper, Lady) Hamilton (1636 – Feb 1709)
        1. 1. Robert Hamilton (12 Mar 1656 – 28 Nov 1744) m. Margaret Murry (1660 – 06 Dec 1731)
  2. 2. Sir (Lord James I Hamilton, Knight of the Garter, Member of the Scottish) Parliament, (19 Jun 1589 – 2 Mar 1625) m. Anne\Anna (Cunningham) (Hamilton*) (1570 – 16 Sep 1647)
    1. 1. Gen. (James Hamilton, 1st Duke of) Hamilton (19 Jun 1606 – 9 Mar 1643) m. Lady (Mary Feilding) Hamilton (1610 – 10 May 1638)
      1. 1. Anna HAMILTON (6 Jan 1632 – 17 Oct 1716) m. Sir (William) DOUGLAS (24 Dec 1634 – 18 April 1694)
        1. 1. Margaret Murry (1660 – 06 Dec 1731) m. Robert Hamilton (12 Mar 1656 – 28 Nov 1744)

Margaret Lyon's Timeline

3 Records

1547
30 Dec 1547
Birth of Margaret Countess of Cassillis, Marchioness of Hamilton, Lyon in Glamis, Angushire, Scotland
Glamis, Angushire, Scotland
1625
1 Dec 1625 alternate date:1626
Age 78
Death of Margaret Countess of Cassillis, Marchioness of Hamilton, Lyon in Evandail, Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Evandail, Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1626
23 Nov 1626
Age 79
Death of Margaret Countess of Cassillis, Marchioness of Hamilton, Lyon in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1547
    Event Place: Glamis, Angushire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Hamilton, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1626
    Event Place: Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1625 alternate date:1626
    Event Place: Evandail, Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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