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Margaret Lyon 1547–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 December 1547

Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1626

Death Location: Monks Horton, Kent, England

Father: John Lyon

Mother: Janet Keith

Spouse(s): Alexander Gordon, Gilbert Kennedy, John Hamilton

Children(s): Elspett Gordon, James Hamilton

The story of Margaret Lyon began in 1547 in Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom. Margaret Lyon married Alexander Gordon, Gilbert Kennedy, John Hamilton, and had children including Elspett Gordon, James Markgraaf Hamilton. Margaret Lyon passed away in 1626 in Monks Horton, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Lyon began in 1547 in Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Margaret Lyon married Alexander Gordon, Gilbert Kennedy, John Hamilton, and had children including Elspett Gordon, James Markgraaf Hamilton.
  • Margaret Lyon passed away in 1626 in Monks Horton, Kent, England.

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Margaret Lyon's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Lyon
1547–1626
Birth Place: Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Lyon
1509–1592
Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Janet Keith
1528–1559
St Fergus, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Lyon's Descendants

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Margaret Lyon (30 December 1547–1626) m. Alexander Gordon (April 1553–January 1578) m. Gilbert Kennedy (1570–1605) m. John Hamilton (1537–9 March 1608)
  1. 1. Elspett Gordon 1587–1649 m. Alexander Joffray 1584–1645
    1. 1. Heleine Joffrey 1619– m. William Smaillie 1615–1662
      1. 1. James Smaillie 1640–1700 m. Isobell Wood 1642–
        1. 1. Agnes Smaillie 1651–1730 m. James Drew 1651–1720
        2. 2. Bessie (Findlay) Smaillie 1680–
    2. 2. James Joffray 1636–
  2. 2. James (Markgraaf) Hamilton 1589–1625 m. Anna Cunningham 1583–1647
    1. 1. James Hamilton 1604–1670
    2. 2. Margaret Hamilton 1612–1686
    3. 3. Anne Hamilton 1614–1632
    4. 4. Elizabeth Hamilton 1605–1625
    5. 5. Mary Hamilton 1610–1633
    6. 6. Mary Hamilton 1600–1634
    7. 7. William Hamilton 1616–1651

Margaret Lyon's Timeline

3 Records

1547
30 December 1547
Birth of Margaret Lyon in Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1626
23 November 1626
Age 79
Death of Margaret Lyon in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Avondale, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1626
1626
Age 79
Burial of Margaret Lyon in Monks Horton, Kent, England
Monks Horton, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 December 1547
    Event Place: Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 November 1626
    Event Place: Avondale, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1626
    Event Place: Monks Horton, Kent, England

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