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Margaret Lyon 1547–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 December 1547

Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: December 1626

Death Location: Scotland

Father: John Glamis

Mother: Janet Keith

Spouse(s): Gilbert I

Children(s): Thomas Kennedy, Gilbert II, Hew Kennedy, Meg Kennedy, Charles Kennedy

The story of Margaret Lyon began in 1547 in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland. Margaret Lyon married Gilbert Kennedy I, and had children including Charles Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy Ii, Hew Kennedy, Meg Willisone Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy. Margaret Lyon passed away in 1626 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Lyon began in 1547 in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland.
  • Margaret Lyon married Gilbert Kennedy I, and had children including Charles Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy Ii, Hew Kennedy, Meg Willisone Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy.
  • Margaret Lyon passed away in 1626 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Glamis
1510–1592
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland
JG
Janet Keith
1525–1559
Birth Location: Ryslipe, Middlesex, England
JK

Spouses(s)

Gilbert I
1541–1576
Birth Location: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
GI

Children(s)

Thomas Kennedy
1569–1602
Birth Location: Culzean, Ayrshire, Scotland
TK
Gilbert II
1623–1699
Birth Location: of Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
GI
Hew Kennedy
1567–1607
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
HK
Meg Kennedy
1568–1628
Birth Location: Dunfemline, Fife, Scotland
MK
Charles Kennedy
1565–1625
Birth Location: Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland
CK

Margaret Lyon's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Lyon
1547–1626
Birth Place: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
Parents
John Lyon 7th Lord Glamis
1510–1592
Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Janet Keith
1525–1559
Ryslipe, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
John (Lyon (4th Earl and 6th Lord of) Glamis)
1491–1528
Glamis Castle, Angusshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet) Douglas
1495–1537
, Angus, , Scotland
Robert (Keith 3rd Earl Marischal Baron of) Keith
1483–1521
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
"Lady" (Elizabeth"Beatrix" (Douglas)) Keith
1488–1527
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Lyon's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Lyon (30 December 1547–December 1626) m. Gilbert (Kennedy) I (15 October 1541–14 December 1576)
  1. 1. Thomas Kennedy 1569–1602
  2. 2. Gilbert (Kennedy) II 1623–1699
    1. 1. Gilbert (Kennedy) III 1651–1688
    2. 2. Lord (John) Kennedy 1665–1744
    3. 3. James Kennedy 1691–1752
    4. 4. Anne Kennedy 1688–1730
    5. 5. Sarah Kennedy 1692–1772
    6. 6. David Kennedy 1697–1773
    7. 7. William Kennedy 1695–1753
    8. 8. Isabella Kennedy 1675–1790
    9. 9. Catherine Kennedy 1689–1753
    10. 10. Robert Kennedy 1693–1747
    11. 11. Elizabeth Kennedy 1672–1735
    12. 12. Rev (Thomas) Kennedy 1655–1716
  3. 3. Hew Kennedy 1567–1607
  4. 4. Meg (Willisone) Kennedy 1568–1628
  5. 5. Charles Kennedy 1565–1625

Margaret Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1547
30 December 1547
Birth of Margaret Lyon in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
1626
December 1626
Age 79
Death of Margaret Lyon in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 December 1547
    Event Place: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1626
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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